Simple Flash web banner needs to loop 3x, how?

Hi, Im not sure why this isnt working...

I designed a very simple flash web banner and the requirement is to have it loop 3 times only. I entered this code at the last frame:

sample:
var i = 0;
if (i < 4)
{

gotoAndPlay(1);
i++;
}
else
{
stop();
}

trace(i);

obviously it isnt working... It keeps tracing 1 hence it just loops forever.. I know this is simple but I cant seem to get it pls help, thanks

That's because that variable is re-initialized to 0 every time you enter the frame.

What you need to do is initialize the variable in a frame that is not re-visited, such as the first frame, and then have your last frame point to the second (gotoAndPlay(2)), so as to avoid re-initializing your counter to 0.

Also, because you start with your counter at 0, this movie will actually loop 4 times. Either change the starting value to 1 or change the condition in the if-statement to be true only when i is less than 3, instead of 4. =)

Try this:

PHP Code:

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var i:Number;

for(i=1; i < 4; i++) { 
     if(i<4) {
          gotoAndPlay(1);
     }
     else { 
          stop();
     }
}

trace(i); 


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I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but from what I read, it accomplishes what you're trying to do.

oops. thanks flo for pointing that out. I just cut and pasted and hadn't had my 2nd cup of coffee yet :) I think I might just stick to asking questions instead of trying to answer them.

i dont think you can use an 'if' statement like that, nidhts solution is proberly the best

compjock, because of how you have the for-loop setup, it will actually loop forever (as is the same in the original post). Every time the movie hits that frame, it sets i back to 1. Also, when the if-statement is satisfied, it will go to the first frame and the loop will be interrupted.

This is modified code for your final frame:

Code:

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if (i < 4) {
        gotoAndPlay(2);
        i++;
}
else {
        stop();
}

trace(i);

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And this is code you should place in your first frame:

Code:

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var i = 1;

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Try it out and let us know what happens. =)