# Infrequently Asked Questions and Other Interesting Threads **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [August 6, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infrequently-asked-questions-and-other-interesting-threads/196152 "2006-08-06T02:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infrequently-asked-questions-and-other-interesting-threads/196152/1 "2006-08-06T02:50:13Z")
**[size=4]Interesting Threads:[/size]** [ActionScript 4.0](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320201) [ByteCode, machine code and SWF Disassembly](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?369844-ByteCode-viewer) [Class and Garbage Collection](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?370737-Garbage-Collection-Class-Definitions) [Custom Namespace](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304746) [Does trace Slow Down Execution?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=335592) [Extending More Than One Class (Composition)](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=262393) [Flash vs. Flex Compilers](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=359630) [Function Scope](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?355026-this-amp-stage) [Get & Set: Several Explanations and Pros/Cons](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353582) [How built in are Flash’s Built in Classes?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=333542) [Import: Compile or Run Time](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340676) [Inlining a Function](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343303) [Instance names in Flash](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=345411) [Load/Run Order](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342592) [The Molehill Thread](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=361430) [N Iterations of K Function alls, or K Function Calls of N Iterations?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343338) [To OOP, or Not to OOP?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346973) [OOP vs. Procedural](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300543) [Palette Swaping](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?369816-Palette-Swapping-in-AS3/page2) [Polymorphism](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340723) [Pros/Cons of Anonymous Functions](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349121) [Reference to a global function with the name same as class?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360535) [Replace Class Method](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=333489) [Should I Start with AS1/2 or AS3?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358576) [Simple Trigonometry Tutorial](http://kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2529528&postcount=9) [Sprite vs. MovieClip](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=259305) [Towards a deeper understanding of Flash](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?366225-Towards-a-deeper-understanding-of-Flash.-.-.) [What IDE are you using for ActionScript, and why?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352857) [Why can strings be null?](http://kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349635) **[size=4]FAQ:[/size]** I’ve noticed a lot of questions asked with increasing frequency so I thought it would be fitting to have a FAQ thread in this forum. Feel free to PM me with questions/suggestions/need for clarification/etc. [How do you use {any function name}?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922767&postcount=2) **[SIZE=3]General Syntax/Miscellaneous Questions[/SIZE]** [Why do my if statements always or never work?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1923634&postcount=15) [Why does hitTest detect collisions even if my movie clips aren’t touching?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922772&postcount=4) [What are advantages of strict data types for variables[URL=“http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2000353&postcount=27”]?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2000353&postcount=27) [Can I change the frame rate of my movie?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2007460&postcount=29) [How come I must click on my Flash movie in IE before I can interact with it?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2009008&postcount=31) [How can I reference objects using a variable?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2059193&postcount=36) **[SIZE=3]Function Related Questions[/SIZE]** **[SIZE=3][/SIZE]** [What’s the difference between function myFunction(){} and myFunction = function(){}?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2000319&postcount=25) [U][Why do functions created using a loop reference the last iteration of that loop?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922781&postcount=7) [How do I pass arguments to an event handler?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2059170&postcount=35) [/U] **[SIZE=3]TextField Related Questions[/SIZE]** [When I try to add numbers to a text field, why do they appear beside the text?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922770&postcount=3) [How can I use htmlText to call an ActionScript function?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2008999&postcount=30) **[SIZE=3]External Movie/Data Related Questions[/SIZE]** [My movie works on its own but doesn’t when I load it into another movie. What gives?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922775&postcount=5) [How come I can’t use data from LoadVars or XML after I call load?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1922778&postcount=6) [Why does my preloader not appear for a while then start at an insanely high number?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1924518&postcount=16) [How can I access the properties of a loaded image/movie?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1941410&postcount=21) [Why doesn’t onLoad work the same as onClipEvent(load) or for loading movies?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2036973&postcount=32) **[SIZE=3]OOP Related Questions[/SIZE]** [Why can’t I add properties to a class?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1925596&postcount=19) [Why won’t some obscure functions, such as setTimeout, work in my classes?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2062078&postcount=37) [How come my class won’t work even though there is nothing wrong with the code?](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2097846&postcount=39) :hoser: