search through a 1000 frames with labels

Hello

Im new to as3 and flash in general
i have a 1000 frame flash file
each frame is labeled uniquely
ive managed to create a input text field searchbox in frame no1 which gets me to my desired frame
(when i enter the frame label inside the input text "search box")

my problem is that you have to enter the exact name of the frame label (case sensitive and tough to guess)

my question is how can i make this "search engine" offer me the closest result
(or to choose among two or three possible frame labels)

i appologise if this seem complicated, im just starting ( i hope to be answering this kind of questions after a while )

Thanks in advance

the validator variable

seems strange noone suggested it here as it seems to be the thing to learn today

when i finish my code ill try to post it here

thanks for nothing guys :) :) :) :)

maybe you should be faster when responding so i dont increase mileage on other flash tutorial web sites

cheers

I would get rid of the frames, put all the names in an array, and attach what you need to on frame 1, and with the array you can search

arrayname.indexOf("search_string_here") and stuff and flash has functions like str.toLowerCase() to make everything lower case

Hi,

Alternatively you could put the frame names into an array and jump to the frame name you have entered into your search box.
if there is more than one name with the same letter begining then you could make a temporary array of the relevant words and offer all of those suggestions to the user.

you can use str.toLowerCase() or str.toUpperCase() if the case is necessary at all.

Hi,

Example

PHP Code:

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var frameArray:Array = new Array("Adder", "Antelope", "Bee", "Bear", "Buzzard", "Cat", "Dog");
var matchArray:Array = new Array();

function doMatches(arg:String):Void
{
    matchArray = [];
    for (var a:Number = 0; a < frameArray.length; a++)
    {
        if (arg.toLowerCase() == frameArray[a].charAt(0).toLowerCase())
        {
            matchArray.push(frameArray[a]);
        }
    }
    trace(matchArray);
}

doMatches("B"); 


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thats one way

another way would be like so uding the same arrays as above

PHP Code:

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function goFrame(arg:String):Void
{
    var lower:String = arg.toLowerCase();
    for (var a:Number = 0; a < frameArray.length; a++)
    {
        if (lower == frameArray[a].toLowerCase())
        {
            gotoAndStop(lower);
            trace(lower);
        }
    }
}

goFrame("Bear"); 


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I have tested and the frame name does not require case sensitivity, so a frame called "BEar" would accept bear.

Or as suggested before, you can just call each bit of data to frame 1 or 2 from external sources or from the library to save having a 1000 odd frames, although either way it seems you have a lot to do with so many.

Hi,

I just noticed you said AS3, so a few slight changes would be needed

so you could infact dynamically create an array of your frame labels and numbers, AS2 does not allow you to do that.

PHP Code:

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import flash.display.FrameLabel;

var labels:Array = currentLabels;
var labelNames:Array = new Array();
var labelNumbers:Array = new Array();

for (var i:Number = 0; i < labels.length; i++)
{
    var label:FrameLabel = labels[i];
    trace("frame " + label.frame + ": " + label.name);
    labelNames.push(label.name);
    labelNumbers.push(label.frame);
}

function goFrame(arg:String):void
{
    for (var a:Number = 0; a < labelNames.length; a++)
    {
        if (arg.toLowerCase() == labelNames[a].toLowerCase())
        {
            gotoAndStop(labelNumbers[a]);
        }
    }
}

goFrame("Bear");

trace("Label names : " + labelNames);
trace("Label name numbers : " + labelNumbers); 


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Thanks for the suggestions, ill come back once ive solved my issue
this tolowercase line is exactly what i need
much obliged

see ya :)

Nice idea fruitbeard. now i know my ABC's (actionscript byte codes)

Hi,

Well put them to good use Alloy, no more of the bum stuff code.

What exactly doy ou mean by ABC anyway, do you know immense amounts of byte code stuff, if so then put up some mega stuff for us to see and utilise.
in your own thread though, don't want to occupy somebody elses too much.

they should have named the bytearray the bitarray and they should of named bitmaps bytemaps xD

Good stuff alloy.

yes, guys you are right