how dynamic?

[readyToGo]

Hi,

Many text field names are recorded in an array. And I want to write a function
to create text fields named as in array.

However, even after creating a text field I could not acces and change it's
alpha value.

fieldname = "aboutus";
_root.createTextField(fieldname,1,1,1,100,20);
_root.fieldname.text = "About Us";
_root.fieldname._alpha = 50;

I do not want to write "_root.oboutus._alpha = 50;" for each element in the
array.

Where's the way out?

[MOLOKO]

readyToGo wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Many text field names are recorded in an array. And I want to write a function
> to create text fields named as in array.
>
> However, even after creating a text field I could not acces and change it's
> alpha value.
>
> fieldname = "aboutus";
> _root.createTextField(fieldname,1,1,1,100,20);
> _root.fieldname.text = "About Us";
> _root.fieldname._alpha = 50;
>
> I do not want to write "_root.oboutus._alpha = 50;" for each element in the
> array.

that's because in the above code you're attempting to change the alpha
property of the variable called fieldname. Variables do not have an
alpha property (or if they do, it's always 0 and you can't modify it! ho-ho)

What you mean to do is this:
_root[fieldname]._alpha = 50;

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[kglad]

moloko, he's setting the _alpha of a textfield instance name, not a variable. and his code is ok. he just needs to embed that font.