Main.as

package
{
    import flash.display.Stage;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;

    public class Main extends MovieClip
    {
        public var player:Player;
        public var enemy:Enemy;

        public var bulletList:Array = [];

        public var mousePressed:Boolean = false; //keeps track of whether the mouse is currently pressed down
        public var delayCounter:int = 0; //this adds delay between the shots
        public var delayMax:int = 7; //change this number to shoot more or less rapidly

        var enemies:Array =  [];

        public function Main():void
        {
            player = new Player(stage, 320, 240);
            stage.addChild(player);

            //stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, shootBullet, false, 0, true); //remove this
            stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler, false, 0, true);
            stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler, false, 0, true);

            stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop, false, 0, true);
            for(var numBaddies=0; numBaddies<6;numBaddies++){
                var enemy:Enemy = new Enemy(null);
                enemy.x = numBaddies*50;
                enemy.y = numBaddies*50
                stage.addChild(enemy);
                enemies.push(enemy);
            }
        }

        public function loop(e:Event):void
        {
            if(mousePressed) // as long as the mouse is pressed...
            {
                delayCounter++; //increase the delayCounter by 1
                if(delayCounter == delayMax) //if it reaches the max...
                {
                    shootBullet(); //shoot a bullet
                    delayCounter = 0; //reset the delay counter so there is a pause between bullets

               }
            }

            if(bulletList.length > 0)
            {
                for(var i:int = bulletList.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
                {
                    bulletList[i].loop();
                }
            }

            for(var h = 0; h<bulletList.length; ++h)
            {
                if(bulletList[h].hitTestObject(this)){
                  trace("player hit by baddie " + h);
                   }
            }

        }


        public function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent):void //add this function
        {
            mousePressed = true; //set mousePressed to true
        }

        public function mouseUpHandler(e:MouseEvent):void //add this function
        {
            mousePressed = false; //reset this to false
        }

        public function shootBullet():void //delete the "e:MouseEvent" parameter
        {
            var bullet:Bullet = new Bullet(stage, player.x, player.y, player.rotation, enemies);
            bullet.addEventListener(Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE, bulletRemoved, false, 0, true);
            bulletList.push(bullet);
            stage.addChild(bullet);
        }

        public function bulletRemoved(e:Event):void
        {
            e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE, bulletRemoved);
            bulletList.splice(bulletList.indexOf(e.currentTarget),1);
        }
    }
}