Use this properly

Question

I'm trying to change visibility of objects on screen using this.

this["answers" + currentQuestionNum + "." + "answer" + currentQuestionNum + "_d"].visible = 0

so if currentQuestionNum = 1, it does answers1.answer1_d.visible = 0

but I got the following error:

TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.

at _211_fla::interaction_1/setupQuestionFrame()

at _211_fla::interaction_1/frame3()

at flash.display::MovieClip/gotoAndStop()

at _211_fla::interaction_1/gotoNextQuestion()

at MethodInfo-163()

If I do:

trace("answers" + currentQuestionNum + "." + "answer" + currentQuestionNum + "_d");

It shows the string answers1.answer1_d correctly.

How can I make it work?

Thanks,

dmennenoh · Accepted Answer

You need two sets of brackets - one for the main object, and one for its child. This should work:this["answers" + currentQuestionNum]["answer" + currentQuestionNum + "_d"].visible = 0;

wfzen · Answer

I searched on Error #1010: and one possibility is that the object is not there when the script runs. It does not look like it as I can put answers1.answer1_d.visible = false and the object would be hidden without any error.

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.