Using a ForLoop to call an Associative array nested within a Indexed array

[Mo2040]

In the below code, "sector" is an indexed array.
fsector1, fsector2,fsector3 are Associative arrays.

The "gotoAndStop" command doesnt work properly.
The last trace command, "curTerr" returns the same value as "curSec",
leading me to assume i did not define "curTerr" properly.
Can anybody help with this?

function loadmaptest()
{
    sector = ["fsector1","fsector2","fsector3"]

    fsector1 = new Array();
    fsector1["terrain"] = "grass";
    
    fsector2 = new Array();
    fsector2["terrain"] = "forest";

    fsector3 = new Array();
    fsector3["terrain"] = "rocky";

    for (i = 0; i < sector.length; i++)
    {
        trace("loading sector: " + sector[i] + ")");
        curSec = sector[i]
        curTerr = sector[i]["terrain"]
        (curSec).gotoAndStop(curTerr);
        trace("loaded: sector(" + curSec + ") Terrain(" + curTerr + ")");
    }
}

I have also tried:
curTerr = curSec["terrain"]
curTerr = (curSec)["terrain"]
curTerr = [curSec]["terrain"]

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Nig 13]

this[curSec].gotoAndStop(curTerr);

Tutorials to Read:
Explanation of Dynamic Object Access I wrote for someone else

[Mo2040]

Thanks, i didnt see that...


I will try this (and read the tutorial if not) and let you know if it works out.

[Mo2040]

thank you for the easy to understand tutorial.
The trace command returns proper values now, but
the gotoAndStop command appears to still not take any effect.

fsector1 , fsector2,fsector3 are all movieclips located at the root level.
"grass", "forest" , "rocky" are the frame labels within those movieclips.



i have replaced: curSec
with : this[curSec]

in both places. The trace command now returns proper values for each variable:

loading sector: fsector1)
loaded: sector(fsector1) Terrain(grass)
loading sector: fsector2)
loaded: sector(fsector2) Terrain(forest)
loading sector: fsector3)
loaded: sector(fsector3) Terrain(rocky)

but i dont know why the gotoAndStop command does nothing still
any help?

[FlexFlashApps]

function loadmaptest() {
    sector = ["fsector1", "fsector2", "fsector3"];

    sector["fsector1"] = new Array();
    sector["fsector1"]["terrain"] = "grass";

    sector["fsector2"] = new Array();
    sector["fsector2"]["terrain"] = "forest";

    sector["fsector3"] = new Array();
    sector["fsector3"]["terrain"] = "rocky";

    for (i=0; i<sector.length; i++) {
        curSec = sector[i];
        trace("loading sector: "+curSec+")");
        curTerr = sector["fsector"+(i+1)]["terrain"];
        this[curSec].gotoAndStop(curTerr);
        trace("loaded: sector("+curSec+") Terrain("+curTerr+")");
    }
    trace(sector);
}

loadmaptest();