RE: [flasher] RE: Functions 101

[AndyA]

Mmmm yes. I see what you mean.


I used the example in the tutorial as a way of showing how a function would

work, so using tellTarget wouldn't have been much use. It makes the function

in the tutorial a little pointless, but at least it didn't require me to

write a completely new example for the 101. I'll write a new one this

weekend. For now I just wanted to get a quick correction out before anyone

ripped hair out trying to get it to work! =;o)


The issue I've found has to do with a rather odd thing going on. I extended

and existing script that a friend had given me. In working out the solution

to the above I came across the following:


I defined a function on the main timeline:


Function playScene (sceneRef, frameRef)


gotoAndPlay (sceneRef, frameRef);

}


with the idea being to invoke the function from a button using


playScene ("myScene","myLabel")


... now here's the thing. When I went to debug it, the movie tried to

execute the gotoAndPlay that was inside the function definition! And it

worked... it complained about the sceneRef and frameRef not being in quotes

(duh) and promptly jumped to the second scene which was named "Second".


What's up with that?


Anything inside the curly brackets of a function definition isn't supposed

to be executed until the function is invoked. But here it was doing it

anyhoo!


So then I did:


Function playScene (sceneRef, frameRef)


trace ("In function");

gotoAndPlay (sceneRef, frameRef);

}


No trace appeared, but the gotoAndPlay was still being executed.


Then I did:


Function playScene (sceneRef, frameRef)


trace ("In function");

// gotoAndPlay (sceneRef, frameRef);

}


to be on the safe side and (as expected) the gotoAndPlay did nothing and

when I clicked on the button I got the trace...


Sooo... basically, Flash was executing the gotoAndPlay that was inside my

function definition, even though the function wasn't being called.


Which is very weird.... trying to work it out now.


A







-----Original Message-----

From: derrickito [

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Sent: 24 March 2001 00:10

To: flasher from chinwag

Subject: [flasher] RE: Functions 101



on your button, use a tell target actionscript, its in the basic actions.


inside the tell target, target the main timeline with a "_root"

then use a go to action, specifically, go to a framelabel.



----- Original Message -----

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Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 2:48 PM

Subject: [flasher] RE: Functions 101



> How do you mean Derreckito? Could you post the code?

>

> I know I had the function working at one time and had tested it, but I

never

> saved the file. Then along the way, I changed it and can't remember how to

> get it back! Arggghh

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> A

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