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Alina5C99
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March 3, 2021
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Click button once, twice, ... to show different symbols

  • March 3, 2021
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Hello everyone, is it possible to create a button which shows symbol A when being clicked once, symbol B when being clicked twice and symbol C when being clicked for the third time?

I also have some troubles finding the right symbols for my case. I need a checkmark, an exclamation mark and a slash. I thought, maybe it would be the best solution, if I could let show the symbols as pictures.

In conclusion, that would mean: First Click -> Pic 1, Second Click -> Pic 2, Third Click -> Pic 3. The images should appear in the same place so that they are mutually exclusive.

 

I would be very grateful for a helpful answer!
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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

Thanks for the answer! I suppose it would be helpful if I understood it. Would it be possible for you to rewrite my script as you mean it. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea about it and am still at the very beginning to learn it.


You can try this code:

if(event.target.buttonGetCaption()==""){
event.target.buttonSetCaption("✔");
event.target.textColor = color.green;}
else if(event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="✔") {
event.target.buttonSetCaption("!");
event.target.textColor = color.red;}
else if(event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="!"){
event.target.buttonSetCaption("/");
event.target.textColor = color.black;}
else if(event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="/")
event.target.buttonSetCaption("");

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try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
March 3, 2021

Search the forum for "tri-state field". This issue was discussed many times in the past, and there are complete code samples on how to do it.

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    Alina5C99Author
    Participating Frequently
    April 9, 2021

    Many thanks for the answer. The tip helped me a lot. I only have one more question: Is it also possible that the field starts empty at first? So, if you haven't clicked anything yet, the button is empty/blank. And only when you click once does a tick appear and so on ... That would be very important for my client. At the moment there is a green checkmark in every field from the start, without anything being clicked. This is the script, I used/copied from another thread: 

     

    if(color.equal(event.target.textColor,color.black))
    {
    event.target.textColor = color.green;
    event.target.buttonSetCaption("✔");
    }
    else if(color.equal(event.target.textColor,color.green))
    {
    event.target.textColor = color.red;
    event.target.buttonSetCaption("!");
    }
    else
    {
    event.target.textColor = color.black;
    event.target.buttonSetCaption("/");
    }

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    Asim123
    Inspiring
    April 9, 2021

    Where and how do you use that script and what font do you use?

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