public class Monster extends MovieClip
	{


		//class fields
		//delta movement value - how many pixels the object will move per frame - change this into a CONSTANT later on
		var dX:int = 0
		var dY:int = 0
		var nextX, nextY:int;
		//var diffX, diffY:int;



		/*
		 * constructor will start the monster at frame 100 which is 100% health
		 * The constructor also adds event listners
		 */
		public function Monster()
		{
			this.gotoAndStop(100);
			this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameEventHandler);
		}//end constructor



		/*
		 * This function does something
		 */
		function handleKeyboardEvents(e:KeyboardEvent) {
			if (e.keyCode == 37 || e.keyCode == 100){ //left
				dY = -10;
				dX = 0;
			}
			if (e.keyCode == 38 || e.keyCode == 104){ //up
				dY = 0;
				dX = 10;
			}
			if (e.keyCode == 39 || e.keyCode == 102){ //right
				dY = 10;
				dX = 0;
			}
			if (e.keyCode == 40 || e.keyCode == 98){ //down
				dY = -10;
				dX = 0;
			}
		}


		/*
		 * This function is called on every frame
		 */
		function enterFrameEventHandler(event:Event):void {
			trace("I have entered a frame. my x is " + this.x + " and my y is " + this.y);


			nextX = this.x + dX;
			nextY = this.y + dY;

			//diffX = (destX - this.x); //the distance to move
			//this.x += diffX * .15;// move slowly towards the mouse

			this.x = nextX;
			this.y = nextY;

			nextX = 0;
			nextY = 0;

		}
	}