dynamic text fields

[gomar]

Hello there!

wow it's been a while since i've been here, so i'd like to start things off with a question! ^_^

i'm working on this code for dynamic text fields... i got it working just fine, however i'm trying to make a loop and then build a new text field for the number of entities but i just can't get it to work...

_global.num_entities_ = 5;
if (_global.num_entities_ != 0) {
	for (i=0; i<_global.num_entities_; i++) {
		_Ypos = i*16;
                _i = "_" + i;
		_root.createTextField(_i, i, 0, _Ypos, 150, 16);
		_i.border = true;
		_i.borderColor = "0xFF0000";
		_i.text = "Watson, i need you!";
		trace(_i);
		trace(_Ypos);}
} else {
	trace("There are no Entity values.");
}
stop();

the problem seems to be with the "_i" as a name for the text field.. it just dosn't want to work...

anyone have any clues how to get around this or fix my poor code. ^_^

thanks a lot!

[SwirlyKing]

I think this line should be:

_root.createTextField("_i", i, 0, _Ypos, 150, 16);

[gomar]

indeed the code is supposed to be with the "_i" how ever that gives the text field the name _i and not _0, _1, _2, etc. etc.
i'm quite puzzeled by this one.. ^_^;;;


i have already tried:

_root.createTextField("_" + i, i, 0, _Ypos, 150, 16);

with no luck, so i moved on to what is currently in my code:

_i = "_"+i;
_root.createTextField(_i, i, 0, _Ypos, 150, 16);

in this one i was hoping the name of the field could be a variable and would change according to the loop number... much like how i have the _Ypos.

Thanks!

[gomar]

sorry... anyone?.. ^_^

[maven5]

did you try to give a alphabetic starting for var e.g. something like

("Inst_" + i)

also remember to put ( & ) around the instance name param in createTextField

-Mav

[gomar]

Thanks for your reply Maven5, i got it just a few moments ago... i'll post my code for anyone that wants to know how i did it, there's 'prolly a better way..

if (8 != 0) {
	for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
		_Ypos = i*16;
		_root.createTextField("_"+i, i, 0, _Ypos, 150, 16);
		eval("_"+i).border = true;
		eval("_"+i).borderColor = "0xFF0000";
		eval("_"+i).text = "text field "+i;
		//trace(i);
	}
} else {
	trace("There are no Entity values.");
}
stop();

Thanks Again!