Check if button was clicked

[Raloo6]

Hello!

I have a short question to ask. Is there any way of testing if a button was clicked using as3?

I have 3 different buttons and I want to test if the right button was clicked, then the user would see the message "Correct". Otherwise, if any of the other 2 buttons were clicked, the message would be "Incorrect".

Thank you for your help!

[Ned Murphy]

Assign an event listener for a MouseEvent.CLICK to the button.  Then have the event handler function for that listener deal with the message processing

btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showCorrect);

function showCorrect(evt:MouseEvent):void {

   // display the correct message

}

Do similarly for the other buttons

[Raloo6]

I thought about that, too. But the problem is that what I am trying to make is similar to a quiz. The questions change, and each time the correct answer (button) is in a different position.

I was hoping something like this would be out there :

if (option_a is correct) {

        if ( button_a is clicked )

                    {

                         //display correct message

                        }

            else if( button_b or button_c is clicked ){

                         //display wrong message

                  }

}

[Ned Murphy]

Yes, something like that could probably be used if the logic makes sense (to you)but you are the only one who has the inside scoop on what you want.  You need some way of determining which button is the correct one versus the incorrect ones. 

You could have all the buttons using the same event handler and check the name of the button if the name of the correct one will always be the same or if you can change the criteria to match each question.

[Raloo6]

This is how my code looks so far if that could help you in any way.

var dividend:Array  = [6,12,24,45,36,81,18,9,16,15];

var divisor:Array  = [2,4,3,5,6,9,2,3,4,5];

var answers:Array  = [3,3,8,9,6,9,9,3,4,3];

var options:Array  = [option_a,option_b,option_c];

var temp:int = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2.99);   // random number between 0 and 2 which helps me choose a different                                                                                  option every time

var clicked:Boolean=false;

var i=1;

but0_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,chosen);

but1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,chosen);

but2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,chosen);

next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextOperation);

function nextOperation(e:MouseEvent):void{

          num1.text=dividend;

          num2.text=divisor;

          temp= Math.floor(Math.random() * 2.99);

          if(temp==0){

             option_a.text=answers;                            //the right answer

                                        option_b.text=String(answers+1);            // wrong answer

             option_c.text=String(answers-1);            //wrong answer

                    }

                    else if(temp==1){

                                        option_b.text=answers;

             option_a.text=String(answers+1);

                                        option_c.text=String(answers-1);

                    }

                              else {

                                                  option_c.text=answers;

                                                  option_a.text=String(answers+1);

              option_b.text=String(answers-1);

                              }

          i++;

          if(i>dividend.length-1){

                 i=0;

          }

}

function chosen(e:MouseEvent):void{

                    clicked=true;

}

[Raloo6 · Accepted solution]

I have solved the problem by myself !

Thanks a lot of answering, your advice was really helpful in my way to the right solution!

[Ned Murphy]

You're welcome.  It always feels better when you solve things yourself.

[Raloo6]

Yes it does!

[Ned Murphy]

You should post the solution for the benefit of someone else like yourself who might come looking for a similar solution.

[Ned Murphy]

You'll be helping others to help you if you show all of the code you think you want to use for this scenario.  It will make it cklearer what you have to support it and what you want to do.