split() command :: arrays?

[7year]

I cannot figure out how to get an indexed array from a delimited string for the life of me. Someone told me to do this

array=delimitedString.split("|");

since i used the '|' as my delimiter when sending the variable to flash. but when i run this, all it does is give me this:

say string = "value1|value2|value3|value4"

i do trace(array[0]) i get "undefined". same for other index numbers. but if i do trace(array) i get value1,value2,value3,value4

what the Heck!!! i am so fed up with this. this is all that has been holding me up for hours!

TIA for any help you can offer

[Cycle]

This works for me.

code:

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delimitedString = "234|24|532|7|45|235";

thearray=delimitedString.split("|");

trace( thearray[0] );

---

(traces 234)

If it doesn't work try using the Debugger and looking at the variables themselves.

[7year]

Does that work in flash MX? i am doing exactly that. and it doesn't work for me. exact same code. I made a test movie and all it does is make a delimited stringd then assign an array with delimitedString.split("|") and i can't use the array indexes. I don't understand. I did it at work and at home. two separate computers, two separate copies of Flash MX and neither worked.

[linha_direta]

Originally posted by 7year
Does that work in flash MX? i am doing exactly that. and it doesn't work for me. exact same code. I made a test movie and all it does is make a delimited stringd then assign an array with delimitedString.split("|") and i can't use the array indexes. I don't understand. I did it at work and at home. two separate computers, two separate copies of Flash MX and neither worked.

just 1 question... are u loading an external data file?

[7year]

i am actually using data returned from php which is sent in the format &arrayName=value1|value2|value3|value4, but that shouldn't matter because all the data taken in from LoadVariables is taken as strings. I also tried making an empty flash file that only had the following code:

stringVar="value1|value2|value3|value4";
arrayVar=stringVar.split("|");
trace(arrayVar[0]);

i get undefined for the trace value

if i do trace(arrayVar) i get this value1,value2,value3,value4
all it does is replace the pipe symbols '|' to commas.

[7year]

ok, heres a new update. I got it to return the values in a trace, if i assign them manually. Now, i have a new problem, though the values are available through trace, they don't come up in a dynamic text field. what the hell!!!! Is it making an array of strings, or not?

[linha_direta]

here's what i would do...

code:

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var _f = new LoadVars();



_f.load ("yourScript.php");

_f.onLoad = function  () {

        

        myArray = this.arrayName;

        arrayVar = myArray.split("|");

       

		for (i in arrayVar) trace (arrayVar[i]);

		

}

---

And to display it...

yourTextField.text = arrayVar[index]

[7year]

ok, some progress!!! i got the array[index] to display in a textfield, but it only works when the text for the textfield is assigned(fieldName.test=arrayName[0]) inside of the onLoad function. This is so hard! AS sucks compared to other languages

[7year]

i also tried assigning a new _global array to the same variables as the one inside the onLoad function, but i cant access those either

[linha_direta]

Originally posted by 7year
ok, some progress!!! i got the array[index] to display in a textfield, but it only works when the text for the textfield is assigned(fieldName.test=arrayName[0]) inside of the onLoad function. This is so hard! AS sucks compared to other languages

u can only display your data when it was fully loaded... thats why u can have it displayed inside the onLoad event.

code:

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/* ******

file.txt



varSome=1|2|3|4



*/



var a = new LoadVars();

a.load ("file.txt");

a.onLoad = function () { trace (this.varSome) }

// returns 1|2|3|4



trace (varSome);

// returns undefined coz it will be executed b4 u load your txt file (or php script).

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Following that clue u need to trigger your event inside the onLoad function...

[7year]

i did fix it in fact, and that was the problem. I did this.

the php script returns it like this now:
&arrayName=value1|value2|value3|value4&completeHom eLoad=yes

then i did this on frame 3:
if(completeHomeLoad!="yes") {
gotoAndPlay(2)
}

when on frame four i set the text field values. works like a charm. Thank you everyone for helping me reach a conclusion.