ReferenceError: str is not defined

[as3_novice]

Could someone shed some light on why the following code gets this error


trace_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, startTrace)

var str:String = "hello world"
function startTrace(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
MMExecute('fl.trace(str);');
}

The code is being used in a WindowSWF

[animatorgeek]

My best guess is that you don't have a semicolon at the end of your string declaration. The interpreter probably thinks it's part of the the function declaration that follows it. In fact, I notice that your call to addEventListener doesn't have a semicolon either. Frankly, I'm surprised this ran without more errors....

[rtsamir]

Change the line
MMExecute('fl.trace(str);');

to
MMExecute('fl.trace(' + str + ');');


and it's going to work.

The JSFL don't know your AS variables

[as3_novice]

Thank you so much, I was starting to give up hope. I knew it had to be something simple I was missing.

[as3_novice]

The exact code to display the variable is as follows:


MMExecute('fl.trace("' + str+ '");');