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franckb80659084
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August 15, 2019
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Dynamic text HTML5

  • August 15, 2019
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Hi everyone,

I am slowly going from Flash/as3 to Canvas/Javascript and I have a newbie problem with dynamic texts.

I have a dynamic text on the stage instanced as T_Counter and I simply want to change its text property.

I tried the basic :

this.T_Counter.text = "This is a test"; and nothing shows

I tried with a variable :

var ceTexte = "This is a text";

this.T_Counter.text = ceTexte; and nothing shows

It's a bit frustrating to be unable to perform such a basic task !

Thanks in advance for any hint !

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Correct answer Joseph Labrecque

Is advanced layers enabled? Check your document settings:

If using advanced layers, each layer will be translated to a movieclip on publish, so you must be specific:

this.Later_Name.T_Counter.text = "new text";

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franckb80659084Author
Participant
August 15, 2019

Thanks for your answer Joseph, it was the problem.
It seems that I have a lot to learn. The scope of the variables and the way you adress an object seems to be different enough from what I'm used to in as3.
Anyway, I found that event.currentTarget stands for event.target in as3 so I'll find my way out of this mess. lol.

Thanks again !

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    Maloru
    Participant
    July 16, 2020

    Sorry, but doesn't work for me. (HTML5 canvas in Animate (V 20.5))

    While rotation of this text field works (regardless of  adding the layer or not) the text does not:


    var _this = this;
    _this.SwitchText.on('click', function(){
    //_this.Label_Clearpoint.rotation+=45;
    //_this.Partikel.Label_Clearpoint.text="ABC";
    _this.Partikel.Label_Clearpoint.text="ABC";
    });

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    Maloru
    Participant
    July 16, 2020

    Problem solved, I found the solution:
    I had changed the dynamic text to a movieclip which was not necessary.
    Dynamic text already has a label so it can be addressed directly.

      Joseph Labrecque
      Community Expert
      Joseph LabrecqueCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      August 15, 2019

      Is advanced layers enabled? Check your document settings:

      If using advanced layers, each layer will be translated to a movieclip on publish, so you must be specific:

      this.Later_Name.T_Counter.text = "new text";

        pagios
        pagios
        Inspiring
        August 15, 2019

        Do you really mean "Layer_Name" instead of "Later_Name" ?

        Joseph Labrecque
        Community Expert
        Joseph LabrecqueCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        August 15, 2019

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