Comments on: Is now a good time to start using Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE vs. your class constructor for initialaztion?

By: Og2t

Og2t — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:32:18 +0000

I always do this:

public function Constructor(stageInit:Boolean = false)
{
if (stageInit) addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init, false, 0, true);
}

public function init(event:Event = null):void
{
removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}

so if the class gets added to the display list, it’s possible enable init. Or, you call call the init method manually. Removing the listener prevents calling init a few times when you nest the objects.

By: Josh Chernoff

Josh Chernoff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:06:05 +0000

Would you guys say it’s a standard already then? The only reason I ask is until I seen it in flashDevelop I never seen it any where in the community for flash. And you guys are the first I have ever seen say to do it this way.

Maybe I’m just not hanging out with the cool kids, lol.

By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:47:11 +0000

I have been leaning to using the constructor to set properties (not involving a stage) and having most classes have a start() function

By: katopz

katopz — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:25:41 +0000

Flash Develop already have template for this

By: jrx

jrx — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:06:08 +0000

I do this regularly, and use constructor for init.