Where to declare and set variables for an extended class

programming flash
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I have a class that looks like this.


    public class Man extends MovieClip
    {
        var typeOfPerson:String;
        public function Man()
        {
            trace("In Man class:- ",typeOfPerson);   //null
        }
    }

and another class like this

    public class Wally extends Man
    {
        public function Wally()
        {
            typeOfPerson = "Nice guy, bit of a wally";
            trace("In Wally class:-", typeOfPerson);   //Nice guy, bit of a wally
        }


    }

I want to access the typeOfPerson variable from the Man class. When I view the output of the trace statements, the trace from the man class is displayed first. It is null, which makes sense because I haven’t given it’s value in the Wally class at that stage. How do I access typeOfPerson from the Man class? If what I am asking for is not possible and I am going about this completely the wrong way. What is the correct way to do this?

Thanks.