/*
 * Character.as - the player class for the platform game moving platform tutorial
 * Author: Stephen Harris, Kaiparasoft Ltd
 * 
 */
 
 class Character extends MovieClip {
	 
	 // velocity
	 var vx = 0;	
	 var vy = 0;
	 
	 // is the player touching the ground currently
	 var onGround:Boolean = true;
	 
	 // a reference to one of the game platforms if the player is on one, or null if the player isn't touching any platforms
	 var myMovPlat:MovieClip = null;
	 
	 // reference to the main game object
	 var mainApp:PlatformGame;
 
 	// constructor - empty
	function Character(){
	}
	
	// update function called from the game object every frame
	function Update(){
		
		// simulate gravity
		if(!onGround){
			vy += 0.5;
			myMovPlat = null;
		}
		else{
			if(mainApp.jump == false){
				vy = 0;
			}
		}
		// update the position based on the velocities
		_x += vx 
		
		// if the moving platform reference is not null, update the players position to match the movement of the platform
		if(myMovPlat != null){
			_x += myMovPlat.linearSpeed*myMovPlat.dirn;
		}
		
		_y += vy;
	}
}