Created a button, now tried to add it to the screen and im getting this error. The code for the button is -
private function submitButton():void {
submit_button=new SimpleButton();
submit_button.x=200;
submit_button.y=200;
submit_button.upState=buttonShape();
submit_button.overState=buttonShape();
submit_button.downState=buttonShape();
}
private function buttonShape() {
var rectangle:Shape = new Shape; // initializing the variable named rectangle
rectangle.graphics.beginFill(0x8C2B44); // choosing the colour for the fill, here it is red
rectangle.graphics.drawRect(200, 200, 300,20); // (x spacing, y spacing, width, height)
rectangle.graphics.endFill();
}
I've declared it as a public var and I'm using addChild(submit_button);
edit - all the code is in one class file. i set the submit button at the start, - private var submit_button:SimpleButton; i have a function private function submitButton():void { submit_button=new SimpleButton(); submit_button.x=200; submit_button.y=200;
submit_button.upState=buttonShape();
submit_button.overState=buttonShape();
submit_button.downState=buttonShape();
} and the drawing function seen above. and i add it to the stage in another function - private function gameOver():void {
addChild(submit_button);
addChild(gameOver1); basically this function is called on a hit test. and i have a text box that appears (this works) but when i add the button i get the error
The function buttonShape() isn't returning anything. Your inital line var rectangle:Shape = new Shape; is creating a local variable, which goes out of scope and ceases to exist at the end of the function.
As buttonShape() doesn't return anything, it's actual function signature is:
private function buttShape():void {}
with a return void; being implied at the end of the function.
This means that your code
submit_button.upState=buttonShape();
is essentially compiling to:
submit_button.upState=null;