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The document class
Using one class to create instances of another class
The new ...rest parameter
Arrays
Components
Using a variable of your own custom datatype
Encapsulation
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If you went through my earlier tutorial, you made two very useful, reusable classes. Not only that, but you learned a lot about the way classes work, how to store them in your own packages, how to import them, and how to make objects from them. Along the way, you also learned how to drag Movie Clips using a class, and also how to move them using the keyboard.

In this tutorial, you'll create another cool class that makes an ordinary MovieClip instance into an expanding help box. This could easily be incorporated into one of your future Flash programs, where you might want to give your users a help window that expands, yet stays inconspicuous and out of the way when collapsed. You'll also learn to use the Tween class, and I'll explain how to use getter and setter methods so that users of your class (or you!) can customize the way the box animates without editing the class file itself. ]]> no@spam.com (Jody Hall) http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/708/1/Another-Useful-Reusable-AS3-Class-Expander/Page1.html http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/698/1/Make-your-own-reusable-classes-using-Flash-and-AS3/Page1.html This tutorial is intended for beginning programmers just starting to learn to use classes, or beginning to intermediate programmers migrating from Actionscript 2.0 to 3.0 that haven't done very much programming with classes yet. It will cover how to store your classes in your own packages, understanding the classpath, and how to write your first simple classes that are actually useful and reusable. The only prerequisite skills you need: The ability to create MovieClip symbols in Flash CS3, some knowledge of Actionscript 3.0's event listeners, the ability to browse your hard drive’s folder system, and the ability to create new folders. ]]> no@spam.com (Jody Hall) http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/698/1/Make-your-own-reusable-classes-using-Flash-and-AS3/Page1.html