Waiting for class instatiation

Question

What is the best way to achieve the following:
My _root timeline reaches frame 10 labeled init. On this
frame their are
several MovieClips on the stage, and a couple are attached at
run time.
Each of these MovieClips is defined by a class and each
contains a doInit()
function.
First off, is a class Object instantiated when an instance of
it appears on
the Stage or is attached, is that right? Second, say I have 6
different
instances of these MovieClips and each is running a doInit
function... what
is the best way to alert another function (a function that
will actually
move these MovieClips onto the Stage with _x, _y and _alpha
Tweening) after
all of my classes doInit() function are done.
I figured I could create an instance property (Boolean) in
each class to
define its completion status called isInited... then have a
timer loop
checking the return values of all the classes for some method
like
getIsInited() and only running my Tween functions at that
time then delting
itself.
But, I also figure there is a way to do it with a
listener/broadcaster
solution. It makes a lot more sense to me to have the classes
either inited
in a chain with the final one broadcasting a message, or have
each one
broadcast a message and only run when all have been
broadcast... does this
make any sense?
I have not done to much with listerners expept for movieclip
loaders. Is
this a job for adBroadcast?
Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

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> What is the best way to achieve the following:
>
> My _root timeline reaches frame 10 labeled init. On this
frame their are
> several MovieClips on the stage, and a couple are
attached at run time.
> Each of these MovieClips is defined by a class and each
contains a
> doInit() function.
>
> First off, is a class Object instantiated when an
instance of it appears
> on the Stage or is attached, is that right? Second, say
I have 6
> different instances of these MovieClips and each is
running a doInit
> function... what is the best way to alert another
function (a function
> that will actually move these MovieClips onto the Stage
with _x, _y and
> _alpha Tweening) after all of my classes doInit()
function are done.
>
> I figured I could create an instance property (Boolean)
in each class to
> define its completion status called isInited... then
have a timer loop
> checking the return values of all the classes for some
method like
> getIsInited() and only running my Tween functions at
that time then
> delting itself.
>
> But, I also figure there is a way to do it with a
listener/broadcaster
> solution. It makes a lot more sense to me to have the
classes either
> inited in a chain with the final one broadcasting a
message, or have each
> one broadcast a message and only run when all have been
broadcast... does
> this make any sense?
>
> I have not done to much with listerners expept for
movieclip loaders. Is
> this a job for adBroadcast?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
I just thought of something and tried it. I removed a couple
of component
comboBoxes from a MovieClip instance on the Stage that acts
as a selection
interface. It seems that when I do my Tweens, the load is too
much and the
Tween is not seen. Any ideas here?