collision detection: custom class and array

[ogeezus]

so I'm making a top-down shooter for fun, but have been struggling as I'm new to programming,

I have

var player: Player = new Player();

var Enemies: Array = new Array();

now I've been looking all over the net, but this is what I've been trying to work with.

                                public function checkCollisionWithShip(): void {

                                                for (var e = Enemies.length - 1; e >= 0; e--) {

                                                                if (Enemies.hitTestObject(player)) {

                                                                                trace(Enemies);

                                                                                Lives -= 1;

                                                                                updateUI();

                                                                                trace("ship collision!");

                                                                }

                                                }

                                }

However, everytime my ship(player) touches an enemy, nothing ever happens.

looking forward to your replies,

thanks a lot for your time.

[Ned Murphy]

What other code do you have for that class?

[ogeezus]

http://pastebin.com/uzgg3hiQ

I have pasted the code you want to see, as I understand you wouldnt want to go through 400 lines

thank you for your help sir,

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately the code you are deciding needs to be shown is not the code that needs to be shown.  What calls the function where the collision gets detected?  I don't see anything for that.

[ogeezus]

oh my god, it took 9 days but now I understand why the code wasn't working.

What calls the function where the collision gets detected?

All this time I didn't have

checkCollisionWithShip();

inside my mainLoop();