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jamesp81001848
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March 21, 2016
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Need help, format text in an arrary

  • March 21, 2016
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I want to assign one of three text formats to an array entry. Currently I am able to change the text in the text box, but not the color.

import flash.events.Event;

stop();

nav_mc.next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onNext);

function onNext(e: MouseEvent): void {

nextFrame();

}

var g: TextFormat = new TextFormat();

g.font = "Arial";

g.size = 20;

g.color = 0x00FF00;

g.bold = true;

var b: TextFormat = new TextFormat();

b.font = "Arial";

b.size = 20;

b.color = 0x24BCFD;

b.bold = true;

var r: TextFormat = new TextFormat();

r.font = "Arial";

r.size = 20;

r.color = 0xFF0000;

r.bold = true;

var ClassTitles: Array = new Array(totalFrames); // An array that will hold the Class titles

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, initializeSlide);

function initializeSlide(e: Event): void {

banner_mc.txtTop.text = ClassTitles[currentFrame];

banner_mc.txtBottom.text = ClassTitles[currentFrame];

//banner_mc.txtBottom.setTextFormat(r);

nav_mc.slideTotal.text = totalFrames;

nav_mc.slideLocation.text = this.currentFrame;

}


// my array

ClassTitles[1] = 'OFFICIAL';

ClassTitles[2] = 'PROPRIETARY';

ClassTitles[3] = 'RELEASABLE';

ClassTitles[4] = 'OFFICIAL';

ClassTitles[5] = 'OFFICIAL';

ClassTitles[6] = RELEASABLE';

ClassTitles[7] = 'RELEASABLE';

ClassTitles[8] = 'OFFICIAL';



////What I would like to do to assign color to array or something similar

ClassTitles[1] = 'OFFICIAL', b;

ClassTitles[2] = 'PROPRIETARY' r;

ClassTitles[3] = 'RELEASABLE',g;

ClassTitles[4] = 'OFFICIAL', b;

ClassTitles[5] = 'OFFICIAL', b;

ClassTitles[6] = 'RELEASABLE',g;

ClassTitles[7] = 'RELEASABLE',g;

ClassTitles[8] = 'OFFICIAL', b;

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Correct answer kglad

don't use an enterframe listener.  you can call initializeSlide when you change frames.

and use something like:

ClassTitles[1] = ['OFFICIAL', b];

banner_mc.txtBottom.defaultTextFormat=ClassTitles[currentFrame][1];

banner_mc.txtBottom.text=ClassTitles[currentFrame[0]

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jamesp81001848Author
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March 22, 2016

Thank you very much it worked like a charm. Just for my knowledge  "banner_mc.txtBottom.defaultTextFormat=ClassTitles[currentFrame][1];banner_mc.txtBottom.text=ClassTitles[currentFrame[0]" what do the [1] and [0] do?

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 22, 2016

ClassTitles is a 2-d array.  the first index is the frame number and the 2nd is the textformat instance.

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 21, 2016

don't use an enterframe listener.  you can call initializeSlide when you change frames.

and use something like:

ClassTitles[1] = ['OFFICIAL', b];

banner_mc.txtBottom.defaultTextFormat=ClassTitles[currentFrame][1];

banner_mc.txtBottom.text=ClassTitles[currentFrame[0]

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