[AS2] TextArea

[nhagan]

Hey all i'm using Actionscript 2.0 and i have a TextArea in where i want text to be displayed when a button is pressed.

I have 8 buttons named btn1, btn2, etc. and the TextArea is called text.

I was wondering what code i would need to use i kind of know how to do it in AS 3.0 but not 2.0

If anyone could be of help would appreciate it

Thanks.
Nat.

[eddiewireless]

var btn_att:Array = [btn1, btn2, btn3];
var txt_arr:Array = ["text 1", "text 2", "text 3"];

for (i=0; i<btn_arr[i]; i++) {
btn_arr[i].onPress = function() {
text_instance_name.text = txt_arr[i];
};
}

[nhagan]

bit confused

var btn_att:Array = [btn1, btn2, btn3];

what is btn_att and btn1, btn3 are the buttons names or instance name?


var txt_arr:Array = ["text 1", "text 2", "text 3"];

txt_arr is what? and text 1 etc is the text which appears?

for (i=0; i<btn_arr[i]; i++) {
btn_arr[i].onPress = function() {
text_instance_name.text = txt_arr[i];

am i meant to change text_instance_name?

};
}

Thanks for reply x

[eddiewireless]

//this is an array containing your buttons' instance names
var btn_att:Array = [btn1, btn2, btn3];
//this is an array containing the coresponding text to be displayed for each button
var txt_arr:Array = ["text 1", "text 2", "text 3"];

for (i=0; i<btn_arr[i]; i++) {
btn_arr[i].onPress = function() {
//yes you need to change this to your instance name (I would not use text was I you, since this is a reserved keyword in flash
text_instance_name.text = txt_arr[i];
};
}

[nhagan]

not sure why but it isn't working this is what i have atm:

var btn_att:Array = [btn1, btn2, btn3];
var txt_arr:Array = ["text 1", "text 2", "text 3"];
for (i=0; i<btn_arr[i]; i++) {
btn_arr[i].onPress = function() {
text_area.text = txt_arr[i];
};
}

nothing is happening tho when im clicking the buttons ;s

[nhagan]

I have a TextArea and the following code:

var btn_arr:Array = [stomach, brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, lungs, skinn, liver];
var txt_arr:Array = ["hellohellohello", "text 2", "text 3", "kidneys", "bladder", "lungs", "skinn", "liver"];
for (i=0; i<btn_arr.length; i++) {
btn_arr[i].onPress = function() {
text_area.text = txt_arr[i];
};
}

And undefined displays in the TextArea anyone know why?

[nhagan]

solution thanks to barna biro:

var btn_arr:Array = [stomach, brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, lungs, skinn, liver];
var txt_arr:Array = ["stomach", "brain", "heart", "kidneys", "bladder", "lungs", "skinn", "liver"];
var btnArrLength:Number = btn_arr.length;
for (var i:Number = 0; i < btnArrLength; i++) {
btn_arr[i].storedText = txt_arr[i];
btn_arr[i].onPress = function():Void {
text_area.text = this.storedText;
}
}