stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, updateStage);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, KeyUp);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyDown);

var keys:Array = [];

var maxSpeed:Number = 5;
var exampleSpeed:Number = 0.25;
var exampleVX:Number = 0;
var exampleVY:Number = 0;
var rotateSpeed:Number = 5; //#################################
var exampleFriction:Number = 0.96


// CHECK FOR KEY INPUTS AND RELEASES
function KeyDown(e:KeyboardEvent):void
{
    keys[e.keyCode] = true;
}
function KeyUp(e:KeyboardEvent):void
{
    keys[e.keyCode] = false;
}
// CHECK FOR KEY INPUTS AND RELEASES


//movement of the main object (in this case a square)
function movement(){
    if (keys[Keyboard.RIGHT]){
        Example.rotation += rotateSpeed; //#################################
    }
    else if(keys[Keyboard.LEFT]){
        Example.rotation -= rotateSpeed; //#################################
    }
    else {
        exampleVX *= exampleFriction; //slowdown on button release
    }
    if(keys[Keyboard.UP]){
        exampleVY += Math.sin(degreesToRadians(rotation)) * exampleSpeed; //#################################
        exampleVX += Math.cos(degreesToRadians(rotation)) * exampleSpeed; //#################################
    }

    Example.x += exampleVX;
    Example.y += exampleVY;

    //speedcap
    if (exampleVX > maxSpeed){
        exampleVX = maxSpeed;
    }
    else if (exampleVX < -maxSpeed){
        exampleVX = -maxSpeed;
    }
    if (exampleVY > maxSpeed){
        exampleVY = maxSpeed;}
    else if (exampleVY < -maxSpeed){
        exampleVY = -maxSpeed;
    }
    //speedcap
}
//movement of the main object (in this case a square)

//Setting the degrees of the object
function degreesToRadians(degrees:Number):Number{ //#################################
    return degrees * Math.PI / 180; //#################################
}                                    //#################################
//setting the degrees of the object

//implementation of boundaries
function stageBoundaries(object:MovieClip){
    var objectHalfHeight:uint = object.height / 2;
    var objectHalfWidth:uint = object.width / 2;

    if (object.x + objectHalfWidth > stage.stageWidth+objectHalfWidth){
        object.x = 0;
    }
    if (object.x - objectHalfWidth < 0-objectHalfWidth){
        object.x = stage.stageWidth;
    }
    if (object.y + objectHalfHeight > stage.stageHeight+objectHalfHeight){
        object.y = 0;
    }
    if (object.y - objectHalfHeight < 0-objectHalfHeight){
        object.y = stage.stageHeight;
    }
}
//implementation of boundaries

//update most things
function updateStage(e:Event):void{
    movement();
    stageBoundaries(Example);

}
//update most things