Button start MC

1

hey i use to have this code but i wasnt working -


button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
 btn = this[button_array*];
 btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
 btn.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = btn.clip;
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
}

so i forced to change to individual onRelease functions -


home.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = "home_mc"
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
 
plans.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = "plans_mc"
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
 
terms.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = "terms_mc"
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
 
contact.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = "contact_mc"
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
2

anyone got a better way i could do something like the first code?

3

eze, your for loop isnt proper syntax…
[AS]
for (var i = 0, i < button_array.length, i++) {
//statements;
}
[/AS]

4

yea it is, dunno what its called but that isnt the problem, BTW lostinbeta gave me the first code, well modded mine to that so it is working and it works for the gotoAndPlay part of the function, just not the _root.fromName varible doesnt seem to be set

5 
button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
 btn = this[button_array*];
 btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
 btn.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = this.clip;
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
}

??

scotty(-:

6

whats the var “clip” in btn? and whats btn?

btn should be defined f.e. as a MovieClip (like in btn = new MovieClip():wink: if you want to attach the var clip to it.
Its not like you can grab a varname out of the blue and put another var in it.
Ive experienced the same problem time after time, till i discovered in a case like this that the var clip doesnt really exist at all.

so my solution to your code is this (and this one does work!) :
(make sure you have a movieClip on your stage called “btn_mc” with a button in it called “btn”)


button_array = new Array("home", "plans", "terms", "contact");
singleButton = new Array();
for (var i in button_array) {
singleButton* = btn;
singleButton*.btn.clip = button_array*;
singleButton*.btn.clipname = button_array*+"_mc";
//trace(singleButton*.clip);
singleButton*.btn.onRelease = function() {
//_root.fromName = this.clip;
trace(this.clip);
trace(this.clipname);
//content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}

enjoy, gl =]

7

My bad, try

        
button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
 btn = this[button_array*];
 btn.i = i;
 btn.onRelease = function() {
  _root.fromName = button_array[this.i]+"_mc";
  content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
}

scotty(-:

8

thanks scotty works like a charm :smiley:

If you got time would you mind explaining why you changed it like you did :smiley: thanks again,
Josh.