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xHolyzx
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February 21, 2011
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Error #1006: value is not a function.

  • February 21, 2011
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var buttons:Array = new Array;

var i:Number = 0;

for(var b:Number = 0; b < 5; b++)

{

var btn:Button = new Button;

btn.y = 15;

btn.x = b * 100 + 15;

btn.name = "btn" + (b + 1);

btn.label = String(b + 1);

buttons.push(btn.name);

addChild(btn);

}

var title_tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

title_tf.bold = "Bold";

title_tf.font = "Arial";

title_tf.size = 25;

title_tf.color = 0x000000;

title_tf.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;

next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextCLICK);

function nextCLICK(event:MouseEvent):void{

buttons.setStyle("textFormat",title_tf);

i++;

}

I have tried to solve this problems for days but i seems to keep getting this error. Anyone mind to help?

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Correct answer kglad

use:

xHolyzx wrote:

var buttons:Array = new Array;

var i:Number = 0;

for(var b:Number = 0; b < 5; b++)

{

var btn:Button = new Button;

btn.y = 15;

btn.x = b * 100 + 15;

btn.name = "btn" + (b + 1);

btn.label = String(b + 1);

buttons.push(btn);

addChild(btn);

}

var title_tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

title_tf.bold = "Bold";

title_tf.font = "Arial";

title_tf.size = 25;

title_tf.color = 0x000000;

title_tf.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;

next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextCLICK);

function nextCLICK(event:MouseEvent):void{

buttons.setStyle("textFormat",title_tf);

i++;

}


2 replies

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Rothrock
Inspiring
February 21, 2011

You are pushing the button.name into the buttons array. So when you retrieve the name it is just a string and there is no setStyle for strings.

Either you should push the instances themselves into the array:

buttons.push(btn)

Or you will need getChildByName to access the buttons.

Button(getChildByName(buttons)).setStyle("textFormat",title_tf);

In that case there is no reason for the compiler to think that the child retrieved by that line would be a Button, so you need to cast it as a Button. Or you could use a vector instead of an array to ensure that it was type safe.

Personally I'd go with a vector and putting the instances directly into the array instead of the names.

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xHolyzxAuthor
Participating Frequently
February 21, 2011

Thanks Rothrock for explaining the details to me.

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 21, 2011

use:

xHolyzx wrote:

var buttons:Array = new Array;

var i:Number = 0;

for(var b:Number = 0; b < 5; b++)

{

var btn:Button = new Button;

btn.y = 15;

btn.x = b * 100 + 15;

btn.name = "btn" + (b + 1);

btn.label = String(b + 1);

buttons.push(btn);

addChild(btn);

}

var title_tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

title_tf.bold = "Bold";

title_tf.font = "Arial";

title_tf.size = 25;

title_tf.color = 0x000000;

title_tf.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;

next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextCLICK);

function nextCLICK(event:MouseEvent):void{

buttons.setStyle("textFormat",title_tf);

i++;

}


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xHolyzxAuthor
Participating Frequently
February 21, 2011

Thanks for helping kglad.

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 21, 2011

you're welcome.

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