Variable scope access???

[dc2698]

My code:

Code:

onClipEvent (construct)
{
function isLoaded(success)
{
if (!success)
{
return (0);
} // end if
objArray = new Array();
var pic = this.firstChild.attributes.pic;
objArray.push(pic);
                          trace(objArray[0]);  // NO PROBLEM!!!
} // End of the function
var xmlDoc = new XML();
xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlDoc.onLoad = isLoaded;
xmlDoc.load("pic.xml");
trace(objArray[0]);  // UNDEFINED!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
    img_source = objArray[0];  // BIG PROBLEM
}

My pic.xml is just <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?><items pic="img01.jpg"></items>

What made me mad is that, objArray[0] can be accessed only in the isLoaded(). When trying to access it outside isLoaded() then it failed.

Please help me out thanks in advance!

[Ronald Wernecke]

This is the way it is designed.
If you define a variable inside of a function, it is private to the function.

You could put a _global inf front of it, and the it is a global variable accessible by all.

Or put a _root up front, and then it is accessible through the root MC - or whatever you like to reside it

Be aware - this will change with later versions.

[dc2698]

Thanks for your tip.

Can you please show me how to make objArray global?  Accessable by img_source outside isLoaded()?

[Ronald Wernecke]

_global.objArray=new Array();
defines a global variable - but you have to access it the same way with _global.variableName.
This way all the clips know this variable.
As I said: this works until AS3

[dc2698]

I am sorry but outside isLoaded(), trace(_global.objArray[0]); still undefined and nothing was assigned to img_source..................is there any other way please?

[Jorge Solis]

Since the variable is a XML loading callback, you should be sure that the XML is fully loaded before tring to access it. Also using onClipEvent (deprecated since Flash 5) is not a good idea

Jorge