# Arrays how to or common functions:
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 14, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318 "2008-05-14T12:59:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@dunger99us](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dunger99us)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318/1 "2008-05-14T12:59:39Z")
hi, all,
I need some help here:
lets say i have world map, with 230 countries maps(movieclips), I would like to create a common function using an array for all of these so that I do not have to add for each and every country’s movie clipa line of the code.
what do I mean by that?
look at this code for example, applied to 1 movieclip named “argentina”:
I am improting Dropshadow filter, and then—apply rollOut function.
```auto
import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter;
argentina.onRollOver= function() {
var filter:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter(5, 5, 0x000000, 0.8,5, 5, 1, 3, false, false, false);
var filterArray:Array = new Array();
filterArray.push(filter);
this.filters = filterArray;
txtfield.text = "ARGENTINA";
txtcapital.text ="Capital: Buenos Aires";
mc_loader.contentPath = "flags/flag_argentina.png";
this._alpha=75;
}
argentina.onRollOut = function() {
argentina.filters=null;
txtfield.text = "";
txtcapital.text ="";
mc_loader.contentPath = "";
this._alpha=100;
}
```
what I would like to have is: something lioke the code below:
```auto
var country list : argentina, brasil, uruguay etc.
var capitals: buenos aires, brasilia,montevideo, etc
var flags: argentina.jpg, brasil.jpg, uruguay.jpg etc.jpg
```
and I am iam getting lost in here:
I would like to have a movie clip when it has been “mousedover” to change its alpha to 75%,display the name of the country in the dynamic textfield, dysplay its capital in another textfield, and diplay a flag picture in the loader component — and on RollOut event CLEAR all text and loader fields and return alpha to its original state **all USING ARRAYS.**
**If you look at my code: I have accomplished it all, but for each individual movie clip.**
**what I would like to have is a function which will be applied to all movie clips with similar letter sequences, like map\_argentina, map\_brasil, map\_uruguay and similalrly to the dynamic textfields.**
**can someone PLEASE help???**
**otherwise it is very tedious job for 290 countries, you know…🙂**
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### Author:  [@dunger99us](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dunger99us)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318/2 "2008-05-14T17:01:27Z")
basically I need a line of code that will use array of countries, capitals, flags and depending on the movie clips name will display it approprietly
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### Author:  [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318/3 "2008-05-14T17:45:19Z")
I would probably pull the names out of an XML file into an XMLList, and then create buttons based on the length of the array:
```auto
Argentina
Buenos Aires
flags/aregnflag.jpg
Brasil
Brasilia
flags/brasilflag.jpg
```
Once you’ve got that XML data loaded, put the data into XMLLists:
```auto
var countryList:XMLList = xml.country.name;
var capitalList:XMLList = xml.country.capitol;
var flagList:XMLList = xml.country.flag;
for(var z:int = 0; z < countries.length; z++)
{
createButton(countryList[z], capitalList[z], flagList[z]);
}
function createButton(name:String, capital:String, flag:String):void
{
setTitleText(name);
setCapital(capital);
loadFlag(flag);
}
```
So that’s the general logic I think you should go for.
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### Author:  [@snickelfritz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snickelfritz)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318/4 "2008-05-14T22:48:28Z")
Here’s my way to skin a cat…
Requires actionscript 3.0 and [[COLOR=“Blue”][U]TweenMax[/U][/COLOR]](http://blog.greensock.com/tweenmaxas3/).
[LIST=1]
[_]Create movieclips for each state, instance names “state1”, “state2” etc…
[_]Wrap the state movieclips in a movieclip, instance name “stateGroup”
[_]Create 2 dynamic text fields “stateTxt” and “capitolTxt”
[_]Create the flags in Photoshop using the stack script and save it as a layered psd.
[_]import the flag.psd into Flash as a layered file.
[_]Choose “distribute layers to keyframes”.
[_]Select all layers and set the compression, and choose to create movieclips for each of the flags.
[_]Create a set of frameLabels that match the state movieclip instance names, and that correspond to the flag image keyframes.
ie: flag that represents “state1” is located at frameLabel “state1”, etc…
[/LIST]
[[COLOR=“Blue”][U]Functional Example[/U][/COLOR]](http://www.byrographics.com/AS3/stateCapitol/states_capitols.swf)
```auto
stop();
import gs.TweenMax;
import fl.motion.easing.*;
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
var stateName:String = "";
stateGroup.buttonMode = true;
stateGroup.mouseEnabled = true;
stateGroup.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER , rollover, false, 0, true);
stateGroup.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rollout, false, 0, true);
function rollout(event:MouseEvent):void {
TweenMax.to(event.target, .5, {scaleX:1, scaleY:1, dropShadowFilter:{color:0x000000, alpha:0, blurX:0, blurY:0, strength:1, angle:45, distance:0}});
stateTxt.text = "State";
capitolTxt.text = "State Capitol";
gotoAndStop(1);
}
function rollover(event:MouseEvent):void {
stateName = event.target.name;
gotoAndStop(stateName);
trace(stateName);
TweenMax.to(event.target, .5, {scaleX:1.02, scaleY:1.02, dropShadowFilter:{color:0x000000, alpha:0.5, blurX:5, blurY:5, strength:1, angle:45, distance:5}});
switch (stateName) {
case "state1" :
stateTxt.text = "Arizona";
capitolTxt.text = "Phoenix";
break;
case "state2" :
stateTxt.text = "Colorado";
capitolTxt.text = "Denver";
break;
case "state3" :
stateTxt.text = "California";
capitolTxt.text = "Sacramento";
break;
case "state4" :
stateTxt.text = "Utah";
capitolTxt.text = "Salt Lake City";
break;
case "state5" :
stateTxt.text = "Wyoming";
capitolTxt.text = "Cheyenne";
break;
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Vampyre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vampyre)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-how-to-or-common-functions/260318/5 "2008-05-15T23:21:45Z")
Hey guys, I thought I’ll post here since it’s of similar topic.
I have a couple of MCs stored in an array and rollover, rollout commands all work fine on them. But what’s the way to have commands like .\_x, .\_alpha to properly affect the MCs in arrays? I tried and it doesn’t work.
var diaryMenu:Array = [“DiaryY2007\_mc”, “DiaryY2008\_mc”, “DiaryM01\_mc”, “DiaryM02\_mc”];
for (i = 0; i \< diaryMenu.length; i++) {
this[diaryMenu\*].onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(“Selected”);
}
};
for (i = 0; i \< diaryMenu.length; i++) {
this[diaryMenu\*].onRollOut = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(“Normal”);
}
};
Diary\_btn.onRelease = function() {
for (i = 0; i \< diaryMenu.length; i++) {
this[diaryMenu\*].\_x = 100;
this[diaryMenu\*].\_alpha = 100;
}
};
Once again, the mouse commands work fine, but .\_x and .\_alpha are not working.
Help help 🙂