[MX] Input color code ex.#00DDBB

[greencola]

Is it possible to have an input variable on screen that you can input stuff like

#00DDBB
#1BA0DA

etc..
and on a certain frame, your MovieClip is that color you typed???
would that be hard to do?

I tried this.. my noob attempt

_root.MCColor = new Color("MC");
_root.MCColor.setRGB(0x(color_code));

and

_root.MCColor = new Color("MC");
_root.MCColor.setRGB((color_code));

[nunomira]

hi,

Yes.
Here's an example. All it takes is this piece of code:

code:

---

my_txt.onChanged = function()

{

	if (this.text.length == 6) {

		d = '0x' + this.text;

		d = parseInt(d, 16);

		var c = new Color(my_mc);

		c.setRGB(d);

	}

};

---

, a movie clip called my_mc and an input text field my_txt.

It doesn't take the # into account, you should write 00DDBB instead of #00DDBB, but if you want to use it, it's very simple to change.

[greencola]

Hey I tried that, nothing happens when I run it..
so I altered it and tried this...

if (_root.my_txt.length == 6) {
	d = '0x'+_root.my_txt;
	d = parseInt(d, 16);
	var c = new Color(_root.my_mc);
	c.setRGB(d);
}

all that did was turn the mc black every time.


Anyways this is exactly what I did...
Put your (unaltered)code in frame 2.
Frame one I put stop();
On frame one and two there is a
MC instance name: my_mc
and an
input text, instance name: my_txt
I run the program, type in 00DDBB, right click and play.... nothing happens.

[nunomira]

... my post was supposed to have a .fla attached.


here it is

[greencola]

I know I'm triple posting, sorry, but I still haven't figured this out, I need, probably that same code nunomira gave me, but converted for Flash MX.
Plz nunomira could you convert that fla. to Flash MX, actionscript 2.0
Or somebody else help? plz?

[nunomira]

hi,

I saw you were using MX (thanks for the info) so I took that into account and saved the file in MX 2004 as MX... or so I thought...

I'm really sorry. First, I didn't upload the file, than it was in the wrong version.

Here it is again, saved for MX (I triple-checked!).

Let me know if it's finally ok.

[greencola]

thanks nunomira, the fla. works now and i can open it..

but.....
I think the scripting might be wrong??? maybe??? everytime I type in something, like.. this..

5EB79F
or this
8A98BF
or this
CF5EEC

It just turns the box black. Is there a way around this? Is it because its MX? or...?? something else maybe?

btw, if you want, ill show you what im working on, after it all works..