[mx]A more eloquent way to code.

[pup100]

Hi,

I have been working on a way to make a preloader for a number of clips being loaded into a main clip.

I have got it to work with the following code (this is the relevant snippet from the main code which is included below as an attachment):

code:

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_root.holdtext_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {

		moonAmount = Math.floor((ticking_array[0].getBytesLoaded()/1024));

		magAmount = Math.floor((ticking_array[1].getBytesLoaded()/1024));

		empAmount = Math.floor((ticking_array[2].getBytesLoaded()/1024));

		inAmount = (moonAmount+magAmount+empAmount);

		this.read_txt.text = inAmount;

		

};

---

This all works fine but I was after a more eloquent way of going about it & so tried:

code:

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_root.holdtext_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {

		for (i in _root.ticking_array) {

			tot_array.push(Math.floor((_root.ticking_array[i].getBytesLoaded()/1024)));

		}

		for (i in _root.tot_array) {

			am += _root.tot_array[i];

			trace(am);

		}

---

But this gives some really wild figures.

I think I'm on the right track but am just getting the designation of the bytesLoaded code wrong

Anyone any help please

[nunomira]

hi,

Take a look at this simple example:

code:

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var myArray = new Array(1, 2, 3, 4);

var total = 0;

for (n in myArray)

{

	total += myArray[n];

}

trace(total); // 10

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[swak]

Are you creating the variable am to begin with? If you don't define a variable by doing am=0 then anything else will be am+=1 or undefined+=1 == undefined. Be sure to make am = 0 before trying to add to it.

[pup100]

Thank you both for your input.

Nunomira- Problem I have got is that all of this is wrapped up in an onEnterFrame event, so although I would say your code would work wrapping it in the event wacks the numbers out.

This is where I'm at as of this morning.

code:

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_root.holdtext_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {

		for (i in _root.ticking_array) {

			_root.tot_array.push(Math.floor((_root.ticking_arr  ay[i].getBytesLoaded()/1024)));

			for (i in _root.tot_array) {

				am += _root.tot_array[i];

				

			}

		}

---

[nunomira]

Depending on what you want to do, initialize the variable (total, in my example), inside the onEnterFrame.

code:

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var myArray = new Array(1, 2, 3, 4);

this.onEnterFrame = function()

{

	var total = 0;

	for (n in myArray)

	{

		total += myArray[n];

	}

	trace(total);// 10	

};

---

Tip:don't use _root, use relative paths instead.

[pup100]

Sorry to take a while to get back to you on the nunomira, but no joy

Latest post on it, shows where i'm at http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...28#post3815828

Thanks any way for your input.