[F8] simple splice problem

[b2032005]

hi
inside my mc i have a couple of lines of code to get the mc's name and then i want to splice out of that the number so it can be used for something else but i keep getting undefined in my output box. can anyone help me please!?

below is the code i've got so far.

mcName = this._name

// mcName = drag1_mc

mcNum = mcName.splice(4,1);

cheers chris

[silentweed]

what exactly r u trying to do ... what r u using the number for ? you tryign to figure out which button was pressed?

[b2032005]

yeah when they push a button it will then pass the number to a function.

mcName = this._name

// mcName = drag1_mc     -- so you know the name

mcNum = mcName.splice(4,1);

// for now i am just picking it up on rollover and tracing it out but will be changing

this.btn.onRollOver = function(){
 trace("mcNum = "+mcNum)
}

[silentweed]

rather than using string manipulation to see which button is being pressed ..assign the movieclips a dynamic variable just before you assign it an onRelease event e.g

suppose you have buttons mc1, mc2, mc3 .....

for(var i:Number=1; i<=3; i++){

  this["mc"+i].id = i;
  
  this["mc"+i].onRelease = function():Void{

   trace("you just pressed button number " + this.id);
  }


}

[b2032005]

hi. thank you for your help. i've managed to fix the problem in the mean time, stupid me was using splice and not slice! 1 bloody letter was the problem.
Cheers anyways

[silentweed]

np yw