Functions: Anyone Knows Of A Good Tutorial?
I'm a newcomer to flash,
actionscript reference guide has a 3/4 page on function...
Im not bad with logic or math , but this "function" thingie its abstract (requires that you close ur eyes and visualize)... If anyone knows of any tutorial
that gives examples on handling functions , and would be so kind of posting it , I would appreciate it.
thanks
ummm...just in case, i do know how to call a function its, setting the logic to work with other objects in a movie...
all I want is to at least look at some code so I can see and comprehend how "whomever" set it up, to make it work... a little inspiration thats all
Gracci Tanti
FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 07-31-2001, 01:05 AM
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