Flash Collision Detection

[Warrior2089]

Overlooking the following code for collision detection in Adobe Flash, I'm confused as to the function of line trace("shape hit " + i++);. What does the function trace do, as well? I'm very new to collision detection and only have the basics down.

Thanks everybody, I rely on you all for my problems. lol

mcShape1.onPress = mcShape2.onPress = function() {
    this.startDrag();
}
mcShape1.onRelease = mcShape2.onRelease = function() {
    this.stopDrag();
}

function shapeHitTest() {
    if (mcShape1.hitTest(mcShape2._x+5, mcShape2._y+7, true)) {
        trace("shape hit " + i++);
    }
}
this.onEnterFrame = shapeHitTest;

[firedraco]

IIRC, trace just prints something to the little "output" box. In this case, it is to tell you that the hitTest worked.

Btw, why are you posting this on these forums?

[Fsmv]

Trace outputs what ever you tell it to, but The output is only shown at compile time. Basicly it's a debugging tool. Also an easyer way of hittesting is just If(shape1.hitTest(shape2)) { the way that script is working it will hitTest shape2 as if it were 5 pixels to the right and 7 down. And why are you posting here instead of an actionscript forum?