Noob ActionScript Question

Define a Global variable in a function

[Demaestro]

Is it possible to define a variable globally within a function and have it be accessible within other functions without passing it as a incoming argument?

function setVari(Event:EVENT):void {
var globalVariable:String = "tester";
}

function useVari(Event:EVENT):void {
trace(globalVariable);
}

[Demaestro]

Ok it is.....

the variable has to be defined outside the function first then it's value can be changed inside one function and that change can be referenced from another function.

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var globalVariable:String = "";

function setVari(Event:EVENT):void {
globalVariable = "hello world";
}

function useVari(Event:EVENT):void {
trace(globalVariable);
}

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Sorry and thanks to anyone who was working this out in their head.

[edited by: Demaestro at 7:22 pm (utc) on Aug. 27, 2007]