// function to load the enemies to the stage

        public function loadEnemies ():void

        {

            //load in the enemies

            var positions:Array = new Array ();

            data = layout.layer [2].data;

            positions = data.split (",");



            var counter:int = 0;

            var endLoop:int = positions.length;

            var enemy:Enemy;

            var tileValue:int = 0;

            var xpos:int = 0;

            var ypos:int = 0;



            while (counter < endLoop)

            {

                tileValue = positions [counter];



                if (tileValue > 0)

                {

                    // modulus operator

                    //x position is determined by using the modulus to get the remainer of the layout width.

                    //this determines if the xpos needs to move down on the ypos.

                    //counter divided by the map width (example 0 / 1 = 0 ) multiplied by tile width ( 0 * 32 == 0)

                    // xpos would be 0 then

                    //

                    xpos = (counter % layout.@width) * layout.@tilewidth;



                    //math.floor drops the number down to the lower value (3.6 becomes 3)



                    ypos = Math.floor (counter / layout.@width) * layout.@tileheight;



                    enemy = new Enemy (tileValue);

                    enemy.x = xpos;

                    enemy.y = ypos;

                    world.add (enemy);



                    trace (xpos);

                    trace (ypos);

                    trace ("stuff");



                }



                counter = counter + 1;

            }

        }