[BNM] Converting string to variable name (Flash)

[Sebastian von Bischopink]

Matt & Ali,

thanks for your replies. I've now changed the AS according to Ali's
suggestion and it works beautifully.

Seb

On 10 Apr 2006, at 13:23, Ali wrote:

> You are declaring commenttext as a string literal!
>
> If this script is sitting on the root timeline try:
>
> var comment1:String = "1 - text for 1st comment.";
> var comment2:String  = "2 - text for 2nd comment.";
> var comment3:String  = "3 - text for 3rd comment.";
>
> i = Math.floor(Math.random()*3+1);
>
> var commenttext:String = _root["comment"+i];
> trace(commenttext);
> _root.quote1.text = commenttext;
>
> HTH
>
> Alistair Macdonald
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Sebastian von Bischopink
>   To: Brighton New Media
>   Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 12:12 PM
>   Subject: [BNM] Converting string to variable name (Flash)
>
>
>   Hi BNM,
>
>   another little Flash problem that i can't seem to solve.
>
>   Okay, in this example I have 3 variables (comment1..3). I randomly
>   generate a number between 1 and 3, and add it to the string
>   'comment'. So when i trace it i get 'comment1..3'. So far so good,
>   but when i assign this variable 'commenttext' to the textfield it
>   displays 'comment1..3' rather then the value of the variable  
> 'comment1'.
>
>   So, i guess that i somehow have to "convert" the text string so  
> it is
>   read as a variable name instead. Hope that makes sense ;)
>   Source code below:
>
>   comment1 = "1 - text for 1st comment.";
>   comment2 = "2 - text for 2nd comment.";
>   comment3 = "3 - text for 3rd comment.";
>
>   i = Math.floor(Math.random()*3+1);
>   commenttext = "comment" + i;
>   trace(commenttext);
>   _root.quote1.text = commenttext;
>
>   i greatly appreciate any help,
>
>   Seb
>
>