How to initialize a function in another class

Hello,
I have one class 'run.as'
In this class i add an movieclip to the stage with it's own
class.
So in the constructor of run.as i have:
_ElevatorDoors = new ElevatorDoors (200,200);
_ElevatorDoors .name ="liftdeuren";
addChild(_ElevatorDoors );
Oke, that works.. the doors appear on the stage.
In this run.as i also have a function that will open these
doors.
_ElevatorDoors.OpenCloseDoors();
This is a function in the ElevatorDoors class. In this class
i have an motionTween.
And when the tween is finished i want to initialize a
function in the run.as
I don't know how to do that. I know if you extend the run.as
class you could use super. and then the function.
But the ElevatorDoors class has been extended to the
MovieClip.
Does anyone has a suggestion how to do this?
Thanks in advance.

I have 3 classes:
run.as (main class)
elevatorDoors.as (extends MovieClip)
elevator.as (extends MovieClip)
In the run.as i added the 2 classes (elevatorDoors.as and
elevator) with addChild..
From the run.as i can call functions from these classes.
But when i want to call a function from the elevatorDoors.as
to it's main class it works.
And in the mainclass (run.as) i call a function in the
elevator.as class.
Altough i can call the function trough the mainclass i can't
set the properties of the elevator.as movieclip.
I don't know how to set it's properties.

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it.
its like : function something(){trace('what')}
and not like : something();
Below is some quick code that helps show how things work.
Notice that I assigned the delegate function to mainFunc....so that
along with the last example might provide a clue. Just paste it on
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I have created a class to find the MoonRise and Set time. There is a java code available and I am translating it to Obj-C.
My problem is that for the calculation there are many support functions which is internally used. When I try to duplicate this as follows
-(double) frac:(double)x {
// returns the fractional part of x as used in minimoon and minisun
double a;
a = x - floor(x);
if (a < 0) a += 1;
return a;
-(void)minimoon:(double)t {
// takes t and returns the geocentric ra and dec in an array mooneq
// claimed good to 5' (angle) in ra and 1' in dec
// tallies with another approximate method and with ICE for a couple of dates
double L0, L, LS, F, D, H, S, N, DL, CB, L_moon, B_moon, V, W, X, Y, Z, RHO;
//var mooneq = new Array;
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At this point it gives an error implicit declaration of function frac,
My question is how to create such helper functions which are used internally, actually there are many such functions where functionA call B which calls C.
Thanks
Raj

Here's yet another approach (creating a private category):
@interface MYClass (Private)
- (double)frac:(double)x;
@end
@implementation MYClass
- (void)minimoon:(double)t {
// takes t and returns the geocentric ra and dec in an array mooneq
// claimed good to 5' (angle) in ra and 1' in dec
// tallies with another approximate method and with ICE for a couple of dates
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//var mooneq = new Array;
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<div class="jive-quote">rajkhand wrote:
I liked the first method as I don't have to change much of the java code.
I like it too. I use that very regularly (though I often use C++/Objective C++), since there is typically a lot of implementation in any class that does not need to be an ObjC instance method. This approach helps to reduce the object's interface to its essentials while keeping maintenance low.
I'll put all the helper functions above the implementation.
Is there a good book/web site where I can get such insight? I know C and Delphi/pascal
Well, Objective-C is a superset of C. If you're porting Java, you'll find protocols (ObjC) similar to interfaces (Java).
*Getting Started*
Apple's version of ObjC is different from others. For the language, Apple's docs are the standard (IMO):
Language:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjectiveC/ObjC.pdf
If you are comfortable with C, this guide will help learning Objective-C quickly, though it has not been updated for (Apple's) Objective-C 2.0:
http://www.amazon.com/Objective-C-Pocket-Reference-Andrew-Duncan/dp/0596004230/r ef=sr14?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245404236&sr=8-4
There are a few books on the ObjC2 language, but I have not read them (I just read Apple's docs for this).
OOP/Design:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/OOPObjC/OOPObjC.pdf
Research
Good site for archives of tips, tricks, and even some hacks:
http://www.cocoadev.com/
Apple's lists (Cocoa, Xcode, ObjC, and specific technologies):
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo
This one sees the most traffic for Cocoa, and ObjC topics :
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/cocoa-dev
Online archive for aforementioned Xcode and Cocoa list submissions:
http://www.cocoabuilder.com/
There are a lot of good sites/blogs out there as well.
Questions
Apple's lists (linked above) will typically yield good answers in a short time, you can also try here.
Thanks a million
Raj
You're Welcome,
J

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Class B wan to get the value variable totalNum in class A.
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For example;
Class A have a variable call totalNum which have a
value initialise.
Class B wan to get the value variable totalNum in
class A.Your explanation is far from clear. Is the variable in class A a field? If yes, is it a static field? Is it declared public, private, etc.?
If you don't understand the above questions, you should do the following:
1) Learn the basics of the Java language from the Java Tutorial and/or from an entry-level book: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
2) Post future question in the New To Java Technology forum.

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Hi All,
I want to use dot-sourced method to call the function from other script,While calling Function.ps1 from the second script there is a Null value in the beginning,
How can we ignore this null value or there is a better approach of doing it without using Import-Module.
#=======Function.ps1============
function add($x,$y)
$z=$x+$y
Write-Host "The value is $Z"
add $a $b
#===========End==================
The second script which has been dot-source to call the function
#================Main script==========
. C:\Users\Anirban\Desktop\Tester.ps1 |Out-Null
add 1 2
#================================
Regards,
Anirban Singha

Dot Sourcing is adding the function ADD to console environment and the script is acting like a module vs a script with parameters.
The Add $a $b line should be removed. (Where are $a and $b defined?)
They are not defined hence, "The Value is " blank line
#=======Function.ps1============
function add($x,$y)
$z=$x+$y
Write-Host "The value is $Z"
add $a $b
Should be
#=======Function.ps1============
function add($x,$y)
$z=$x+$y
Write-Host "The value is $Z"
PS C:\Test> . c:\tester.ps1
Add 1 2
Add 3 4
The value is 3
The value is 7
However the add can work without dot sourcing the script file by parameterizing the script
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Param ($a,$b) # Parameters to the script
function add($x,$y)
$z=$x+$y
Write-Host "The value is $Z"
Add $a $b # body of script
PS C:\Test>
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The value is 3
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