07.07.07

Flash CS3 / Flex 2 Error #1017

Posted in Flash, Flash Remoting, errors, quicktip at 12:02 am by Curtis J. Morley

ActionScript 3 Error #1017: The definition of base class ImportedClass was not found.

Description 1
You may get this error from importing a custom class that does not have the proper package path into a parent class. Another reason you will get this error is if you forget to import the Class that the subclass is extending(see example 2).

Bad Code 1
(subClass called ImportedClass)

package
{import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class ImportedClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}

Parent Class called ImportingClass

package com.cjm
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import ImportedClass;
public class ImportingClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}

Good Code 1

(SubClass called ImportedClass)

package com.cjm
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class ImportedClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}
ImportingClasspackage com.cjm
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import ImportedClass;
public class ImportingClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}

Bad Code 2

package com.cjm
{
//import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class ImportedClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}

Good Code 2

package com.cjm
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class ImportedClass extends MovieClip
{
public function ImportingClass()
{
trace("Message");}}}

Description 2
ActionScript Error #1017: The definition of base class MovieClip was not found.
This ActionScript Error is due to forgetting to import the MovieClip (or any other  referenced class).

Bad Code 3

package com.cjm.sound
{
public class SoundControl extends MovieClip

Good Code 3

package com.cjm.sound
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class SoundControl extends MovieClip

As always - Happy Flashing

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