TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.

So I am trying out Flex 4 and started so by creating a basic class that extends the spark.components.Application class.
package
    import spark.components.Application;
    public class SimpleApp extends Application
        public function SimpleApp():void
            super();
It compiles time but at runtime I am getting this error:
TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.
at mx.preloaders::Preloader/initialize()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::initialize()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/initHandler()
Anyone have any insight into this? I found this http://forums.adobe.com/message/2724794 but it doesn't really seem to be a whole lot of help in my case.

K so I just setup a simple mxml file for it
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<sa:SimpleApp xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
    xmlns:sa="com.simpleapp.*" />
Now it seems to be happy. Thanks.

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    import away3d.core.base.Object3D;
    import away3d.core.clip.RectangleClipping;
    import away3d.core.math.Number3D;
    import away3d.materials.WireColorMaterial;
    import away3d.overlays.LensFlare;
    import away3d.primitives.Plane;
    import flash.display.BlendMode;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    public class Away3dScene extends Sprite
        //[Embed(source="assets/library.swf", symbol="Halo")]
        private var Halo:Class;
        //[Embed(source="assets/library.swf", symbol="Flare1")]
        private var Flare1:Class;
        //[Embed(source="assets/library.swf", symbol="Flare2")]
        private var Flare2:Class;
        //[Embed(source="assets/library.swf", symbol="Flare3")]
        private var Flare3:Class;
        private var _scene:Scene3D;
        private var _camera:Camera3D;
        private var _view:View3D;
        private var _flare:LensFlare;
        public function Away3dScene()
            this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
        private function init(evt:Event):void
            initScene();
            initObjects();
            this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, render);
        private function initObjects():void
            /*var floor:Plane = new Plane();
            floor.width = floor.height = 100000;
            floor.segmentsW = floor.segmentsH = 12;
            floor.y = -3500;
            floor.material = new WireColorMaterial(0x333333);
            _scene.addChild(floor);*/
            var flareSourceDummy:Object3D = new Object3D();
            flareSourceDummy.x = 1000;
            flareSourceDummy.y = 500;
            flareSourceDummy.z = 3000;
            _scene.addChild(flareSourceDummy);
            _flare = new LensFlare(flareSourceDummy, _camera);
            _flare.setBurnClip(_view);
            _flare.setHaloAsset(new Halo());
            _flare.addFlareAsset(new Flare1());
            _flare.addFlareAsset(new Flare3());
            _flare.addFlareAsset(new Flare1());
            _flare.addFlareAsset(new Flare2());
            _flare.useRotation = false;
            //_flare.useAlpha = false;
            //_flare.useScaling = false;
            //_flare.useBurning = false;
            //_flare.blendMode = BlendMode.SCREEN;
            //_flare.burnMethod = LensFlare.BURN_METHOD_COLOR_TRANSFORM;
            _view.addOverlay(_flare);
        private function hoverCamera():void
            var mX:Number = this.mouseX > 0 ? this.mouseX : 0;
            var mY:Number = this.mouseY > 0 ? this.mouseY : 0;
            var tarX:Number = 3*(mX - stage.stageWidth/2);
            var tarY:Number = -2*(mY - stage.stageHeight/2);
            var dX:Number = _camera.x - tarX;
            var dY:Number = _camera.y - tarY;
            _camera.x -= dX*0.25;
            _camera.y -= dY*0.25;
            _camera.lookAt(new Number3D(0, 0, 0));
        private function initScene():void
            _scene = new Scene3D();
            _camera = new Camera3D({z:-1500});
            _view = new View3D({scene:_scene, camera:_camera});
            _view.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
            _view.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
            _view.clipping = new RectangleClipping({minX:-stage.stageWidth/2, minY:-stage.stageHeight/2, maxX:stage.stageWidth/2, maxY:stage.stageHeight/2});
            _view.opaqueBackground = 0;
            addChild(_view);
        private function render(evt:Event):void
            hoverCamera();
            _view.render();
      Please guys, any idea will be helpful to me.
    Best,

Yes, you right, now after i do what you explain appear more informations.
at Away3dScene/initObjects()[C:\Users\ahmed\Desktop\3d\Away3dScene.as:65]
    at Away3dScene/init()[C:\Users\ahmed\Desktop\3d\Away3dScene.as:44]
    at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChild()
    at Away3dProject()[C:\Users\ahmed\Desktop\3d\Away3dProject.as:17]
error number 65 in Away3dScene is: _flare.setHaloAsset(new Halo());
error number 44 in Away3dScene is: initObjects();
error number 17 in Away3dProject.as is: addChild(scene);
and the last error is: at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChild()
But what is strange i test project at flash builder and he work fine, i just want move from flash builder to run in flash cs5.5, so i move Away3dProject.as, Away3dScene.as, and i add Away3d classes to flash cs5.5 and also   add net class to flash cs5.5.
also i add all movies clips to my libriry project, please could you help me to find why i got this error with flash cs5.5.
Best,

Voting poll using PHP & MySQL TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null.

I am getting this back:
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null.
at flash.text::TextField/set text()
at AS3_Flash_Poll_PHP_MySQL_fla::WholePoll_1/completeHandler()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete()
PHP code:
<?php
// ---------------------------------------- Section 1 -----------------------------------------------
// IMPORTANT!!!! Connect to MySQL database here(put your connection data here)
mysql_connect("ginaty05.fatcowmysql.com","fall2010","@regina") or die (mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("poll_2010") or die (mysql_error());
// When Flash requests the totals initially we run this code
if ($_POST['myRequest'] == "load_numbers") {
// Query the totals from the database
    $sql1 = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='1'");
    $choice1Count = mysql_num_rows($sql1);
    $sql2 = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='2'");
    $choice2Count = mysql_num_rows($sql2);
    $sql3 = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='3'");
    $choice3Count = mysql_num_rows($sql3);
    echo "choice1Count=$choice1Count";
    echo "&choice2Count=$choice2Count";
    echo "&choice3Count=$choice3Count";
// ---------------------------------------- Section 2 -----------------------------------------------
// IF POSTING A USER'S CHOICE
if ($_POST['myRequest'] == "store_choice") {
    //Obtain user IP address
    $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    // Create local variable from the Flash ActionScript posted variable
    $userChoice = $_POST['userChoice'];
    $sql = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM votingPoll WHERE ipaddress='$ip'");
    $rowCount = mysql_num_rows($sql);
    if ($rowCount == 1) {
$my_msg = "You have already voted in this poll.";
print "return_msg=$my_msg";
    } else {
$sql_insert = mysql_query("INSERT INTO votingPoll (choice, ipaddress) VALUES('$userChoice','$ip')") or die (mysql_error());
$sql1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='1'");
$choice1Count = mysql_num_rows($sql1);
$sql2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='2'");
$choice2Count = mysql_num_rows($sql2);
$sql3 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM votingPoll WHERE choice='3'");
$choice3Count = mysql_num_rows($sql3);
$my_msg = "Thanks for voting!";
        echo "return_msg=$my_msg";
        echo "&choice1Count=$choice1Count";
echo "&choice2Count=$choice2Count";
echo "&choice3Count=$choice3Count";
?>
AS3 code:
stop(); // Stop the timeline since it does not need to travel for this to run
// Assign a variable name for our URLVariables object
var variables1:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
// Build the varSend variable
var varSend1:URLRequest = new URLRequest("parse_my_poll.php");
varSend1.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
varSend1.data = variables1;
// Build the varLoader variable
var varLoader1:URLLoader = new URLLoader;
varLoader1.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
varLoader1.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler1);
// Set variable to send to PHP here for the varloader below
variables1.myRequest = "load_numbers";
// Send data to php file now, and wait for response using the COMPLETE event
varLoader1.load(varSend1);
function completeHandler1(event:Event):void{
    count1_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice1Count;
    count2_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice2Count;
    count3_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice3Count;
// hide the little processing movieclip
processing_mc.visible = false;
// Initialize the choiceNum variable that we will use below
var choiceNum:Number = 0;
// Set text formatting colors for errors and success messages
var errorsFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
errorsFormat.color = 0xFF0000; // bright red
var successFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
successFormat.color = 0x00FF00; // bright green
// Button Click Functions
function btn1Click(event:MouseEvent):void{
    choiceNum = 1;
    choice_txt.text = choice1_txt.text;
function btn2Click(event:MouseEvent):void{
    choiceNum = 2;
    choice_txt.text = choice2_txt.text;
function btn3Click(event:MouseEvent):void{
    choiceNum = 3;
    choice_txt.text = choice3_txt.text;
// Button Click Listeners
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1Click);
btn2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn2Click);
btn3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn3Click);
// Assign a variable name for our URLVariables object
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
// Build the varSend variable
var varSend:URLRequest = new URLRequest("parse_my_poll.php");
varSend.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
varSend.data = variables;
// Build the varLoader variable
var varLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader;
varLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
varLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
// Handler for PHP script completion and return
function completeHandler(event:Event):void{
    // remove processing movieclip
    processing_mc.visible = false;
    // Clear the form fields
    choice_txt.text = "";
    choiceNum = 0;
    // Load the response from the PHP file
    status_txt.text = event.target.data.return_msg;
    status_txt.setTextFormat(errorsFormat);
    if (event.target.data.return_msg == "Thanks for voting!") {
        // Reload new values into the count texts only if we get a proper response and new values
        status_txt.setTextFormat(successFormat);
        count1_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice1Count;
        count2_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice2Count;
        count3_txt.text = "" + event.target.data.choice3Count;
// Add an event listener for the submit button and what function to run
vote_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, ValidateAndSend);
// Validate form fields and send the variables when submit button is clicked
function ValidateAndSend(event:MouseEvent):void {
    //validate form fields
    if(!choice_txt.length) {
        // if they forgot to choose before pressing the vote button
        status_txt.text = "Please choose before you press vote.";
        status_txt.setTextFormat(errorsFormat);
    } else {
        status_txt.text = "Sending...";
        processing_mc.visible = true;
        // Ready the variables for sending
        variables.userChoice = choiceNum;
        variables.myRequest = "store_choice";
        // Send the data to the php file
        varLoader.load(varSend);
    } // close else after form validation
} // Close ValidateAndSend function ////////////////////////

This error means that you are trying to set the text field but there is no data in the variable. As a first step, try to identify where this is happening, eg Is it the first call, or once you have submitted your data or only if you try to submit data second time?
Trace out the data that is returned for both completeHandlers to see if there is a missing var. Try this for "load_numbers" and "store_choice". Do it twice for "store_choice". Do you get back what you expected?
You could also try altering the php to return some fixed dummy variables, eg choice1Count=11&choice2Count=22&choice3Count=33, etc. If this works then you know that the error is in the PHP.
It looks to me like the issue is when you submit the data a second time and just get back the return_msg - the handler then tries to assign the choice1Count etc but doesn't have any count data back from the poll.php.
Test that there is data before assigning it, eg
    if(event.target.data.choice1Count){
        count1_txt.text = event.target.data.choice1Count;
        count2_txt.text = event.target.data.choice2Count;
        count3_txt.text = event.target.data.choice3Count;

ActionScript 3 + PHP: TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null.

Hi - Still new to flash as3 and php -
it is a contact form page - user puts in information - i am to receive it in an email address their information
as well the variables get sent back from the php to the .swf file.
I am receiving these errors and not knowing how to fix them.
any help would be much appreciated. thank you in advance really.
below are the errors in flash - as3 code - and php code setup.
errors:
ActionScript 3 + PHP: TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null:
at flash.text::TextField/set text()
          at kwangjaekim_fla::wholeform_16/completeHandler()
          at flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
          at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
          at flash.net::URLLoader/flash.net:URLLoader::onComplete()
my as3 code is the following:
// build variable name for the URL Variables loader
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
//Build the varSend variable
var varSend:URLRequest = new URLRequest("contact_parse.php");
varSend.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
varSend.data = variables;
//Build the varLoader variable
var varLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader;
varLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
varLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
//handler for the PHP script completion and return of status
function completeHandler(event:Event):void{
          //value is cleared at ""
          name_txt.text = "";
          contact_txt.text = "";
          msg_txt.text = "";
          //Load the response PHP here
          status_txt.text = event.target.data.return_msg;
//Add event listener for submit button click
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, ValidateAndSend);
//function ValidateAndSend
function ValidateAndSend(event:MouseEvent):void{
          //validate fields
          if(!name_txt.length){
                    status_txt.text = "Please Enter Your Name";
          }else if(!contact_txt.length){
                    status_txt.text = "Please Enter Your Contact Detail";
          }else if(!msg_txt.length){
                    status_txt.text = "Please Enter Your Message";
          }else {
          // ready the variables in form for sending
variables.userName = name_txt.text;
          variables.userContact = contact_txt.text;
          variables.userMsg = msg_txt.text;
          // Send the data to PHP now
varLoader.load(varSend);
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function(){MovieClip(parent).gotoAndPlay(151)});
          } // Close else condition for error handling
} // Close validate and send function
my php code is the following:
<?php
// Create local PHP variables from the info the user gave in the Flash form
$senderName   = $_POST['userName'];
$senderEmail     = $_POST['userContact'];
$senderMessage = $_POST['userMsg'];
// Strip slashes on the Local variables
$senderName   = stripslashes($senderName);
$senderContact     = stripslashes($senderContact);
$senderMessage   = stripslashes($senderMessage);
//!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     change this to my email address     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                          $to = "put iny me email address";
     // Place sender Email address here
    $from = "$senderContact ";
    $subject = "Contact from your site";
    //Begin HTML Email Message
    $message = <<<EOF
<html>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<b>Name</b> = $senderName<br /><br />
<b>Contact</b> = <a href="mailto:$senderContact">$senderEmail</a><br /><br />
<b>Message</b> = $senderMessage<br />
</body>
</html>
EOF;
   //end of message
    $headers = "From: $from\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
    $to = "$to";
    mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
exit();
?>
thank you once again
jay

thank you Ned -
i put in the trace line as you mentioned -
and this is what i received -
returns: undefined
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null
          at flash.text::TextField/set text()
          at kwangjaekim_fla::wholeform_16/completeHandler()
          at flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
          at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
          at flash.net::URLLoader/flash.net:URLLoader::onComplete()
what does this mean exactly?
thank you for the help really

UIComponent+Button=TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

I have created a super-simple Flash Component, -just a Button and TextArea together. These are both placed in 'assets' layer frame 2, with avatar in Frame 1, etc, and tied this to an ActionScript3 class, TestComponent.
When I use this component, in say, Tester.fla, I get the following error,
TestComponent1 Constructor called
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
    at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()
    at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()
    at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()
    at fl.controls::Button/draw()
    at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()
If I include the 'Button' in Tester.fla library, the error goes away. But I don't have to do this for the TestArea.
It appears that 'Button' need special treatment in Flash. I have seen this question asked several times before in different ways, and never answered.
I would appreciate some explanation for this strange behavior, or if I designed my TestComponent incorrectly, then please advise on the correct design.
Thanks
Andrew

click file/publish settings/flash and tick "permit debugging".   retest. if you're lucky the line number of the problematic line of code will be in your error message.

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

Hello,
I am new to actionscript 3.0, I have Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 installed and I am creating a ActionScript project (File -> New -> ActionScript Project) named as Test. As you know flash builder does not include fl.controls package by default. I have added this package to my project as source path or swc file so that I can use the default components (e.g. Buttons, RadioButtons, Checkboxes) and now I am writing the following code.
package
          import flash.display.Sprite;
          import fl.controls.Button;
          [SWF(width = "640", height = "480", frameRate = "60", backgroundColor = "#FFFFFF")]
          public class Test extends Sprite
                         private var btn:Button;
       public function Test()
                              btn = new Button();
                              btn.label = "CLICK ME!";
                              btn.x = 100;
                              btn.y = 100;
               addChild(btn);
I am creating a fl.controls.Button instance in Test class and trying to add it on stage. When I run the project, it always gives me the following error for the bold red line.
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
          at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()
          at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\BaseButton.as:615]
          at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\LabelButton.as:724]
          at fl.controls::Button/draw()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\Button.as:191]
          at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\core\UIComponent.as:1511]
Pleae help me out to get rid of this problem. Thanks in advance.
Thanks,
momersaleem

I know you are talking about Flash Builder but the same has to be true of Flash Builder as far as having the objects that go with the classes, especially if they are the objects that Flash Pro utilizes.
I do not use Flash Builder so I can't answer from experience how you go about getting the components into the library. What I normally do to find answers to desgn issues is to start looking thru Google.
If I search Google using the terms "Flash Builder use AS3 components" I get several results that might provide a solution. Here's one...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5602962/getting-flash-ui-components-into-builder
See if the answer for that one works for you, and if not, try some of the others in that search's results.

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null

I am new to AS period, but I am following some training videos for AS 3.0 to create a portfolio site where the images and text are loaded by xml.
I have followed the instructions to the letter; however I am getting the #2007 Parameter text must be not-null error.
I have pasted my code below:
var titleArray:Array = new Array();
var descriptionArray:Array = new Array();
var largeImageArray:Array = new Array();
var thumbnailImageArray:Array = new Array();
var imageNum:Number=0;
var totalImages:Number;
//XML
//load in XML
var XMLURLLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
XMLURLLoader.load(new URLRequest("assets/portfolio/portfolio.xml"));
XMLURLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
function processXML(event:Event):void {
var theXMLData:XML=new XML(XMLURLLoader.data);
totalImages=theXMLData.title.length();
for (var i:Number = 0; i < totalImages; i++) {
titleArray.push(theXMLData.title[i]);
descriptionArray.push(theXMLData.description[i]);
largeImageArray.push(theXMLData.largeImage[i]);
thumbnailImageArray.push(theXMLData.thumbImage[i]);
loadThumbnail();
myScrollPane.source=allThumbnails;
//LOAD THE THUMBNAILS
function loadThumbnail():void {
trace(imageNum);
var thumbLoader:Loader = new Loader();
thumbLoader.load(new URLRequest(thumbnailImageArray[imageNum]));
thumbLoader.x = 90*imageNum;
//stores the appropriate info for thumbnail
var thisLargeImage:String = largeImageArray[imageNum];
var thisTitle:String = titleArray[imageNum];
var thisDescription:String = descriptionArray[imageNum];
thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbLoaded);
function thumbLoaded(event:Event):void {
//add the thumbnails to the allThumbnails instance
allThumbnails.addChild(thumbLoader);
allThumbnails.buttonMode = true;
myScrollPane.update();
thumbLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadMainImage1);
function loadMainImage1(event:MouseEvent):void {
largeUILoader.source=thisLargeImage;
selectedTitle.text=thisTitle;
selectedDesc.text=thisDescription;
//add to imageNum (1);
imageNum++;
if (imageNum<totalImages) {
loadThumbnail();
I know my error has something to do with this part of the code:
//stores the appropriate info for thumbnail
var thisLargeImage:String = largeImageArray[imageNum];
var thisTitle:String = titleArray[imageNum];
var thisDescription:String = descriptionArray[imageNum];
but I can't figure out what's wrong. When I test my movie, everything functions correctly except when I click on a different thumbnail, the proper description does not load. My xml file is set up correctly. Here is a bit of that code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<portfolio>

<title>Spark Your Imagination Ad</title>
<![CDATA[<description>These black & white ads were designed to run in the trade publication The Green Sheet in the Merchant Acquiring Industry</description>]]>
<largeImage>assets/portfolio/lg/1.jpg</largeImage>
<thumbImage>assets/portfolio/thumbs/1.jpg</thumbImage>

<title>Corporate Business Card - iMax Bancard</title>
<![CDATA[<description>This full color double-sided business card is the current standard card being used by employees and agents of iMax Bancard</description>]]>
<largeImage>assets/portfolio/lg/2.jpg</largeImage>
<thumbImage>assets/portfolio/thumbs/2.jpg</thumbImage>
</portfolio>
The only thing different with my xml code is that in the tutorial I am following, the <description></description> tags are on the outside of the CDATA tags (which I have seen examples of both)... but when I put the code that way, it causes breaks in my code at the first special character I use.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Jen

click file/publish settings/flash and tick "permit debugging". retest. the line number with the non-existant object will be in the error message.

Error #1007 - attempting to instantiate a non-constructor

I am receiving said message on an actionscript-only project. I tried to reduce the application to a nonsensical example:
package
{       import flash.display.Sprite;
        public class zz extends Sprite
                public function zz()
                        var dummies:Array = [];
                        dummies.push(new dummy());
                        dummies.push(new dummy());
                        var newdata:Array = dummy.mixup(dummies);
package
        import flash.geom.Point;
        public dynamic class dummy extends Array
                public function addp(pt:Point):void
                        this.push(pt.clone());
                public static function mixup(dummies:Array):Array
                        var ret:Array = [];
                        function local_makeresult():void
                        {       for(var n:int = 0 ; n < 3 ; n++)
                                {       var b:dummy = new dummy();
                                        ret.push(b);
                        local_makeresult();
                        for(var m:int = 0 ; m < dummies.length ; m++)
                        {       for(var n:int = 0 ; n < 3 ; n++)
                                {       var i:int = int(dummies[m].length * Math.random());
                                        var j:int = int(3 * Math.random());
                                        ret[j].push(dummies[m][i]);
                        return ret;
So the problem class
a) extends array
b) includes a static utility function (converting an array of class objects into another one)
c) that utility function includes nested functions
Tge error message looks like this
TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.
    at dummy/mixup/local_makeresult()
    at dummy$/mixup()
Does this mean we cannot use nested functions inside static ones?

Hi
as I said this is not actual code (several hundred lines) but just a contrived example modelling the application structure. While it is still something different, lets assume that the dummy class represents polygons (so it derives from array and would implement useful methods like finding total length, area, center of gravity).
The static function could be intersection
I am using quite a few nested functions in this project - they have access to local variables of the enclosing function. Without the m I wouldhave to pass in a handful of variables (or an object grouping them together)
I have already noticed that nested functions are a mixed blessing, because there are fewer compile-time checks (such as number and type of arguments). However, they exist, so why shouldn't I use them?
One of the things I stumbled over: when I got the error, I tried one thing ... that did make the code work in the end: I removed the static attribute from the function and changed the main class to call it as a method of the first element of the array (which is certainly making it unreadable)

TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.

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