simple Array() question

[spinnergy]

createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"]);

function createLabels(labels){
	for(i = 0; i < labels.length; i++){
		trace(labels);
	}
}

Why does the trace return:

username,firstname,lastname
username,firstname,lastname
username,firstname,lastname

I want it to return:

username
firstname
lastname

Can someone tell me how to fix the code to do that?

[Mirandir]

This is because you trace the whole array out:

trace(labels);

You will need to give what element to show. To do that we use [] after the arrayname:

createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"]);

function createLabels(labels)
{
	for(i = 0; i < labels.length; i++){
		trace(labels[ i ]);
	}
}

/Mirandir

[spinnergy]

Thanks, I think I need some sleep ;-)

[spinnergy]

createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"],122,70,200,17,50);

function createLabels(labels,startX,startY,fieldWidth,fieldHeight,verticalY){
	var	level=3;
	for(i=0; i<labels.length; i++){
//		trace(labels[i]);
		this.createTextField(label[i]+"_label",level,startX,startY + verticalY,fieldWidth,fieldHeight);
		this.labels[i]+"_label".text = label[i];

		level=level+1
		verticalY = verticalY + verticalY;
		}
	}

I can't get this to work, but I am trying to dynamically create a series of textfields with this code. If you see the problem, please let me know. I am getting an error:

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=actions, Frame=3: Line 31: Left side of assignment operator must be variable or property.
this.labels[i]+"_label".text = label[i];

[domain75]

Looks to me first off you have missed part of your FOR loop

Can you post the fla anywhere?

[gSOLO_01]

function createLabels(labels, startX, startY, fieldWidth, fieldHeight, verticalY) {
	var level = 3;
	for (i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
		this.createTextField(label[i] + "_label", level, startX, startY + verticalY, fieldWidth, fieldHeight);
		this[labels[i] + "_label"].text = label[i];
		level++;
		verticalY *= 2;
	}
}
createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"], 122, 70, 200, 17, 50);

[testedge]

I think below's what you want,

MM

function createLabels(labels, startX, startY, fieldWidth, fieldHeight, verticalY) { 
var level = 3; 
for (i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) { 
verticalY1 += verticalY; 
this.createTextField(labels + "_label", level, startX, startY + verticalY1, fieldWidth, fieldHeight); 
this[labels[ i ] + "_label"].text = labels[ i ]; 
//this[labels[ i ] + "_label"].border = true; 
level++; 
} 
} 
createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"], 122, 70, 200, 17, 50);

[Mirandir]

Or after a brutal shortage all that remains is a for loop :

createLabels(["username", "firstname", "lastname"],122,70,200,17,50);

function createLabels(labels,startX,startY,fieldWidth,fieldHeight,verticalY)
{
	for(i=0; i < labels.length; i++)
	{
		this.createTextField(labels[ i ]+ "_label", 3 + i, startX, startY += verticalY, fieldWidth, fieldHeight);
		this[labels[ i ]+ "_label"].text = labels[ i ];
	}
}

I've tested the code and it works. Let me know if there are any questions.

/Mirandir