2D arrays

[zoester]

I am trying to use a 2d array and have elements of the array go into 2 different places.
For example
Questions = new Array();
Questions({word: "game", clue: "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement"});
Questions({word: "chocolate", clue: "a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans"});

In this code I want what's in the "word" area to go into one text box, and "clue" to go into another. I have created 2 dynamic text boxes, but cant's figure out how to get the items to go into their individual boxes.
Any ideas?
Thanks

[d_humphrey]

Hi,

If you created your words and clues like this, you could easily reference them with the index:

var Words = new Array();
var Clues = new Array();

Words[0] = "Game";
Clues[0] = "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement";

//set variables
text1 = Words[0];
text2 = Clues[0];

//or if we were to use the MX method of text instance names:
//text1.text = Words[0]
//text2.text = Clues[0]
//

Hope this helps,

Dan.

[zoester]

Thanks, the problem with doing it that way is that I have to randomize the word in the array, but also have the words and clues match up (one is the term, the other is the definition).

Originally posted by d_humphrey
Hi,

If you created your words and clues like this, you could easily reference them with the index:

var Words = new Array();
var Clues = new Array();

Words[0] = "Game";
Clues[0] = "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement";

//set variables
text1 = Words[0];
text2 = Clues[0];

//or if we were to use the MX method of text instance names:
//text1.text = Words[0]
//text2.text = Clues[0]
//

Hope this helps,

Dan.

[d_humphrey]

Hi,

wouldn't you do something like this:

//lets say you have 10 words and clues

var seed = Math.random()* 10;

text1 = Words[seed];
text2 = Clues[seed];

Dan.

[zoester]

But how would I get the words and definitions in 2 separate text boxes?

Originally posted by d_humphrey
Hi,

If you created your words and clues like this, you could easily reference them with the index:

var Words = new Array();
var Clues = new Array();

Words[0] = "Game";
Clues[0] = "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement";

//set variables
text1 = Words[0];
text2 = Clues[0];

//or if we were to use the MX method of text instance names:
//text1.text = Words[0]
//text2.text = Clues[0]
//

Hope this helps,

Dan.

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[d_humphrey]

Hi,

I don't know if I'm simplifying this too much, or I dont understand what you're trying to do.

The code I just posted puts the word in text box 1 and the relative clue in text box 2:

text1 = Words[seed]; 
text2 = Clues[seed];

Isn't this what you wanted?

Dan.

[zoester]

Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but here is the code I'm using. I'm still not getting the words to come up in the text boxes
words = new Array();
words[0] = "game";
words[1] = "chocolate";
words[2] = "strawberry";
words[3] = "taupe";
words[4] = "detect";
words[5] = "soda pop";
words[6] = "square";
words[7] = "dinner";
words[8] = "breakfast";
words[9] = "fuchsia";

clues = new Array();
clues[0] = "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement";
clues[1] = "a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans";
clues[2] = "the juicy edible usually red fruit of of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes";
clues[3] = "a brownish gray";
clues[4] = "to discover the true character of";
clues[5] = "a sweet drink consisting of soda water, flavoring, and often ice cream";
clues[6] = "any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games";
clues[7] = "a formal feast or banquet";
clues[8] = "the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning";
clues[9] = "any of a genus (Fuchsia) of decorative shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy noddiflowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples";
//lets say you have 10 words and clues
var seed = Math.random()* 10;
text1 = words[seed];
text2 = clues[seed];

[d_humphrey]

sorry,

my mistake,

use:

var seed = random(10);


Dan.

[zoester]

You rock!!! Thanks