Can of Worms

Okay so the next post is almost entirely code. If your not interested browse on and come back tomorrow.

Opened up a can of worms and going to go into it a bit. First off this entire code program is at:

Object Test You will need Flash to compile.

Or you can just follow along on the image below.

So This is how it SHOULD work but doesn't:

First off lets make the array and object:

//A simple global array because I'm lazy
var simpleArray:Array = new Array();

//A simple global object class because I'm Lazy
var TempObject:Object = {
hello:0,
world:100
}


function standard() {
var result;
//a variable since i don't care what its
//called when placed in the array



//Now it should work as
//result = new TempObject();
//this dosen't compile in action script though for
//any other object it would work
//fine... So instead this is the best version we
//can do and all the pointers now
//point to the same spot.

//Your loop to make 3 copies
for (var i:Number = 0; i < 3; i++) {
result = TempObject;
simpleArray.push(result);
}
traceArray(simpleArray);
//show it before changing one variable in the object
simpleArray[0].hello = 1;
traceArray(simpleArray);
//after changing the one object OMG it changed all
//the same variables GOD NO!
//pointers issue
}

//See pic



//My work around is the ghosts.

//an array exactly the same as the last with a different name
var ghostArray:Array = new Array();

//make 3 ghost objects Note I changed the number of world so you can see which one //is which

var GhostObject1:Object = {
hello:0,
world:200
}
var GhostObject2:Object = {
hello:0,
world:201
}
var GhostObject3:Object = {
hello:0,
world:202
}

function ghost() {
//Just push the 3 into our global array
ghostArray.push(GhostObject1);
ghostArray.push(GhostObject2);
ghostArray.push(GhostObject3);
//trace it
traceArray(ghostArray);
ghostArray[0].hello = 1;
//change 1 spot and trace again
traceArray(ghostArray);
}

//see pic

And what do you know it changed. Your going to want to check out references other then my say so.

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/archive/index.php3/t-143689.html

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=68660

If you guys have a better solution I am more then willing to hear it, as I admit I am a cheap programmer using the KISS system.

Daisy