When preview swf getting error, 1086: syntax error: expecting semicolon before b1

[Vrijestijler]

I am making a puzzle with scoreboard with error addressed in subject.

Pasting part of the code:

var  textfont: TextFormat = new TextFormat();
       textfont.size = 40;
       textfont = "Showcard Gothic";
       1b1.setStyle("textFormat", textfont);       /*error line in compiler*/
       1b2.setStyle("textFormat", textfont);

Hopefully someone can help me.

I am new to this kind of forum so if i forgot something please let me know.

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

Properties and variables names cannot start with numbers. So you're gonna have to rename 1b1 to something else.

Naming limitations for variables in ActionScript 3
• Variable names cannot be a reserved word or keyword. For more information, see ActionScript 3 fundamentals: Syntax
• Variable names must start with a letter, an underscore, or a dollar sign
• Variable names cannot use special characters (except
_
and
$
in certain situations)
• Variable names must be unique

More details here:

https://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/learning/as3-fundamentals/variables.html

Regards,

JC

[Vrijestijler]

Thank you for the quick answer, changed it to kb1 and the error disappeared. I will read the variable page to learn more about as3. After the changes the compiler has the following error: 1172: Definition com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.TextFormat could not be found.

When i click on it this line is selected: import com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.TextFormat;

What am i doing wrong now? Thanks in advance.

[JoãoCésar]

Nice!

Yeah. Because that's probably not the TextFormat class you want to use.

Instead of:

import com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.TextFormat;

Write:

import flash.text.TextFormat;

Please let us know if this fixes the issue.

Regards,

JC