# Efficient?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient/93678
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 3, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient/93678 "2003-11-03T20:37:22Z")
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### Author: ![macneilslt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@macneilslt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macneilslt)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient/93678/1 "2003-11-03T20:37:22Z")

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onClipEvent(enterFrame) {  
//y for horizontal walls  
if(\_root.wall1.hitTest(\_root.player)){  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.wall2.hitTest(\_root.player)) {   
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.wall3.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.wall4.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.wall5.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.gate1.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.gate2.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.gate3.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
setProperty(\_root.player, \_y, vLastY);  
} else if(\_root.key1.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
\_root.gate1.gotoAndPlay(2);  
\_root.key1.gotoAndPlay(2);  
} else if(\_root.key2.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
\_root.gate2.gotoAndPlay(2);  
\_root.key2.gotoAndPlay(2);  
} else if(\_root.key3.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
\_root.gate3.gotoAndPlay(2);  
\_root.key3.gotoAndPlay(2);  
} else if(\_root.endlevel.hitTest(\_root.player)) {  
\_root.gotoAndPlay(2);  
}

```
// x for vert walls
if(_root.wallA.hitTest(_root.player)) {
	setProperty(_root.player, _x, vLastX);
} else if(_root.wallB.hitTest(_root.player)) {
	setProperty(_root.player, _x, vLastX);
} else if(_root.wallC.hitTest(_root.player)) {
	setProperty(_root.player, _x, vLastX); 
} else if(_root.wallD.hitTest(_root.player)) {
	setProperty(_root.player, _x, vLastX);
} 
							
	
		
if(Key.isDown(38)) {
	//38 is down arrow
vlastY = getProperty(_root.player, _y);
vLocationY = getProperty(_root.player, _y);
setProperty (_root.player, _y, vLocationY -10);

```

}  
if(key.isDown(40)) {  
//40 is up arrow)  
vlastY = getProperty(\_root.player, \_y);  
vLocationY = getProperty(\_root.player, \_y)  
setProperty (\_root.player, \_y, vLocationY +10);  
}  
if(key.isDown(37)) {  
//37 is left arrow  
vLastX = getProperty(\_root.player, \_x);  
vLocationX = getProperty(\_root.player, \_x)  
setProperty (\_root.player, \_x, vLocationX -10);  
}

```
if(key.isDown(39)) {
	//39 is right arrow
vLastX = getProperty(_root.player, _x);
vLocationX = getProperty(_root.player, _x)
setProperty (_root.player, _x, vLocationX +10);
}

```

}

that is the code i am using for this maze type game i am trying to make, and everything works great, but what i’m wondering is, if thats how you have to do it? so if i have 60 maze walls, i’m going to have to write 1 if statement and 59 else statements?