package {
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.text.*;

	public class ShowCardsObject extends MovieClip {

		// game constants
		private static const boardWidth:uint=6;
		private static const boardHeight:uint=6;
		private static const cardHorizontalSpacing:Number=127;
		private static const cardVerticalSpacing:Number=52;
		private static const boardOffsetX:Number=75;
		private static const boardOffsetY:Number=75;
		private static const pointsForMatch:int=100;
		private static const pointsForMiss:int=-5;

		// variables
		private var cardsLeft:uint;

		// initialization function
		public function ShowCardsObject():void {
			// make a list of card numbers
			var cardlist:Array = new Array();
			for (var i:uint=0; i<boardWidth*boardHeight; i++) {
				cardlist.push(i);
			}

			// create all the cards, position them, and assign a randomcard face to each
			cardsLeft=0;

			for (var y:uint=0; y<boardHeight; y++) {// vertical
				for (var x:uint=0; x<boardWidth; x++) {// horizontal
					var c:MatchCards = new MatchCards();// copy the movie clip
					c.stop();// stop on first frame
					c.x=x*cardHorizontalSpacing+boardOffsetX;// set position
					c.y=y*cardVerticalSpacing+boardOffsetY;
					var r:uint; //for the cardface will show in order horizontally unless you use the random
					// get a random face or put two / in front to comment out.
					//r=Math.floor(Math.random()*cardlist.length);
					c.cardface=cardlist[r];// assign face to card
					cardlist.splice(r,1);// remove face from list
					c.gotoAndStop(c.cardface+2);
					addChild(c);// show the card

				}
			}
		}
	}
}