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September 17, 2021
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Wheel of Fortune

  • September 17, 2021
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I would love to make a wheel of fortune puzzleboard.

How can I make one? Should I use a text file or XML?

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    kglad
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    Community Expert
    September 17, 2021

    xml is easier to parse.

    Known Participant
    September 17, 2021

    Can you show me how to?

    Known Participant
    September 28, 2021

    what's the trace show:

     

    var xmlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("puzzle.xml");
    var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(xmlRequest);
    var puzzle:XML;
    myLoader.addEventListener("complete", xmlLoaded);

    function xmlLoaded(e: Event): void {
    puzzle = XML(e.target.data);

    var myAnswers:Sprite = new Sprite();
    myAnswers.name = "answers";
    answers_mc.addChild(myAnswers);

    var answers: XMLList = puzzle.children()[0].children();
    var numAnswers: int = answers.length();
    var i: int = 0;
    var nextY = 0;

    for(i = 0; i < numAnswers; i++) {
    var myAns:Answer = new Answer();

    myAns.letter_txt.text = answers.attribute("text");

    if(numAnswers>5){
    myAns.x = 50;
    myAns.y = nextY;
    nextY += myAns.height;

    trace(i,myAns.letter_txt.text);
    }

    myAnswers.addChild(myAns);
    }
    myAns.name = "text" + (i+1).toString();

    }


    It works. I meant i wanted the textboxes shown horizontally.

    Sorry about the confusion. The text works, though.