Updating dynamic text field problem

[mafffs]

Hello!

Im having some problems updating a dynamic text field via a button. I want to make number field that you can either increase or decrease with two buttons.

Somehow the variable I assign to textFieldName.text won't show up in the field when I click the button? The update works but the updated text don't show up in the field?

here's my code:

on(press) {
	if (gCount == undefined) {
		var gCount:Number = 0;
		gCounter.text = gCount;
	}
	else if (gCount > 10) {
		trace('Bigger than 10');
	}
	else {
		gCount = ++gCount;
		gCounter.text = gCount;
		trace('G counter = ' + gCounter.text);
	}
}

I've tried formatting the gCount to a string without success.

Anyone have any solution? That would be great.

If you have suggestions on how to solve the problem on some other way that would be nice as well!

[Prid]

gCount = ++gCount;

Where do people get that from, it's the other way around, lolz :P

gCount = gCount++;

and you should not convert your gCount variable to a String, otherwise the variable will not have its Math functionality, unlike a Number variable:

gCount:Number = 1;
gCount += 2;

trace(gCount); // 3 

gCount:String = 1;
gCount += 2;

trace(gCount); // 12 

[mafffs]

Thanks! I'm new to action script and got it from some online example. In fact gCount++ doesn't work at all...

The counting works as well. The problem is that the dynamic field doesn't show the gCount variable. When I press the button the field becomes blank.

Any suggestion why this is?

[tacos]

@Prid...

var count:Number = 0;

count = ++count;

trace(count); // traces 1 

[tacos]

Is the Var box in the gCounter's properties clear as it should, or have you inserted gcount there also?

[Prid]

Oh, it really works, didn't know, but an easier way to increment a variable is this way, just that:

gCount++;

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