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[F8] Why Are My Variables Behaving Weird?

hi guys
just run into a problem with my variable use - i am using the variable 'page' to let flash know which page of the website the user is viewing, and therefore which quote should be displayed when the user mouses over something. i am saying...

Code:
if (_root.page == home) {
this.tag.gotoAndStop("quote1");
}
if (_root.page == contact) {
this.tag.gotoAndStop("quote6");

(i have tried loosing the _root.'s before the variables, no different) - what i get is that the quote displayed is always quote6, even though i have defined the var 'page' as home on the home page. i did trying making this an if/else statement - what happened then was that the quote displayed was always quote1! i'm stumped... so if anyone can help i'd be very happy - here's the .fla...
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/murderkins/gv/gv04.fla
(the code is within the tagline at the bottom, which changes into the quote when the user mouses over either the line of red text or the name next to it)
thanks!!
emma.

FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 01-29-2007, 11:02 AM

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Why Are My Variables Behaving Weird?
hi guys
just run into a problem with my variable use - i am using the variable 'page' to let flash know which page of the website the user is viewing, and therefore which quote should be displayed when the user mouses over something. i am saying...

Code:
if (_root.page == home) {
this.tag.gotoAndStop("quote1");
}
if (_root.page == contact) {
this.tag.gotoAndStop("quote6");
(i have tried loosing the _root.'s before the variables, no different) - what i get is that the quote displayed is always quote6, even though i have defined the var 'page' as home on the home page. i did trying making this an if/else statement - what happened then was that the quote displayed was always quote1! i'm stumped... so if anyone can help i'd be very happy - here's the .fla...
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/murderkins/gv/gv04.fla
(the code is within the tagline at the bottom, which changes into the quote when the user mouses over either the line of red text or the name next to it)
thanks!!
emma.

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I need urgent help!

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Code:
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Code:
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stateArray = ["stateWA","stateNT","stateQLD","stateNSW","stateVIC","stateSA","stateTAS"];
scaleArray = [180,220,200,280,330,280,300];
xPosArray = [-132,-426,-691,-1000,-1322,-795,-1055];
yPosArray = [-170,-9,-106,-500,-920,-495,-850];
numStates = stateArray.length;

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xPos = xPosArray[i];
yPos = yPosArray[i];
scale = scaleArray[i];
trace("xPos: "+xPos+" || yPos: "+yPos+" || scale: "+scale);

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stateHit(this);
zoomMap(xPos,yPos,scale);
}
_root.map_grid.hotspots[stateArray[i]].onRollOver = function(){
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}
_root.map_grid.hotspots[stateArray[i]].onRollOut = function(){
stateOut(this);
}
}

_root.map_grid.oceanZone.onRelease = function(){
zoomMap(0,0,85);
}
}
It's the _root.map_grid.hotspots[stateArray[i]].onRelease function is the one driving me mad. The preceding values for the xPos, yPos and scale correctly trace the corresponding values form their arrays, so why wont those values then be applied to each state in the onRelease function?

Code:
xPos = xPosArray[i];
yPos = yPosArray[i];
scale = scaleArray[i];
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_root.map_grid.hotspots[stateArray[i]].onRelease = function(){
stateHit(this);
zoomMap(xPos,yPos,scale);
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It should be so simple?! I've wasted a whole afternoon trying to work out how to do it. (?¿?)?

Please, if anyone can solve this for me it would be a massive revelation to me.

Thankz!

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Click here to download the zip file

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        var k:Number = 0;
        var xiter:Number = 0;
        var yiter:Number = 0;
        var tempColor:Number;
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                    newSwatch.swatchStageRef = this.swatchStage;
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Attach Code

package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.display.StageAlign;
import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
import flash.xml.*;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter;
import flash.geom.ColorTransform;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;

[SWF(backgroundColor="#EEEEEE")]

public class PhotoProgram extends Sprite {
private var thumbLoader:Loader;
private var picLoader:Loader;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
private var tf:TextField = new TextField();
private var imageName:TextField = new TextField();
private var xml:XML = new XML();
private var xmlList:XMLList = new XMLList();
private var photoContainer:Sprite;
private var imageHeight:uint = 50;
private var thumbY:uint = 0;
private var thumbX:uint = 0;
private var thumbMoveToX:uint = 5;
private var randX:uint;
private var randY:uint;
private var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter();
private var moveThumbLeft:Tween;
private var organizeThumbY:Tween;
private var thumbFadeIn:Tween;
private var photoBGScaleHeight:Tween;
private var photoScaleHeightYoyo:Tween;
private var photoFadeIn:Tween;
private var photoFadeOut:Tween;
private var timer:Timer;
private var thumbOrganizerTimer:Timer;
private var thumbNum:uint = 0;
private var moveToY:uint = 12;
private var initialClick:Boolean = false;
private var currentPhoto:String;
private var picNum:uint = 0;
private var loadedThumb:uint = 0;

public function PhotoProgram() {
init();
}

private function init():void {

dropShadow.alpha = .5;
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;

xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("xml/photos.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);

photoContainer = new Sprite();
photoContainer.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
photoContainer.graphics.drawRect(0,0, 600, 400);
photoContainer.graphics.endFill();
photoContainer.x = 10;
photoContainer.y = 10;
addChild(photoContainer);

imageName.width = 100;
imageName.height = 20;
imageName.text = "";
addChild(imageName);

tf.width = 200;
tf.height = 50;
tf.border = true;
tf.multiline = true;
tf.x = 10;
tf.y = 20;
//tf.x = stage.stageWidth / 20;
//tf.y = stage.stageHeight / 20;
tf.text = "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah";
addChild(tf);

//timers for organizing thumbs smoothly
timer = new Timer(25, 17);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, moveAllThumbs);
thumbOrganizerTimer = new Timer(25, 17);
thumbOrganizerTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, organizeThumbs);
}

private function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void {

//tf.text = event.target.data;
xml = XML(event.target.data);
xmlList = xml.children();
for (var i:int = 0; i < xmlList.length(); i++) {

randX = Math.floor(Math.random() * 500);
randY = Math.floor(Math.random() * 300);
thumbLoader = new Loader();
thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbLoaded);
thumbLoader.load(new URLRequest(xmlList[i].attribute("thumb")));
thumbLoader.name = xmlList[i].attribute("source");
thumbLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, onThumbOver);
thumbLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, onThumbOut);
thumbLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onThumbClick);
//make invis so it can fade in on completed loading
//thumbLoader.alpha = 0;
thumbLoader.x = randX;
thumbLoader.y = randY;
thumbLoader.filters = [dropShadow];
photoContainer.addChild(thumbLoader);
tf.appendText(thumbLoader.name);
}

}

private function onThumbClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
if (initialClick == false) {
timer.start();
initialClick = true;

picLoader = new Loader();
picLoader.load(new URLRequest(event.target.name));
picLoader.x = 80;
picLoader.y = 25;
picLoader.filters = [dropShadow];
photoContainer.addChildAt(picLoader, photoContainer.numChildren);
picLoader.name = "pic" + picNum;
currentPhoto = picLoader.name;

photoFadeIn = new Tween(picLoader, "alpha", Regular.easeIn, 0, 1, 1, true);

//move the imageName text to the main image
imageName.x = 85;
imageName.y = 385;
} else {
//load the picture because thumbs are organized
addChild(imageName);
photoFadeOut = new Tween(photoContainer.getChildAt(photoContainer.numChildren - 1),"alpha", Regular.easeIn, 1, 0, 10);
photoFadeOut.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, fadeInNext);
//tf.text = String(photoContainer.numChildren);
picLoader = new Loader();
picLoader.load(new URLRequest(event.target.name));
picLoader.x = 80;
picLoader.y = 25;
picLoader.alpha = 0;
picLoader.filters = [dropShadow];
photoContainer.addChild(picLoader);

//set the image text to the description in xml file

for(var j:uint = 0; j < xmlList.length(); j++) {
if (xmlList[j].attribute("source") == event.target.name) {
imageName.text = xmlList[j];
}
}
}
//tf.text = String(event.target.name);
}

private function onThumbOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
//imageName.y = uint(event.target.y) + 5;
//imageName.x = Math.random() * (photoContainer.width - 50);
//imageName.y = Math.random() * (photoContainer.height - 50);
}

private function onThumbOut(event:MouseEvent):void {
}

private function moveAllThumbs(event:TimerEvent):void {
thumbX = photoContainer.getChildAt(thumbNum).x;
moveThumbLeft = new Tween(photoContainer.getChildAt(thumbNum),"x", Elastic.easeOut, thumbX,5,1,true);
if (thumbNum == 16) {
moveThumbLeft.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, startThumbOrganizerTimer);
}
thumbNum++;
}

private function organizeThumbs(event:Event):void {
thumbY = photoContainer.getChildAt(thumbNum).y;
organizeThumbY = new Tween(photoContainer.getChildAt(thumbNum),"y",Elastic.easeOut, thumbY,moveToY,2,true);
moveToY += 21;
}

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/* this function is called only when the last thumbnails has moved over to the left.
the last thumbnail has a motion event MOTION_FINISH that calls this function.
this function starts the organzer timer, that organized images to the proper y values */

thumbOrganizerTimer.start();

/* sets thumbNum = 0 because it is reused to iterate through thumbs in the thumbOrganizerTimer function calls */

thumbNum = 0;
}
private function fadeInNext(event:TweenEvent):void {
/* swap last two items in the photocontainer display array
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*/
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/* now remove the last element of the array which should be the photo that was
last displayed
*/
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/*now that the last part of the array has been cut off
the last part of the array is the las image added
which needs to be tweened via alpha
*/
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}
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}
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