Using if statement on a clip

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Hello....

i am working on a project where i am using the attach movie to load a clip from the library..

regionListener.change = function(){
    attachMovie(_level0.frameName + cbRegions.value,"clip",2);

Now i need to hide the sample_mc that is already on stage only if a clip is loaded... on the else statement sample_mc should be visible again..

So...i dont know how to say that in AS2 language...

If clip is loaded , sample_mc._visible = false; else sample_mc._visible = true;

[whispers]

im not sure HOW to check for an attachedMovie.. it just does it automatically unless you coded something..

I suppose you could check fora property or instance name?

I guess Im not following how or why the clip wouldnt be attached if you code it to? its not loading external content..

[Questions4Code]

Hello whispers...thanks for your answer


The project is loading clips from a combobox named cbRegions

the code looks like this

var regionListener:Object = new Object ();
cbRegions.addEventListener ("change",regionListener);
regionListener.change = function(){
    attachMovie(_level0.frameName + cbRegions.value,"clip",2);
    cbSize.setSelectedIndex(0);
    cbIndustry.setSelectedIndex(0);
}

I have to to know which region is curently loaded or selected in the combobox so that i can programm it to hide/show certain movie clips when user click back/next button....

Only way to check i guess is with a if statement for the combobox and i tried it with no luck...


Now code looks something like this :

//setting the variables for the combobox
var eventSource = eventObj.target;
var theSelectedItem = eventSource.selectedItem;
var theSelectedItemLabel = theSelectedItem.label; 

//The movie clip that includes the next and back buttons
mcNav.mcBack.onRelease = function (){
    gotoAndStop(_currentframe-1)
    q6global._visible = true;
    if (theSelectedItemLabel == "Spain") 
    q6global._visible = false ;
};


var regionListener:Object = new Object ();
cbRegions.addEventListener ("change",regionListener);
regionListener.change = function(){
    attachMovie(_level0.frameName + cbRegions.value,"clip",2);
    cbSize.setSelectedIndex(0);
    cbIndustry.setSelectedIndex(0);
}

[Questions4Code]

HA! Got it...

here is the correct code

onEnterFrame = function (){
    q6global._visible = true;
  if (cbRegions.selectedItem.label == "Spain") {    
       q6global._visible = false;
     } 
     else if (cbRegions.selectedItem.label == "United Kingdom") {    
         q6global._visible = false;  
    }

[whispers]

I would use the onChange event... instead of a onEnterFrame.

// Add Items to Combo Box.
regions_cb.addItem({data:1, label:"Spain"});
regions_cb.addItem({data:2, label:"United Kingdom"});
regions_cb.addItem({data:3, label:"United States"});

// Add event listener and event handler function.
var cbListener:Object = new Object();
cbListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object):Void  {
    var currentlySelected:Object = evt_obj.target.selectedItem;
    trace(evt_obj.target);
    trace("data: " + currentlySelected.data);
    trace("label: " + currentlySelected.label);
    
    //conditional check using case/switch statement
    switch (currentlySelected.label) {
        case "Spain" :
            trace("you chose spain");
            //do whatever you want here when spain is chosen
            q6global._visible = false ;
            break;
        case "United Kingdom" :
            trace("you chose uk");
            //do whatever you want here when united kingdom is chosen
            break;
        case "United States" :
            trace("you chose usa");
            //do whatever you want here when united states is chosen
            break;
        default :
            trace("default when something/anything other than above is chosen");
            break;
    }

};
regions_cb.addEventListener("change",cbListener);

[Questions4Code]

Hi whispers.... will give that solution a go because it seems interesting the way it works,

Thanks for the solution!!