How can I find the class of an extended MovieClip when probing the stage?

[zeritor]

All my custom classes that extend MovieClip simply trace as "MovieClip" when using stage.getChildIndex(i); I'm trying to search the stage to see what objects have been placed and then add them to the correct array. E.g. if I place 5 "Enemies" on the screen, I want to then add them to an array by searching the stage for the "Enemies" class, without naming each one and adding it manually in the code.

Edit:

for(var i:int = 0; i < stage.numChildren-1; i++)
{
	trace(getQualifiedClassName(stage.getChildAt(i)));
}

Outputs this multiple times:
flash.display::MovieClip

[SephirothOWA]

you might want to look at flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName mate

[zeritor]

I tried using that and it still tells me MovieClip :S

I know it's it's own class because it has all the correct properties set if I do reference it by a name.

[zeritor]

Is it possible to search through objects stored in the memory? All I need is a reference to the item on the stage without calling it's instance name directly (ideally I'd want to be able to access them without setting a name).

[henke37]

You are checking the wrong display list. The stage is not the main timeline.

And please, use the "is" operator, no string comparisons. It is better looking and doesn't fail at the empty subclass test.

[zeritor]

I use the is operator, I just can't find the elements to check against. What should I search instead, henke37?

[henke37]

Well, that greatly depends on the structure of your display tree. You need to be able to draw your own tree on a piece of paper. The root node is always the stage and the only child is the main timeline. Work from there and it should be obvious what you need to do to get from the object you are in to the object you want to iterate on.