setRGB

[Boethius]

I have a question regarding setRGB :

When I specify the RGB value, does it have to be hexadecimal? How could I define the value otherwise? If this isn't possible, how can I convert two strings into a hexadecimal value?

I REALLY appreciate any help, I am lost, I have already tried the eval funtion, and I'm not sure if parseInt will do it.

Thank you, best regards,

[Boethius]

I tried the parseInt and it worked! Thanks anyway!

parseInt("0x"+theString);

[Boethius]

Actually, it doesn't really work right, for some reason I still can't change the color :


Var1rgb = "FF0000";
Var2rgb = "00FF00";
Var3rgb = "0000FF";
Var4rgb = "FFFF00";
Var5rgb = "00FFFF";

_root.1FillArray = ['1ClipInstance.1FillClipInstance','2ClipInstance.2 FillClipInstance','3ClipInstance.3FillClipInstance ','4ClipInstance.4FillClipInstance','5ClipInstance .5FillClipInstance'];
for (var i=1;i<=_root.1FillArray.length;i++) {
color = eval("Var"+i+"rgb");
thecolor = new Color(_root[_root.1FillArray[i]]);
colorparsed = parseInt("0x"+color);
thecolor.setRGB(colorparsed);
}

What is wrong with this? I know that this works :


thecolor = new Color(_root.2ClipInstance.2FillClipInstance);
colorparsed = parseInt("0x"+Var2rgb);
thecolor.setRGB(colorparsed);


What should I do? Should I define each RGB value individually?

Thanks,

Best regards:

[farafiro]

I got lost, can u tell us exactly what you wanna do here

[Boethius]

I want to create a hexadecimal value from two strings, one containing "0x" and the other one containing the value, for example "FF0000". The problem is that flash can not interpret a string as a prameter when setting the RGB value. To do this, I take the two strings, concatenate them, and parseInt them into a numerical value that represents the hexadecimal value.

"0x"+"FF0000" => "0xFF0000" => parseInt("0xFF0000") => number.

This method works. Now I have to add something to this since I have to change the color of a lot of objects at once, that is, there are several instances that need to have their color changed, and they all have similar names. So I created an array to hold the instance names. Then I named the variables according to their position in the array. The problem is that at every point in the loop i need to access a different variable :

if i = 1, then "Var"+i+"rgb" => Var1rgb, where Var1rgb is FF0000

and then I concatenate it together with the "0x" as shown above. So the resulting string becomes "0xFF0000" again. Now when I run a parseInt it converts it into a number, however it still doesn't change the color... Please help!

[farafiro]

I got it, ahuh
now the problem isn't with the parseInt(), but with the array "1FillArray"

never start any name in flash with a number

[Boethius]

Ok, changed it to movie1FillArray, but it still doesn't work..

[farafiro]

Also change all the array elements, it it's still off, try to post it here

[Boethius]

_root.movie1FillArray = ['movie1ClipInstance.movie1FillClipInstance','movie 2ClipInstance.movie2FillClipInstance','movie3ClipI nstance.movie3FillClipInstance','movie4ClipInstanc e.movie4FillClipInstance','movie5ClipInstance.movi e5FillClipInstance'];
for (var i=1;i<=_root.movie1FillArray.length;i++) {
color = "0x"+eval("Wolke"+i+"rgb");
thecolor = new Color(_root[_root.movie1FillArray[i]]);
colorparsed = parseInt(color);
thecolor.setRGB(colorparsed);
TextField9 += " || movie"+i+"COLORPARSED = "+colorparsed+" : COLOR"+i+"RAW = "+color+"[RED="+red+"green="+green+"blue="+blue+"]";
}
I think there is nothing wrong with the hex values actually, because usually when you insert a string instead of a hex value the mc turns black. Right now, nothing happens...

Thanks a lot for your time...

regards:::

[farafiro]

ok, here is the working code

_root.movie1FillArray = ['movie1ClipInstance.movie1FillClipInstance', 'movie2ClipInstance.movie2FillClipInstance', 'movie3ClipInstance.movie3FillClipInstance', 'movie4ClipInstance.movie4FillClipInstance', 'movie5ClipInstance.movie5FillClipInstance'];
for (var i = 1; i<=_root.movie1FillArray.length; i++) {
    myColor = "0x"+"Wolke"+i+"rgb";
    trace(myColor);
    thecolor = new Color(_root[_root.movie1FillArray[i]]);
    colorparsed = parseInt(myColor);
    thecolor.setRGB(colorparsed);
    TextField9.text = " || movie"+i+"COLORPARSED = "+colorparsed+" : COLOR"+i+"RAW = "+color+"[RED="+red+"green="+green+"blue="+blue+"]";
}

there was a problem also with using the "color" object as a variable, so I'v changed it to myColor