Sharing variables in OOP AS3 - actionscript-3

Question

In Main.as I have the following:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Main extends MovieClip {
public var damage:Number;
public function Main() {
// constructor code
var char:Character = new Character();
addChild(char);
}
}
}
And I have another package called Character.as
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Character extends MovieClip{
public function Character() {
trace(damage);
}
}
}
I need to be able to share the damage set in the main.as with the character. Is there any way to make the speed more global?

Answer 1

Why don't you make damage a public property of your Character and then it'll be easily accessible via your Main class like this :
char.damage = 100;
trace (char.damage);
To do this, just add the property to your Character class like so :
public class Character extends MovieClip {
public var damage:Number;
public function Character() {
trace(damage);
}
}
But given your comment, I take it you would rather everything just be global and accessible everywhere as opposed to applying OOP concepts.
If so... just define it as a public static in your Main class like this :
public static var damage:Number;
and to access it anywhere you do this :
Main.damage = 100;
trace(Main.damage);

Answer 2

There is another way of sending values through packages (This way is not really sharing variables, but it could be useful for you). What this code does is that the class Character creates a variable, and this variables gets an value from the Main package:
Change the character.as to this:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Character extends MovieClip{
public function Character(a:int) {
//output will be the integer 10
trace(a);
}
}
}
and main.as to:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Main extends MovieClip {
private var damage:int = 10;
private var char:Character = new Character(damage);
public function Main() {
}
}
}
Edit: Not useful for realtime applications, because the values of private var damage will only be send on initialization of private var char:Character = new Character(damage).