how do I clone a sprite?

[joshchernoff]

how do I clone a sprite?
example..

var s1:Sprite = new Sprite();
var s2:Sprite = s1.clone();

[Dazzer]

If you need an exact copy, you can try a deep-copy. But even that has problems.
Other than that you don't really have much options other than storing some variables, and implementing your own clone method in a custom class.

[mprzybylski]

yeah, i'd probably make a custom class and just do it like that.

[joshchernoff]

It's strange to think that this is not a built in function....?

[Dazzer]

There is. "New".

The thing about "cloning" is that there are a couple of ways to look at it.

Do you want another instance of a class? Or do you want an exact clone as it is now? If you're cloning a Sprite, how about internal data that is put there at run time? Say using the Graphics object? Do you clone that?

Make a Custom Class, and implement your own function. ^^

[daleth]

Exactly. Since Sprite is a static class and you can't define new properties and methods for it anyway, ultimately it's best to just make a new class that extends Sprite. It might seem like the "long way around" at first, but it solves so many problems down the road.