If/else statement menu - Please Help!

1

When you click on one of the button the movieclip is suppose to play “open” while the other movieclip is suppose to play “close” if they are open or play frame 1 if they’re not open. I don’t know why it’s not working. Please help!

[COLOR=#993300]var[/COLOR] menuState:[COLOR=#993300]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR] openBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#993300]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]menuState == [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
theBtn.[COLOR=#993300]gotoAndPlay[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
menuState = [COLOR=#000000]1[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#993300]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#993300]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
theBtn.[COLOR=#993300]gotoAndPlay[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]
menuState = [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#993300]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR] closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#993300]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]menuState == [COLOR=#000000]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
theBtn.[COLOR=#993300]gotoAndPlay[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
menuState = [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#993300]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#993300]if[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]menuState == [COLOR=#000000]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
theBtn.[COLOR=#993300]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]
menuState = [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
btn0.[COLOR=#993300]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
openBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#993300]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];

btn1a.[COLOR=#993300]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
openBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];
btn2a.[COLOR=#993300]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
openBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];
btn3a.[COLOR=#993300]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#993300]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
openBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
closeBtnCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];

2

i can see one problem you have…in function closeBtn both options are testing for menuState ==1…not sure if that is your only problem though…

3

I agree, you really should use Boolean values to keep things clear.

if(menuState == true)

Also, I’m not sure if this is what is messing you up

trace(menuState)<– Semicolon should be there