How to convert input text field data into a string i allready have.

Question

I have a string that searches the Twitter API, for keywords, for example :

var url:String = "http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=Robin%20&lang=en&rpp=100";

I also have a input textfield dynamically created:

var inputField:TextField = new TextField();
addChild(inputField);
inputField.border = true;
inputField.width = 200;
inputField.height = 150;
inputField.x = 75;
inputField.y = 50;
inputField.type = "input";
inputField.multiline = true;
inputField.restrict = "A-Za-z0-9";
stage.focus = inputField;

But how do i take the data from the input text field and add it to the string, keep in mind the input data has to go in the keyword part for the string. In this example the keyword is "Robin"

Ned Murphy · Accepted Answer

Thanks ned. this has helped alot. But how can i get it so the new string data is what is processed by the input text.

It would be put into place as shown below...

url = url.replace(regexp, "?q="+yourTextField.text+"&");

There are other ways to do this involving String methods, where you can first split the string on the "?q=", then split the second element of that result on the "&", then replace the first element of that second split with your textfield text and then sew the pieces back together as one string.

Ned Murphy · Answer

Are you saying you want to substitute whatever is between ?q and the first & with whatever is in the input textfield?

Do you realize that the %20 (a space character, I believe) is also part of the q value?

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