User Guide

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Flash Player 6.

Usage

class someClassName{

public var name;

public function name() {

// your statements here

}

Parameters

name

The name of the variable or function that you want to specify as public.

Description

Keyword; specifies that a variable or function is available to any caller. Because variables and

functions are public by default, this keyword is used primarily for stylistic reasons. For example,

you might want to use it for reasons of consistency in a block of code that also contains private or

static variables.

Example

The following example shows how you can use public variables in a class file. Create a new class

file called User.as and enter the following code:

class User {

public var age:Number;

public var name:String;

}

Then create a new FLA or AS file in the same directory, and enter the following ActionScript:

import User;

var jimmy:User = new User();

jimmy.age = 27;

jimmy.name = "jimmy";

If you change one of the public variables in the User class to a private variable, an error is

generated when trying to access the property.

For more information, see “Controlling member access” on page 53.