CODEWITHSUNDEEP
flashactionscriptactionscript-2
Racetrack
Racetrack

Reputation: 13

Actionscript 2.0 if and else functions not working?

I am using this script on my button:

   on(release){
var body2:Boolean = true; 
answerField = body2
var body1:Boolean = false;
var body3:Boolean = false; 

gotoAndStop(2);
}

And this script on my second button:

on (release) {
if (body1=true) {
   gotoAndStop(4);
} else if (body2=true) {
    gotoAndStop(5);
} else {
  gotoAndStop(6);  
}
}

However for some reason I can not get my second button to take me to frame 5 even when body2=true.

Any advice?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 592

Answers (1)

akmozo
akmozo

Reputation: 9839

Your code is not working because simply you are using an assignment operator ( = ) instead of the comparison one ( == ) in your if statements which they can be : 

if (body1 == true) {            // you can write it : if(body1){}
    gotoAndStop(4);
} else if (body2 == true) {     // you can write it : if(body2){}
    gotoAndStop(5);
} else {
    gotoAndStop(6);  
}

For more about ActionScript operators, take a look here.

Also, your Booleans should be declared globally using _global to be accessible everywhere in your code, or in your main timeline to be accessible using _root.my_var, and when they are declared inside a MovieClip or Button code, you can call them, for example, using _root.my_button.myvar ...

So in your case, supposed that your first button is called button1, the code of your other button can be like this : 

if (_root.button1.body1) {  
    gotoAndStop(4);
} else if (_root.button1.body2) {
    gotoAndStop(5);
} else {
    gotoAndStop(6);  
}

Edit :

Example of using _global :

code on button1 : 

on (release) {
    _global.body2 = true;
    _global.body1 = false;
    _global.body3 = false;
}

code on button2 : 

on (release) {
    trace(body2);      // gives : true
    trace(body1);      // gives : false
}

Hope that can help.

Upvotes: 2

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