drawClass

package
{
    import flash.display.MovieClip; // import statements
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;

    public class drawClass extends MovieClip
    {
        var i:int;
        var rand:int;
        var k:int;
        //instance variables go here!
        var playerHand:Array = new Array(); // this is the player hand array

        var currentDeck:Array = new Array("Dragon", "Squirrel", "Turtle", "Bat", "Hedgehog"); // this is be the current deck. Draw cards from here.

        //var temp:Array = new Array(); // a temporary array in order to store cards to be drawn into the hand

        // constructor function (must be named as the .as file is)
        public function drawClass()
        {


            var DrawButton:MovieClip = new drawButton();
            addChild(DrawButton);
            DrawButton.x = 500;
            DrawButton.y = 330;

            //clickable button
            DrawButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, cardPickUp); // click on the button then run the function "cardPickUp"
        }


        // other functions can go here.

        public function cardPickUp(e:Event = null):void
        {
            // draw a card
            //playerHand.push("Dragon");
            trace("A Card has been Drawn!");

            // the randomising loop.
            for(i = 0; i < currentHand.length; i++)
            {
                trace("loop begins");

                if(currentDeck.length == 0) break;



                rand = Math.floor(currentDeck.length * Math.random());


                playerHand.push(currentDeck.splice(rand,1)[0]);

                //show that the card has been picked up
                trace(playerHand);
            }


        }

    }
}