Error 1158, AS 3, CS4

Question

I searched the forums for the error, but the methods they used couldn't help my program, it's an Actionsctipt file in AS3 with CS4.
I am receiving error 1158: Syntax error: missing left brace ({) before the function body.
Source: public function DirectBlock (e:Event) extends MovieClip :void{  //DirectBlock
public function DirectBlock (e:Event) extends MovieClip :void{  //DirectBlock
  var root:MovieClip;//Defining root
  var directType:String;//what kind of special block is this
  //accept some values to make it easier to place - type and coordinates
  function DirectBlock(type:String,xVal:int,yVal:int){
   directType = type;//set the directType so that all other functions can use it
   //add the required event listeners
   this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED, beginClass);
   this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, eFrame);
   //setting the coordinates
   this.x = xVal;
   this.y = yVal;

Answer 1

That error means there is a typo in your code, usually things like using a "{" when you meant to use a "(". It can also happen when you have nested control blocks and you forget a brace. I looked at the code you posted but I don't see anything immediately wrong. You will have to read over your code again, not just that function but also the code directly before or after it. Its going to be something simple, but may be hard to catch.