External vars

[keish]

Hello all

I'm loading external vars from a txt file into texboxs. I also have movieclips that might be visible or invisible.


The problem is that I want to be able to have cases when some especific vars are loaded, a case in wich nothing is loaded and another case for everything else.

What I have right now is this:


(etc, etc...)

switch (this.test) {
case "ABC 123" :
_root.A_mc._visible = true
break;

case "ABC 456" :
_root.A_mc._visible = true
break;

case "ABC 789" :
_root.A_mc._visible = true
break;

case "DEF 123" :
_root.B_mc._visible = true
break;

case "DEF 456" :
_root.B_mc._visible = true
break;

case "DEF 789" :
_root.B_mc._visible = true
break;

CASE "" :
_root.A_mc._visible = false
_root.B_mc._visible = false
break;

DEFAULT :
_root.C_mc._visible = true


The ' case "" ' doesn't work. I'm not sure if it's possible to return the null value.

I also would like to know if I can group the variables that starts with the same letters, like ABC... and DEF... like case "ABC"+ (something...)


Thx in advance
Keish

 

[billwatson]

if (this.test.substring(0, 3) == "ABC") {
_root.A_mc._visible = true;
} else if (this.test.substring(0, 3) == "DEF") {
_root.B_mc._visible = true;
} else {
_root.A_mc._visible = false;
_root.B_mc._visible = false;
}
_root.C_mc._visible = true;