Can i create variables on another object?

[WarKirby]

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if it's possible to remotely create variables/properties on another object. Specifically, the stage.

I'd like to do something like this

public var stage.myArray:Array = new Array(1,2,3,4,5);

Perhaps that's not the right syntax. But assuming the array doesn't already exist there, can i create it (from an object that is on the stage)

[[afz]snickelfitz]

Clarify your intentions.
You might be reinventing the wheel here.

Best practice for instantiating an array of elements is like this:
var array:Array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

You example syntax () would be used to create a new empty Array, or an Array with a specific length.
ie: var array:Array = new Array(5);// 5 empty slots
or: var array:Array = new Array();// empty

[WarKirby]

[QUOTE='[afz]snickelfitz;1116938']Clarify your intentions.
You might be reinventing the wheel here.

Best practice for instantiating an array of elements is like this:
var array:Array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

You example syntax () would be used to create a new empty Array, or an Array with a specific length.
ie: var array:Array = new Array(5);// 5 empty slots
or: var array:Array = new Array();// empty[/QUOTE
Well this is a bit sidetracked. It's an array with 5 elements, with values 1 in element 0, 2 in element 1, etc...
That's rather besides the point though. The question is how/if i can create this array as a property of the stage, from another object. the reason being that everything on the display list already has a reference to the stage, so i'm commonly using it as a place to centrally store data. i'm just concerned at having to continually add more timeline code to put new storage properties there

[[afz]snickelfitz]

The stage is a global container for the project, and does not extend Object AFAIK, so I doubt that you can assign any custom properties, such as an Array, to it.

Why not just do this in the Document Class?
If an object has access to the stage, surely it has access to the Document class.
I guess I don't see what problem this would solve that isn't usually solved another way.

[tadster]

No you can't do that, because the stage is not a dynamic class.

If you want a quick globally accessible object, you can use a static object.

public static var globalVarsHolder:Object = {};

Because the Object class is dynamic you can add properties to it at run time. Because the variable is static any code that can reference the class in which the static object belongs can reference that static object.

In your case I think you would need to create such a variable in the Document Class, then use the Document Class name to reference it from anywhere.

DocumentClass.globalVarHolder.myArray = [1,2,3,4,5];

You would not be able to properly declare the type of such variables however.

[henke37]

What you are attempting is called adding a dynamic property. It is not allowed except for a few classes marked as dynamic. You can mark your own class as dynamic, but there is little point then, since you could just add the property for real instead.