Get an Objects name....

[latoyale]

Good day,

I'm not sure how to trace the elements in my code since my variables are populated dynamically. I have tried to use trace(cartOrder[0]); but when I do I just get the output [object movieclip]. I want it to give me the name of the handbag. My code is
var cartOrder:Array = [];

var cartOrder:Array = [];
handbag1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
handbag1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);
handbag2_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
handbag2_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);
handbag3_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
handbag3_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);
handbag4_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
handbag4_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);

function pickUp(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	var object = evt.currentTarget;
	object.startDrag();
}

function dropIt(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	var obj = evt.currentTarget;
	obj.stopDrag();
	
if (obj.hitTestObject(cart))
	{
		reply_txt.text = "Made it !!";
		cartOrder.push(obj);
		trace(cartOrder);
		
	}
	else
	{
		reply_txt.text = "Missed :(";
	}
}

[latoyale]

Should DisplayObject be used instead?

[senocular]

trace(cartOrder[0].name);

[latoyale]

Thanks it works.

I was just reading your posting of in 2004 about this. It's cool that you answered.

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77861

[latoyale]

How do I change it so that it returns whatever value I put into the cart? Right now I get whatever is in position 0.

I tried trace cartOrder.name & cartOrder[].name but these don't give me the right results.

Thanks

[senocular]

Your cart is an array - it can contain multiple objects. You have to decide which objcet you want and use the correct index. 0 will give you the first. cartOrder.length - 1 will give you the last

[latoyale]

There is no way to get a listing from the array of whats in the cart?

What I ultimately want to do is send the 4 variables from the array to javascript. The trick is I need to know what order each item is going into the array. Which one is first, second, and so on. This way I can get a user's preference.

I am trying to use trace to see if I am on the right path track of getting this done. I figure if I can get the trace to display the contents of my array then I can dump the array values into variables, then send the individual variables into javascript.

[latoyale]

I finally figured out how to trace my objects in an array.
WARNING - Its not pretty but it works.
For anyone looking at this, I did change the format of the code.

var cartOrder:Array = [];
var counter:Number=0;

createObjListeners(); //begin

function createObjListeners() : void {
	var loop:Number = 1;
	do{
		this["handbag" + loop + "_mc"].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
		this["handbag" + loop + "_mc"].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);
	}while(++loop <= basketCnt);
}

function pickUp(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	var object = evt.currentTarget;
	object.startDrag();
}

function dropIt(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	var obj = evt.currentTarget;
	obj.stopDrag();
	
	

	if (obj.hitTestObject(cart))
	{
		reply_txt.text = "Made it !!";
		cartOrder.push(obj);
		counter++;
		trace(counter);
	}
	else
	{
		reply_txt.text = "Missed :(";
	}
	
	
	// Here starts my error checking
	if (counter == 1)
	{
		trace (cartOrder[0].name);
	}
	if (counter == 2)
	{
		trace (cartOrder[1].name);
	}
	if (counter == 3)
	{
		trace (cartOrder[2].name);
	}
	if (counter == 4)
	{
		trace (cartOrder[3].name);
	}

}

[latoyale]

Question...
My dynamic array has objects in it that are "undefined". However when I do a trace on the array (cartOrder[1].name, cartOrder[2].name, etc.) I can see the name of the object. Can I take an object out of the array and assign it as a new variable? Is it possible?

[latoyale]

Got it.... another un-elegant solution.. I can take the name of the obj in the cart and assign to to a new variable. Seems weird to me, especially since the object is not defined. Anyway here it goes.

var newvar1 = cartOrder[0].name;

If you want to check it use:
trace("newvar1 = " + newvar1);