AS2 code edit to AS3 in Flash

Question

Hi community! I am using a book to help me learn flash and
AS3 but the new book I have is awesome but uses Flash CS3 and codes
in AS2. Can someone assist me with this short bit of code to change
it to AS3 format?
First frame has this code below:
stop();
pauseAnim = setInterval (this, "nextFrame", 3000);
Second frame has this code below:
clearInterval(pausAnim);
play();
I am sure that the first frame needs to have the var in front
of variable. Then I think the variable needs pauseAnim:Object or
something but I have no idea. Any help would be great.

Answer 1

C_Programmer0101,
> I am sure that the first frame needs to have the var in
front
> of variable.
Yes, AS3 requires that variables are declared.
> Then I think the variable needs pauseAnim:Object or
something
> but I have no idea. Any help would be great.
Heh, with a name like C_Programmer0101, I'm surprised you
haven't
already found the answer in the documentation! ;) I opened
the Help panel
in Flash CS3, filtered by ActionScript 3.0, and searched the
term
"setInterval()", where I found a listing for that function.
There's a
Returns heading under the Parameters heading, and the Returns
section tells
me this function returns a uint (that is, an unsigned
integer; in other
words, a positive integer). So your next step, after adding
var, would be
this:
var pauseAnim:uint = setInterval (this, "nextFrame", 3000);
David Stiller
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