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Revision: 40491
at February 3, 2011 00:38 by JaaQ
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import flash.utils.getDefinitionByName;
import flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName;

public function getNewClassInstance(object:*):*{

	var className:String = getQualifiedClassName(object);
	var classReference:Class = getDefinitionByName(className) as Class;
	var newClassInstance:* = new classReference();
			
	// e.g. object is from the class MovieClip

	trace(newClassInstance); 	// [object MovieClip]
	trace(className);		// flash.display::MovieClip
	trace(classReference);		// [class MovieClip]

	return newClassInstance;
}
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This function returns a new instance of the class it receives.

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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Returns a new object of the same Class

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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class, object, copy

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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ActionScript 3