Dynamically naming fields

[macca25]

Hi all,
How do i dynamically name the myData.comboData field?
It should be called something along the lines of myData.comboData1, myData.comboData2, myData.comboData3 etc.

for (var i=0; i<myData.numrows ; i++) {
myComboBox.addItemAt(i,myData.comboData[i]);
}

Cheers,
macca

[jbum]

There are two ways of coming up with a numbered variable name:

1.

eval("myData.comboData" + i);

2.

myData["comboData" + i];

In both cases, if i == 2, then you get
the equivalent of

myData.comboData2


* * *

However,

I don't see anything wrong with using an array, which is what your example code appears to be doing. Seems like a lot of folks use numbered variable names as a means of avoiding learning to use arrays effectively.




- Jim

[macca25]

Thanks jpen, that did the trick.
Can i ask another question?
If i have the following:

myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onLoad = function(){
placeTheDataIntoTheRightPlace();//call the function that handles the data.
};

myData.load("http://localhost/pm/include/myData.php");

placeTheDataIntoTheRightPlace = function(){

for (var i=0; i<myData.numrows ; i++) {
myComboBox.addItemAt(i,eval("myData.comboData" + (i+1)),6);
}
};myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onLoad = function(){
placeTheDataIntoTheRightPlace();//call the function that handles the data.
};

myData.load("http://localhost/pm/include/myData.php");

placeTheDataIntoTheRightPlace = function(){

for (var i=0; i<myData.numrows ; i++) {
myComboBox.addItemAt(i,eval("myData.comboData" + (i+1)),6);
}
};

My question is how can i goto frame 6 of the main movie when a list item is selected?
Cheers,
macca