case statement prob

[monkeysquid]

k, i've checked the macromedia site for an explanation of the case and by what i've read this should work. however, it's not.

can anyone see any errors within?

switch (_root.user_access) {
	case 1 :
   	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 5;
   	   break;
	case 2 :
   	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 4;
   	   break;
	case 3 :
	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 0;
	   break;
}

thx.

[chi-styler]

I don't see anything nothing wrong with that, as this works as expected:

_root.user_access = 2;
switch (_root.user_access) {
	case 1 :
   	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 5;
   	   break;
	case 2 :
   	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 4;
   	   break;
	case 3 :
	   _root.main_menu = 5;
	   _root.sub_menu = 0;
	   break;
}
trace("_root.main_menu=" + _root.main_menu); //5
trace("_root.sub_menu=" + _root.sub_menu); //4

So could be a targetting problem with your variables?

[monkeysquid]

hey chi. cheers for replying so fast.

just worked it out. for some reason i have tu use:

case "1";

instead of:

case 1;

not sure why it's not interperateing a number, only string.

cheers.

[chi-styler]

Oh right, that variable must be set/created as a String at some point then. If you're bringing it in from an external source, text file for example, everything defaults to a String.