Actionscript - Call subclass constructor from base class

Question

I want to create an instance of a subclass from inside a static superclass method. Here is an example:

class Base
{
    public static function createSubclassInstance()
    {
        //What do I do here?
        return new this.getSubclassType();
    }
}

class Sub extends Base
{
}

I want to create a new Sub instance by calling:

var s:Sub = Sub.createSubclassInstance();

I am a bit confused. You are creating a Sub instance, why not just instantiate it like you would normally? — sberry
sberry2A: There is other functionality that I want to wrap inside the createSubclassInstance() which is irrelevant to the question — Fragsworth
I'd really, really! like to know why you are trying to do this. — ocodo

www0z0k www0z0k · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-29T22:59:12

3

votes

static properties aren't inherited

Actionscript - Call subclass constructor from base class

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