Input Text

[llldnylll]

I don't know if my explination is good enough, but lets give it a shot...

I am trying to make an Input box, so that when the user enters certain text (has to be exact) it goes to next screen if not, nothign happens.

So, if they are suppose to enter "BLUE" then it goes to next screen if they enter "RED" nothin happens untill they have it correct.

Thanks in advance.

 

[pixl8r]

Create a submit button with an instance name "submit".

submit.onRelease = function(){
   if(instanceNameOfTextBox.text == "BLUE"){
      gotoAndPlay(2);
   }
}

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[TheConeHead]

I think he wants it to be automatic - is there any type of onChange with the input as with javascript?

 

[llldnylll]

Is there a way to do it without having a button?

 

[pixl8r]

You can do it when the text box loses focus...

instanceNameOfTextBox.onKillFocus = function(){
   if(instanceNameOfTextBox.text == "BLUE"){
      gotoAndPlay(2);
   }
}

or onChange

instanceNameOfTextBox.onChange = function(){
      if(instanceNameOfTextBox.text == "BLUE"){
      gotoAndPlay(2);
   }
}

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[llldnylll]

I can't get it to work :-(

Am I suppose to stick the code on the button?
This is what I have...

on (release) {
    submit.onRelease = function() {
        if (box.text == "Blue") {
            gotoAndPlay(3);
        }
    };
}

 

[MJB3K]

e.g.

call a button on the stage submit:

then put the following code on the TIMELINE actions frame, not the button's:

submit.onRelease = function() {
        if (box.text == "Blue") {
            gotoAndPlay(3);
        }
    };

Regards,

Martin

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[pixl8r]

So on frame 1 of the timeline that holds the submit button on an "actions" layer your code should be something like:

(if you don't want to use a submit button)

instanceNameOfTextBox.onChange = function(){
      if(instanceNameOfTextBox.text == "BLUE"){
      gotoAndPlay(2);
   }
}

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!