Simple dynamic text question

[RNFlasher]

I'd like to be able to use the money symbol ($) and commas in a dynamic text field, but flash doesn't seem to allow this. Am I missing something or is there a work around?

[Dricciotti]

It worked fine for me in flash. Are you loading the contents of the textfield from a file?

[RNFlasher]

No, I have the dynamic text variable defined as: bank.

In the first frame of the movie I have: bank = 35000.

By pressing a button in the movie, 700 is subtracted from bank.

The problem is I'd like to have: bank = $35,000 but it doesn't work with the $ and comma added.

[Sleeve]

The problem is that you have the wrong datatype.
bank = 35000 is a Number
bank = $35,000 is a String

You cannot subtract 700 from a string like you can a number.

try this:

code:

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bank = 35000

bank_txt = "$"+bank.toString().substr(0, 2)+","+bank.toString().substr(2);

trace(bank_txt);

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[adit_ya_sharma]

hmm, you can also either simply concatenate the string and the variable containing the value as:-

code:

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bank = 35000;

bank_txt = "$"+bank;

trace(bank_txt);

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[RNFlasher]

Thanks for the help so far, Sleeve & Adit_ya_sharma.

There's still a problem with the comma (see swf file here ), it doesn't stay in the right place as the number increases/decreases. Any ideas on how to fix this?

This is what the code looks like for the button that changes the dynamic text:

code:

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on (press) {

	_root.miss00.gotoAndStop(2);

	

	bank = bank - 700;

	bank_txt = "$"+ bank.toString().substr(0, 2) + "," + bank.toString().substr(2);

	trace(bank_txt);



	spent = spent + 700;

	spent_txt = "$"+ spent.toString().substr(0, 2) + "," + spent.toString().substr(2);

	trace(spent_txt);

	

	miss = miss + 1;

}

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[adit_ya_sharma]

Try this:-

code:

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bank = bank - 700;

bank_txt= "$"+bank.toString().Substr(0,bank.toString().lengt  h-2)+","+bank.toString().Substr(bank.toString().leng  th-2,bank.toString().length);

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[RNFlasher]

Adit_ya_sharma,

It says "$undefine" now when the button is pressed (see swf file here ). Unfortunately, I don't know enough about strings to fix it. I imagine there's just one little thing off.

This is what the code looks like for the button that changes the dynamic text:

code:

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on (press) {

	_root.miss00.gotoAndStop(2);

	

	bank = bank - 700;

	bank_txt= "$"+bank.toString().Substr(0,bank.toString().lengt  h-2)+","+bank.toString().Substr(bank.toString().leng  th-2,bank.toString().length);

	trace(bank_txt);



	spent = spent + 700;

	spent_txt = "$"+ spent.toString().substr(0, 2) + "," + spent.toString().substr(2);

	trace(spent_txt);

	

	miss = miss + 1;

}

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[adit_ya_sharma]

Initialize the variable 'bank' with a value in the main frame or anywhere. Currently I think you've just specified the value in the text box, but the value of the variable 'bank' remains 'undefined'. Hope that helps.

[RNFlasher]

The variable is defined on the first frame:

bank = 35000;

So that's not the problem if I understand you correctly.

[adit_ya_sharma]

Ah, dunno what's happening. make sure that the text boxes have the range specified with digits (0-9) and special symbols also included as (&,)checkout the attachment, it contains what you need, its in flash mx format. Check the first main frame of the movie too.

[RNFlasher]

Oddly, it works fine for 'spent,' but returns '$undefined' for 'bank,' when published to the version 7 flash player. Published to lower versions 'bank' works fine. This isn't a problem as I'd use the lowest player version possible anyway, it's just weird.

Thanks for all your help, Adit_ya_sharma.

[adit_ya_sharma]

Its just that flash player 7 uses Actionscript v 2.0 with different syntax, and Iam using AS 1.0, that's why the problem might be occuring, anyway, welcome.