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private function attack (attackType) {

if (attackType == "sword") {

var leftEdge:Number = char[0].x - (heroWidth * 0.25) - swordLength;
var rightEdge:Number = char[0].x + (heroWidth * 0.25);
var topEdge:Number = char[0].y - (heroHeight * 0.25) - swordLength;
var bottomEdge:Number = char[0].y + (heroHeight * 0.25);

var vertAlign:Number = char[0].y - (heroHeight * 0.75);
var horizAlign:Number = char[0].x - (heroWidth * 0.5);

//check for monsters and objects
for ( i = 0 ; i < char.length ; i++ ) {
if (i > 0) {

var hitBox:Sprite = new Sprite();
hitBox.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000);
hitBox.name = "hitBox";

//add hitBox to the left
if (char[0].currentFrameLabel == "swordLeft") {
hitBox.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, swordLength, heroHeight);
addChild(hitBox);
hitBox.x = leftEdge;
hitBox.y = vertAlign;
}
//add hitBox to the right
else if (char[0].currentFrameLabel == "swordRight") {
hitBox.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, swordLength, heroHeight);
addChild(hitBox);
hitBox.x = rightEdge;
hitBox.y = vertAlign;
}
//add hitBox above
else if (char[0].currentFrameLabel == "swordUp") {
hitBox.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, heroWidth , swordLength);
addChild(hitBox);
hitBox.x = horizAlign;
hitBox.y = topEdge;
}
//add hitBox below
else if (char[0].currentFrameLabel == "swordDown") {
hitBox.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, heroWidth , swordLength);
addChild(hitBox);
hitBox.x = horizAlign;
hitBox.y = bottomEdge;
}

if (hitBox.hitTestObject(char[i])) {
removeChild(char[i]);
}

removeChild(hitBox);
}
}
} //end sword

}