Displaying all items in an array in a dynamic textfield [Actionscript 3]

Question

I have an array of items which I would like to be displayed within a dynamic textfield to form a high score list. The amount of items within the arraylist with vary depending on how many high scores are added to it. It is created as standard like this:

var lvl1ScoreArray:Array = new Array();

And items are added to it within the following code:

if (currentLevel == 1)
{
    lvl1highScores.push({score:int(vinylCollected) , player:String(highScoreInput.text)});
    lvl1highScores.sortOn("score", Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC);
}

I can obviously trace all the items in the array as follows:

for (var i:int = 0; i < lvl1highScores.length; i++)
{
    trace(lvl1highScores[i].score, lvl1highScores[i].player);
}

But I would like to do this within a dynamic textfield called highScoreTxt.. Any suggestions?

Ronnie · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-20 18:45:48Z

1

That is simple, just create a movie clip with a text field in it with an instance name of txt. Name the movie clip HighScoreTF and set its linkage to HighScoreTF Then your for loop will looking something like so

for (var i:int = 0; i < lvl1highScores.length; i++)
{
    var tf:HighScoreTF = new HighScoreTF();
    tf.txt.text = lvl1highScores[i].score + " - " + lvl1highScores[i].player;
    tf.y = i * tf.height; //-- you can replace tf.height with a number to adjust spacing
    addChild(tf);
}

answered Dec 20, 2012 at 18:45

Ronnie

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Tom Haddad Over a year ago

Thanks for the quick response Ronnie, I have tried your answer, but am now getting the following errors 1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: HighScoreTF. 1180: Call to a possibly undefined method HighScoreTF. These are both on the line 'var tf:HighScoreTF = new HighScoreTF();' Any idea why this has happened?

Ronnie Over a year ago

Yes..because you haven't set the linkage to HighScoreTF on the movie clip I told you to create. Its just a movie clip with a text field in it. You HAVE to set the linkage though

Tom Haddad Over a year ago

Oh right okay, do you reckon you could explain setting linkage to me? Not sure what this is!

Ronnie Over a year ago

Oh, sure. If you've already create the movie clip, locate it in your library panel. Right-click and hit properties. Check the box that says Export for ActionScript and where it says Class enter HighScoreTF

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