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I have a function updateScreen to update text fields. I want to call the function from inside another buttons function.
function updateScreen() {
(updates numerous text fields)
};
btnOne.addEventListener("click", updateOne.bind(this));
function updateOne() {
(changes variables);
updateScreen()
}
Hi.
If your code lives in different instances, one approach would be to make the updateScreen function a method of the main timeline. Like this:
// CODE IN THE MAIN TIMELINE
this.updateScreen = function()
{
// (updates numerous text fields)
};
// CODE SOMEWHERE ELSE
btnOne.addEventListener("click", updateOne.bind(this));
function updateOne()
{
// (changes variables);
// exportRoot is a global variable automatically created in the
// publishing process that stores a reference to the ma
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Hi.
If your code lives in different instances, one approach would be to make the updateScreen function a method of the main timeline. Like this:
// CODE IN THE MAIN TIMELINE
this.updateScreen = function()
{
// (updates numerous text fields)
};
// CODE SOMEWHERE ELSE
btnOne.addEventListener("click", updateOne.bind(this));
function updateOne()
{
// (changes variables);
// exportRoot is a global variable automatically created in the
// publishing process that stores a reference to the main timeline
exportRoot.updateScreen();
}
I hope this helps.
Regards,
JC