How do i call a Function from another Function ?

[brsastre]

When i press a button, i want a series of functions to execute one after another (they contain tweens, but its irrelevant), each of them waiting for the previous to be completed. I want to put the series of functions inside one function, so i can call just this function to execute all the others. The animations are working fine, but i dont know how call Functions from within another function. Also it would be necessary each function to wait until the previous has completed, to execute. Here is a clear example of what i need to do:

boton.onPress = animate ;

Function animate () {

     animation1 (onComplete: animation2);

     animation2 (onComplete: animation3);

     animation3 ;

}

Function animation1 () { Tween 1};

Function animation2 () { Tween 2};

Function animation3 () { Tween 3};

any suggestions ?

[kglad]

you can use setTimeout to do that but because it only makes sense for tweens, you should use a 3rd party tweening class (eg, tweenlite) that makes it easy to chain sequential tweens.

[___x-_V_P_-x___]

I'd do something like this:

boton.onPress = animation1 ;

Function animation1 () {

     var Tween1 = new Tween();

    Tween1.onComplete =  animation2;

};

Function animation2 () {

     var Tween2 = new Tween();

     Tween2.onComplete = animation3;

};

Function animation3 () {

     var Tween3 = new Tween();

};

[kglad]

be careful with that. you may find those onComplete's won't execute because the tween instances are local to functions.

[brsastre]

I guess i will use tweenlite to tell each animation to run one after another. I will tell you after if it worked. However, let's forget about animations for a while. How do i call from inside function A, an external function B? Considering function B has a number of functions inside, how do i tell each of them to wait for the previous to start ? I cant be that hard.

Function A () {

     call Function B

}

Function B () {

     run Function C

     when Function C is over run Function D

     and so on...  

}

[kglad · Accepted solution]

that really doesn't make sense unless you are tweening or doing something asynchronous (like loading a file).

Function b():Void{

C();

D();  // C() has completed execution when this line executes

}

[brsastre]

oh you are right!