Issues With hitTestObject in ActionScript 3 - actionscript-3

Question

Im just trying to loop through the two arrays the bullet and enemies array then i perform the hitTestObject on both but it doesnt seem to work until the enemy gets really close to the player or bullet.
here is my code sorry that my code is sloppy `
// ******* IMPORTS *****
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
//*****VARIABLES****
var leftPressed:Boolean = false;
var rightPressed:Boolean = false;
var upPressed:Boolean = false;
var shootDown:Boolean = false;
var ySpeed:int = 0;
var xSpeed:int = 0;
var scrollX:int = 0;
var scrollY:int = 0;
var speedConstant:int = 5;
var friction:Number = 0.6;
var level:Number = 1;
var bullets:Array;
var container_mc:MovieClip;
var enemies:Array;
var tempEnemy:MovieClip;
// BUTTON EVENTS EITHER CLICKED OR NOT
left_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, moveLeft);
right_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, moveRight);
up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, moveUp);
shoot_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, shootPressed);
left_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, leftUp);
right_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, rightUp);
up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, upUp);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, makeEnemies);
player.gotoAndStop('still');
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onenter);
function onenter(e:Event):void{
if (rightPressed == true && leftPressed == false){
player.x += 8;
player.scaleX = 1;
player.gotoAndStop("walking");
cloud.x -= 8;
} else if (leftPressed == true && rightPressed == false){
player.x -= 8;
player.scaleX = -1;
player.gotoAndStop('walking');
cloud.x += 8;
} else if(upPressed == true && leftPressed == false && rightPressed == false){
}
else{
rightPressed = false;
leftPressed = false;
player.gotoAndStop('still')}
}
// **** MOVEMENT CONTROLS *********
function shootPressed(e:MouseEvent):void{
shootDown = true;
if(shootDown == true){
fireBullet();
testCollisions();
}
}
function fireBullet():void
{
var playerDirection:String;
if(player.scaleX < 0){
playerDirection = "left";
} else if(player.scaleX > 0){
playerDirection = "right";
}
var bullet:Bullet = new Bullet(player.x, player.y, playerDirection);
bullets = new Array();
bullet.y = 288;
stage.addChild(bullet);
bullets.push(bullet);
trace(bullets);
}
// BUTTON FUNCTIONS
function moveLeft(e:MouseEvent):void
{
if(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN){
leftPressed = true;
}else if (MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP) {
leftPressed = false;
}
}
function moveRight(e:MouseEvent):void
{
if (MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN){
rightPressed = true;
}else if (MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP){
rightPressed = false;
}
}
function moveUp(e:MouseEvent):void
{
if(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN){
upPressed = true;
} else if (MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP) {
upPressed = false;
}
}
function leftUp(e:MouseEvent):void
{
leftPressed = false;
}
function rightUp(e:MouseEvent):void
{
rightPressed = false;
}
function upUp(e:MouseEvent):void
{
upPressed = false;
}
enemies = new Array();
//Call this function for how many enemies you want to make...
function makeEnemies(e:Event):void
{
var chance:Number = Math.floor(Math.random() * 60);
if (chance <= 2){
//Make sure a Library item linkage is set to Enemy...
tempEnemy = new enemy();
tempEnemy.speed = 80;
tempEnemy.x = Math.round(Math.random() * stage.stageWidth) * -10;
addChild(tempEnemy);
enemies.push(tempEnemy);
moveEnemies();
}
}
function moveEnemies():void
{
var tempEnemy:MovieClip;
for (var i:int =enemies.length-1; i>=0; i--)
{
tempEnemy = enemies[i];
tempEnemy.x += tempEnemy.speed;
tempEnemy.y = 285;
}
}
//Check for collisions between an enemies array and a Lasers array
function testCollisions():void
{
var tempEnemy:MovieClip;
var tempLaser:MovieClip;
Enemy:for (var i:int=enemies.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
{
tempEnemy = enemies[i];
for (var j:int=bullets.length-1; j>=0; j--)
{
tempLaser = bullets[j];
if (tempLaser.hitTestObject(tempEnemy))
{
removeChild(tempEnemy);
trace("BULLET HIT");
break Enemy;
} else if(tempEnemy.hitTestObject(player)){
removeChild(tempEnemy);
trace("HIT PLAYER");
}
}
}
}
`

Answer 1

It looks as though you're only checking for collisions when the shoot button is pressed, which would explain why it's not happening quickly. I suspect you want to run testCollisions every frame instead:
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, testCollisions);