Is it possible to test value of dynamic text field

programming flash
1

I want to be able to do an if/else statement to test the value of a dynamic text field. The value will always be either yes or no. So, for instance,

 if textfield.value = "yes" then
 do something
else if textfield value = "no" then
 do something different
end if

Is that something that is possible? What would the syntax be? The dynamic text field is being populated from an external text file.

2 
if (textfield.text == "yes") {
 //then do something
} else if (textfield.text == "no") {
 //then do something different
}
3

aww man, an actionscript question i can finally answer and you beat me to it!
I’ll get there next time!:pir:

btw, you have to give your dynamic textbox an instance name, here’s an example for one named yesOrNo.

if(yesOrNo.text == “yes”){
trace(“The box says yes!”);
}
else if(yesOrNo.text == “no”){
trace(“The box says no!”);
}

… how do you enter actionscript code into kirupaforum?

4

Ya, but you have a picture :thumb:

AS tags are [noparse]

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5

hey, canadian, i have an idea! Can you answer MY question I had two days ago? Here! http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213102
Cool, i’ll ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]have to [COLOR=#0000FF]try[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]another[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]time[/COLOR]!
[/LEFT]
[/FONT]

we sure do edit our posts a lot! … aw man the forums caught my edit!

6

lol… the “else if” is not necessary, for it only has two values, you can use just plain “else” like Canadian said. But since were spamming this guy with answers:

 textfield.text == "yes" ? /*then do something if yes*/ : /*then do something if no*/
7

What if the value is something other than yes or no?

8

The value will always be either yes or no.

Dont’cha know?:slight_smile:

9

[SIZE=1][COLOR=silver]shutup:worried::pa::ne:[/COLOR][/SIZE]

:slight_smile: