Dead Quick Question...

[itsallgood]

This will be really easy for most of you im sure:


I've got a few variables named like this:

Person1name
person2name
person3name

and

name1
name2
name3


How do i call each one using the same loop?

eg.

n=0
while(n < 6){

Person("n")name = "hi";

n=n+1
}


Thanks very much for this, its been driving me crazy!!!

cheers/

[jbum]

You can use an array-style notation to refer to variables whose names are constructed dynamically.

Try this:

code:

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for (i = 1; i <= 3; ++i)

{

  varname = "Person" + i + "name";

  varval = this[varname];

  trace(varval);



  varname = "name" + i;

  varval = this[varname];

  trace(varval);

}

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If this[varname] doesn't work, replace it with _root[varname] (it depends on how your script is setup).

This technique is somewhat cumbersome however. If it were me, I'd store the variables in an array, like so:

code:

---

people = ["Charley", "Fred", "Wilma"];



for (i = 0; i < people.length; ++i)

{

  varval = people[i];

  trace(varval);

}

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[itsallgood]

That only seems to work for text..

I.e I can use arrays as peoples names,

But it wont move a movieclip using arrays.

e.g

MClips = ("clip1", "clip2", "clip3");

_root.MClips[2]._y = 300;



please help.

Thanks.

[jbum]

It's only working for strings because of the quotes. If they're movieclips, remove the quotes.

Also, when specifying arrays like this, use square brackets, not parentheses.

code:

---

MClips = [clip1, clip2, clip3];

_root.MClips[2]._y = 300;

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