import mx.utils.Delegate;

class Score {
	private static var textField = _root.score;
	private static var prefix = "score: ";
	public static var value = 0; 
	private static var targetValue = 0; 
	private static var interval; 
	
	public static function initialise () {
		textField.text = prefix +"0";

	}
	
	public static function addPoints (points) {

		targetValue +=points;
		if (targetValue % Lives.extraLifeScore ==0) {
			_global.setTimeout (Delegate.create(Lives,Lives.inc),50);
		}
		interval = setInterval (inc,5);
		return targetValue;
	}
	
	private static function inc () {
		if (value<targetValue) {
			value++;
			textField.text = prefix +value.toString();
		} else clearInterval(interval);
	}
}