Html5 canvas variable in different frames

Question

My question is regarding actionscript/javascript in an adobe animate canvas/html5 project.

I have the following code:

Main timeline, Frame 0:

var tempArray = [1,2,3,4,5];

alert(tempArray[2]); // alert shows 3

Main timeline, Frame 50:

tempArray[2] = 3;

alert(tempArray[2]); // alert is ignored and doesnt print anything

WHY?

Colin Holgate · Accepted Answer

var variablename only belongs to this frame. When you get to frame 50 and talk to a variable with the same name, it doesn't really exist.

If you want to stash values to pick up in a different context, you could make the variable belong to something higher in the hierarchy. For example, this would work:

exportRoot.tempArray = [1,2,3,4,5];
alert(exportRoot.tempArray[2]);     // alert shows 3
//Main timeline, Frame 50:
exportRoot.tempArray[2] = 8;     
alert(exportRoot.tempArray[2]);

would alert 3 and then 8.

dbaerwaldt · Answer

Simple fix!  You're awesome... Thank you!!

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