Using packages in flash

Question

hello all
I am trying to develop a away3d project to learn away3d. i searched internet and found some sample codes but all of them are including packages like
package
but i could not integrate the packages into flash action script panel. I copied and pasted but it always fails.
Could you please tell me how can i use these kind of codes?
Thanks for all help...

Answer 1

a package is nothing else then a hint for the compiler in which folder of a directory to search for the classfile.
If you have fla document it will automatically search in the current folder for classfiles.
For example you have a game.fla for a TowerDefense-game that uses a class Turret.
The Turret.as (classfile) could be put in the same folder on your HD as the game.fla and it would like this:
package{
   public class Turret
       //some Code
    public function Turrett(){
      //some Code
now if you would like to structure your game and want to have all the Classes the Player uses separated from the Classes the Computer controls, you could make subdirectories in the folder your fla lies and call them player and computer. Now if you put your Turret.as in the player folder you would have to change the Turret.as to:
package player{
   public class Turret
       //some Code
    public function Turrett(){
      //some Code
At a certain point in development it however makes sense to have a global library root where you organize all your class files to have them available in every project.
Now in the game fla you could simply say:
import player.Turret;
var turret:Turret = new Turret();
addChild(turret);
and a Turret would show up, that executes the code you wrote in your Turret.as