IDE :: Display Dynamic Text When The Instance Name Of The Text Box To Do The Displaying Is Dynamically Stored Within A Variable?
Nov 6, 2009
There's a movieclip, lets call it myMovieClip. Inside this movieclip there is a dynamic text box, lets call this one myText. Now to change the text within this text box that is embedded in a movieclip, it's simply:
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However, what if there is a variable, called myVariable that stores the instance name of the text box. With only one text box I know it's pointless, but for the sake of example, lets leave it simple. So, suddenly the code looks like:
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May 24, 2010
This should be basic enough but I'm having trouble troubleshooting it
var instrument:MovieClip=banjo;
instrument_txt.text="The " + String(instrument)+ " has been selected!";
I wanted this to result in dynamic text field displaying
"The banjo has been selected!" but it results in "The [Object MovieClip] has been selected!".
Is String(var) wrong command to use? The only reason I could think why it's not working is, that the variable has been stated as 'MovieClip' instead of Number or Text. What can be done in the case of MovieClip if this is correct?
P.S I'm wondering if there're rules on asking questions on this board... I've asked two for today already and they would be considered pretty 'basic' ones to professionals / experienced users on this board >_<
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Jul 27, 2010
Got it working (I needed to add the ".name" to the end of my code and it worked)
Is it possible to display an object's instance name in a dynamic text field? If so how do I do that?
Something like:
myText_txt.text=e.currentTarget.name;
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Mar 10, 2008
I have a dynamic text instance in Flash named dynamic_txt and I want it to display information from a php file. What command allows me to do this? Here is the code:
PHP
<?php print "dynamo_txt=DYNAMIC"; ?>
ActionScript (2.0)
var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
my_lv.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
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//Here is Where I want the command that will allow Dynamo_TXT to display the String // From the PHP File
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my_lv.load("cars.php");
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Apr 30, 2009
I have a website i designed which contains buttons that navigate the user to different points on the timeline using frame labels. when they get to the appropriate frame label, they are presented with a movieclip containing two layers. The bottom layer is a map, and the upper layer is a collection of printer buttons that have a tooltip component on them that show you detailed printer info on mouse over and takes you to the printer remote ui on release. each button has a unique queue name for the appropriate printer as its instance name (ex. itm100_btn). Here's the jist... I want to be able to place a dynamic text box near the printer button and using action script have it display the printer queue name automatically simply based on the button its targeting, or even placing the dynamic txt box inside the printer button mc. See, on some pages, there are like 24 printers... I DREAD having to put all these names in manually as there are like 150 printers total
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Jan 6, 2012
i have instance of "HelloClass" class on my main movie : _root.mc.HelloClass.variable1.fullurl
so my HelloClass exteds movieclip and has var named Variable1 that also class with var fullurl
i want to access fullurl string value dynamically , somthing like: _root.["mc"].["HelloClass"].["variable1"].["fullurl"]
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Jan 6, 2012
i also write this question in as2 forum, but i need it also for as3i have instance of class "HelloClass" on my main movie :_root.mc.HelloClass.variable1.fullurlso my HelloClass exteds movieclip and has var named Variable1 that also class with var fullurli want to access fullurl string value dynamically , somthing like:_root.["mc"].["HelloClass"].["variable1"].["fullurl"]so i can access every var from external swf
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Jan 25, 2009
Just starting out and really being trying to learn some game making basics etc but seem to be stuck on displaying some text.
If I have a dynamic text box with instance name "instance" and this is placed on stage. I have no problem making this read as my variable using this code:
Code:
function onLoad()
{_root.instance.text = variable};
when I have dynamic text within a movie clip and this movieclip is brought to the stage using attachMovie.
To clarify what I mean, I have a movie clip of an emeny zombie named EnemyZombie, inside this movie clip is a text box to show it's HP (ie, it's health left over), the text box has instance name EnemyZombieHP.
Now, I use this code in the onEnterFrame function to spawn a new zombie ever few seconds:
Code:
//Adds 1 to the timer
enemyTimer = enemyTimer + 1;
//Adds new enemy to the stage every 2 seconds (60 frames)
[Code].....
This spawns the enemies as I wish but i'm stuck on how to make each one spawn with the EnemyZombieHP text reading the variable hp which I definded as 10 earlier.
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Sep 10, 2009
I'm using this code to show a variable's value in a string, but nothing comes up.
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Dec 11, 2009
How do you display a variable in a dynamic text field? (OOP)
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Oct 9, 2010
I have a timer that counts up to 60.
Within the timer function I have a variable that increments every second,
i.e second = second +1; I'm tracing that out and it counts up nicely on the trace output.
I want to add what I'm tracing to a text field on my stage so a text box will display the counting from 1 to 60.[code]...
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Jun 15, 2009
What I got.
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I apparently can't pass the score to the textBox.
1. How do I convert the variable to a string?
2. How do I update the textBox? I thought I saw some special method somewhere but I'm not sure where.
3. What is the best way of updating the 'score' variable.
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Feb 18, 2012
found that code to display html format text to dynamic textfield in as3:
var url:String = "http://edeejay.dyndns.org:8000/currentsong?sid=1";
var loadit:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loadit.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
[code].....
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Jul 16, 2010
Basically I am trying to do a Flash (AS 2.0) application that connects a FMS server. That isn't the problem, though. The problem is that when I click a button (myBtnEn) it changes a Bool variable to true, and if I click another button (myBtnDis) it changes the same Bool variable to false. The problem is:I want to display that variable's state in a Dynamic Text Box that is inside 1 Movie Clip and it doesn't change/display a thing else than when is loaded.[code]as you can imagine the code for myBtnDis is the same but "false" in the place of "true".myBoolStatus : name of the VARIABLE in the Dynamic Text Box.I have tried to name the Dynamic Text Box (for example "myBoolStatusP") and then add the ".text = " code but still the same.
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Jan 16, 2011
So, I have some basic actionscript code. It's a legacy site, so I'm using AS2. The line of code simply does this:
myField.text = "some text"
So, I select the text field on the stage, then ensure the font is embedded. All the glyphs I want are checked, but then when I compile and test, the fonts don't show up when the code is executed. Instead, the textfield is blank! What happened?! Where did the text go?
I should mention that the .swf which I compile is loaded into another parent .swf during runtime. If that parent .swf does not contain embedded fonts, is that why it's broken?
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Mar 2, 2011
I am working in Flash CS5 and I have placed a text field (dynamic, classic text) on the stage. I am accessing it through Actionscript on the same frame like this:
var ct:TextField = TextField(getChildByName("Temperature"));
ct.text = "Hello world";
What ACTUALLY appears is this: So... The H, Ls, and D are gone. Mysteriously. Without warning. I am sitting here utterly confused. Is this just me?
PS. The text field is set to Myriad Pro Bold, a font on my computer, so it isn't like it's a font problem.
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May 21, 2011
Alright so lets say I have a number of movieclips or text fields or something with instance names test1, test2, test3 and so forth. Now say I want to fill these text fields with text that I have in an array and I want to do this with a loop, how do I do this? What I'm really asking is if there is a way to use a variable in an instance name if you catch my drift.
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Nov 18, 2009
How can I obtain the position of a instance whose name is stored in an variable? If there is a instance whose name I don't know, but the instance's name is store in an variable x. How can I obtain its position?
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Nov 26, 2007
I'm creating a dynamic movieclip and the name/instance name is stored in a variable. How can I reference the instance if its stored in a variable?This is what I'm using and it doesnt seem to work (for obvious reasons). I know in php that you do this "blah blah" . $variable.
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Sep 1, 2007
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Nov 2, 2011
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Jun 1, 2011
I have the following code for a frame. When I roll over the movie clip only the following text is displayed:
ic xterna Apps
I want Click External Apps to display.
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
mcHint.visible = false;
stop();
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Jun 14, 2004
I need help dynamically loading text from a server into a dynamic text box in my movie. If i use the loadVariables it works, with the Html rendering.. if i use it with loadVars it works but now the html doesn't render. What i want is to load some text from my server into the text box and have the html to render. Also, is there a way to display the progress as the text loads, for people with slower connections?
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Jun 14, 2004
I need help dynamically loading text from a server into a dynamic text box in my movie. If i use the loadVariables it works, with the Html rendering.. if i use it with loadVars it works but now the html doesn't render. What i want is to load some text from my server into the text box and have the html to render. Also, is there a way to display the progress as the text loads, for people with slower connections?
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Jul 25, 2009
I have a INPUT TEXT inside a mc called "txt mc" and DYNAMIC TEXT in the main time line.I'm trying to display what's typed in the INPUT TEXT (my_Input_Txt) in the DYNAMIC TEXT boxes (my_Dyn_Txt1, my_Dyn_Txt2, my_Dyn_Txt3).Here's the code. But it won't simply work perhaps because the INPUT TEXT is inside a MC. I need to have the INPUT TEXT INSIDE THAT MC while having the DYNAMIC TEXT boxes out in the main time line.
my_Input_Txt.onChanged = function() {
my_Dyn_Txt1.text = my_Input_Txt.text;
my_Dyn_Txt2.text = my_Input_Txt.text;
my_Dyn_Txt3.text = my_Input_Txt.text;
};
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Jun 16, 2009
I want to display text in a textfield which dynamically creating. Also this textField is creating inside a movicelip which is created dynamically. I used the following code. Its not working.
var mainMc:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mainMc",1000);
mainMc.createTextField("my_txt",1,100,100,300,100); my_txt.text = "This is my first test field object text.";
[code]......
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Nov 23, 2011
I've seen similar threads but couldn't find one with the exact same issue. I've a PDF / Word document with arabic copy when I try pasting that text in flash all the joined letters start appearing as individual letters.I've tried the dynamic text box solution in which you create a dynamic text box and assign the text to its variable that doesn't work. But strangely when you write arabic in dynamic text box (with out assigning the text to the variable) and double click to select the text box and its content the text starts appearing fine .. but when published its again all individual letter.
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May 18, 2005
i can't get flash to show, and in a dynamic text box which loads text via a variable from a .txt file on a server.
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Jul 10, 2009
Go into the 3D Studio Max link and in there you'll see my problem.....How can I get the text to format to the width of the dynamic text field? What I have are variables set up to load text from an uploaded .txt file, into the dynamic text field... it seems to run each line way over to the right...
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May 14, 2004
I have a tiny spaceship and I can control its direction and speed using the arrow keys. Its only a test for the moment so it looks pretty basic.
Anyway, now that I have that working I am trying to put in a dynamic text box which will display the speed of the spaceship as it slows down or speeds up. I've put the text box in a movieclip called "caption" on the same timeline as the space ship but I can't get a reading.
The variable that holds the speed is called "speed" and the textbox in which i want to display the speed is called "carspeed". I thought this might do it:
_root.caption.carspeed = speed;
However I just keep getting "undefined" in the text box.
I've attatched the .fla so you can have a look.
Press the up arrow to go fwd and the down arrow to slow down and move backwards.
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