Passing event target name to text field

Hi There,
I'm new to 3.0 and can use some help here... should be an
easy one for you experts...
I just need to pass an event target name to a text field:
square.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,downObj);
function downObj(event:MouseEvent){
targetObj = event.target;
mydrag.visible = true;
targetObj.startDrag();
mydrag.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, dragClip);
target_txt.text = String(event.target);
I've also tried:
target_txt.text = event.target;
but no luck so far..
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Cheers...
Bruno Aun
Flash + Coldfusion Developer
http://www.BrunoAun.com

That's right...
target_txt.text = String(event.target
.name);
works like a charm.
thank you!

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Help with event.target.name

I am very green with actionscript and coding in general so please forgive me if I am asking something that sounds super simple.
Is it possible to take "event.target.name" value which in my case would be something like "SW5005_mc" and change that value.
I use that value right now to tell another clip to gotoAndStop(event.target.name); which I have frames labeled the same as the event.target.name.
I would like to take the value of event.target.name for instance "SW5005_mc" and remove the "_mc" and put a dash in between the "SW" and the "5005"
to get "SW-5005" which then I would pass into a text field.
I really don't know where to begin or if this is possible.
Thanks for any help or suggestions,
Chris

yes you can do it with String manipulation, check out the various String Class methods, some examples here:
http://www.wuup.co.uk/as3-basics-string-manipulation-in-actionscript-3/
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/String.html

How do I use the event.target.name String with an external dispatchEvent?

...I hope the title question makes sense...
On my stage I have an externally loaded SWF with a button. When clicked the button dispatches an event to the main stage.
On the main stage a listener then loads an SWF into a loader called gallery.
The gallery loader is also being shared by buttons on the main stage which use the event.target.name String to call in SWFs with corresponding names.
I am using Tweens to fade-out and -in content to the gallery when a button is pressed.
Loading the SWFs was working until I tried to create a universal button function for the dispatchEvent buttons...
The problem I have is that I don't know how to define the String to tell the newSWFRequest where to find the SWF when triggered by the external buttons.
(I may be doing this all wrong... but figured the best way to load an SWF on to the main stage from an external SWF was by using dispatchEvent??)
My code triggers the Event and the gallery loader fades out, but then it cannot find the new SWF:
Error #2044: Unhandled IOErrorEvent:. text=Error #2035: URL Not Found.
Please can someone help me understand the way to make the String point in the right direction? (I think the only errors are in bold below)
Code:
var myTweenIn2:Tween;
var myTweenOut2:Tween;
var nextLoadS2:String;
// Listen for external event dispatched from external btns
addEventListener("contactStage", btnClickExtrnl);
function btnClickExtrnl(e:Event):void {
nextLoadS2 = ?????
myTweenOut2=new Tween(gallery,"alpha",None.easeOut,gallery.alpha,0,0.2,true);
myTweenOut2.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH,tweenOutCompleteF2);
// Btns Universal function
function tweenOutCompleteF2(e:TweenEvent){
myTweenOut2.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH,tweenOutCompleteF2);
myTweenOut2=null;
    var newSWFRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/" + nextLoadS2 + ".swf");
myTweenIn2 = new Tween(gallery, "alpha", None.easeOut, gallery.alpha, 1, 0.2, true);
    gallery.load(newSWFRequest);
    gallery.x = Xpos;
    gallery.y = Ypos;
Thank you.

That works – thank you!
I'm now using this code to fade in each of the SWFs:
function contactStage(e:MouseEvent):void {
    var newSWFRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/"+e.currentTarget.name+".swf");
    myTweenIn = new Tween(gallery, "alpha", None.easeOut, 0, 1, 0.2, true);
    gallery.load(newSWFRequest);
    gallery.x = Xpos;
    gallery.y = Ypos;
But I cannot add the fade out function. I have amended the above code to create:
var myTweenOutX:Tween;
var myTweenInX:Tween;
function contactStage(e:MouseEvent):void {
myTweenOutX=new Tween(gallery,"alpha",None.easeOut,gallery.alpha,0,0.2,true);
myTweenOutX.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH,tweenOutCompleteFX);
function tweenOutCompleteFX(e:TweenEvent){
myTweenOutX.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH,tweenOutCompleteFX);
myTweenOutX=null;
    var newSWFRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/"+e.currentTarget.name+".swf");
myTweenInX = new Tween(gallery, "alpha", None.easeOut, 0, 1, 0.2, true);
    gallery.load(newSWFRequest);
    gallery.x = Xpos;
    gallery.y = Ypos;
But get this error:
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property name not found on fl.transitions.Tween and there is no default value.
at ACOUSTIC_fla::MainTimeline/tweenOutCompleteFX()[ACOUSTIC_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:110]
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at fl.transitions::Tween/set time()
at fl.transitions::Tween/nextFrame()
at fl.transitions::Tween/onEnterFrame()
Where am I going wrong?

How do I use event.target.name in AS2?

Thanks to kglad I was able to see how event.target.name in AS3 could make a button load a movieclip with the same namesake.
I'm doing the same thing now in AS2 but don't know what to write instead of event.target.name.
And so at the moment each button pushes info into an array and then a function uses that to decide which movieclip to attach to a holder after it has faded out once, and then fades in again...
// ***** IMAGE GALLERY START ***** //
// Add image to holder
imgholder.attachMovie("img0", "image0_0", 1)
// Array
var nextLoad = ["img0"];
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img5.onRelease = function() { trace (nextLoad); nextLoad.pop(); nextLoad.push("img5"); btnClick() } // Written on 1 line
img4.onRelease = function() { trace (nextLoad); nextLoad.pop(); nextLoad.push("img4"); btnClick() }
img3.onRelease = function() { trace (nextLoad); nextLoad.pop(); nextLoad.push("img3"); btnClick() }
img2.onRelease = function() { trace (nextLoad); nextLoad.pop(); nextLoad.push("img2"); btnClick() }
img1.onRelease = function() {
nextLoad.pop();
nextLoad.push("img1");
btnClick()
img0.onRelease = function() {
nextLoad.pop();
nextLoad.push("img0");
btnClick()
// The btn function
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trace ("click");
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myImgTween.onMotionFinished = function() {
fadeOutImg();
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function fadeOutImg() {
trace ("fadeOutImg");
imgholder.attachMovie(nextLoad, "image1_1", 1);
var myImgTween:Object = new Tween(imgholder, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, 1, true);
I know I should be able to push the button name into the array, but am having to use a string... I'm sure my code is cumbersome!! But it works. I've tried pushing the button name but it end up including the full stage reference.
Is there a cleaner way of doing this using event.target.name?
Thanks for looking!

There is no event.target in AS2. However since AS2 has no way of remembering the scope object where the target object resides, you can use this to your advantage to retrieve the name of the target by using the "this" command in the function whenever you use the above format "mc.onPress = myfunc". FYI, the popular workaround Delegate, made it possible that when you called "this" in the function, you could retrieve the scope object where the target instance resides. So without its use, "this" will return the name of the target object. Anyway this is the code you can use:
imgholder.attachMovie("img0","image0_0",1);
var nextLoad = ["img0"];
img5.onRelease = onImgRelease;
img4.onRelease = onImgRelease;
img3.onRelease = onImgRelease;
img2.onRelease = onImgRelease;
img1.onRelease = onImgRelease;
img0.onRelease = onImgRelease;
function onImgRelease():Void {
   nextLoad.pop();
   nextLoad.push(this._name);
   btnClick();
// The btn function
function btnClick() {
   trace("click");
   var myImgTween:Object = new Tween(imgholder, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 100, 0, 1, true);
   myImgTween.onMotionFinished = function() {
      fadeOutImg();
// The btn function part II
function fadeOutImg() {
   trace("fadeOutImg");
   imgholder.attachMovie(nextLoad,"image1_1",1);
   var myImgTween:Object = new Tween(imgholder, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, 1, true);

Attached corresponding image in mouse without using event.target.name in actionscript 3

Hi,
AS3:
How to get general id (or) name from xml loaded images. bcoz, i want to drag and drop that images in generic method. Now, i currently used the event.target.name for each one.
So, code length was too large. See my code below.
/*********loading images through xml********/
var bg_container_mc:MovieClip
var bg_bg_myXMLLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
bg_bg_myXMLLoader.load(new URLRequest("xml/backgroundimages.xml"));
bg_bg_myXMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML_bg);
function processXML_bg(e:Event):void {
          var bg_myXML:XML=new XML(e.target.data);
          columns_bg=bg_myXML.@COLUMNS;
          bg_my_x=bg_myXML.@XPOSITION;
          bg_my_y=bg_myXML.@YPOSITION;
          bg_my_thumb_width=bg_myXML.@WIDTH;
          bg_my_thumb_height=bg_myXML.@HEIGHT;
          bg_my_images=bg_myXML.IMAGE;
          bg_my_total=bg_my_images.length();
          bg_container_mc = new MovieClip();
          bg_container_mc.x=bg_my_x;
          bg_container_mc.y=bg_my_y;
          ContentHead.addChild(bg_container_mc);
          for (var i:Number = 0; i < bg_my_total; i++) {
                   var bg_thumb_url=bg_my_images[i].@THUMB;
                    var bg_thumb_loader = new Loader();
                   bg_thumb_loader.load(new URLRequest(bg_thumb_url));
                   bg_thumb_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbLoaded_bg);
                   bg_thumb_loader.name="bg_load"+i;
                   bg_thumb_loader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, bg_down)
                   bg_thumb_loader.x = (bg_my_thumb_width-18)*bg_x_counter;
                   bg_thumb_loader.y = (bg_my_thumb_height-45)*bg_y_counter;
                   if (bg_x_counter+1<columns_bg) {
                             bg_x_counter++;
                   } else {
                             bg_x_counter=0;
                             bg_y_counter++;
function thumbLoaded_bg(e:Event):void {
          var my_thumb_bg:Loader=Loader(e.target.loader);
         var sprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
          var shape:Shape = new Shape();
          shape.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x0098FF);
          shape.graphics.drawRect(e.target.loader.x-2, e.target.loader.y-2, e.target.loader.width+4, e.target.loader.height+4);
          sprite.addChild(shape);
          sprite.addChild(my_thumb_bg);
          sprite.x=4;
          bg_container_mc.addChild(sprite);
          my_thumb_bg.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbLoaded_bg);
// get name for each image.
I want to change this code in generic method. do needful.
function bg_down(event:MouseEvent):void {
          var bg_name:String=new String(event.currentTarget.name);
          var bg_load:MovieClip=event.currentTarget as MovieClip;
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load0") {
                  var alaska_mc:alaska_png=new alaska_png();
                   addChild(alaska_mc);
                   alaska_mc.x=stage.mouseX;
                   alaska_mc.y=stage.mouseY;
                   alaska_mc.name="alaska_duplicate"+alaska_inc;
                   alaska_inc++;
                   alaska_mc.startDrag(false);
                  alaska_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
                   alaska_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load1") {
                   var lake_mc:lake_png=new lake_png();
                   addChild(lake_mc);
                   lake_mc.x=lake_mc.mouseX;
                   lake_mc.y=lake_mc.mouseY;
                   lake_mc.name="lake_duplicate"+lake_inc;
                   lake_inc++;
                   lake_mc.startDrag(false);
                   lake_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load2") {
                   var mountn_mc:mountn_png=new mountn_png();
                   addChild(mountn_mc);
                   mountn_mc.x=mountn_mc.mouseX;
                   mountn_mc.y=mountn_mc.mouseY;
                   mountn_mc.name="mountn_duplicate"+mountn_inc;
                   mountn_inc++;
                   mountn_mc.startDrag(false);
                   mountn_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load3") {
                   var town_mc:town_png=new town_png();
                   addChild(town_mc);
                   town_mc.x=town_mc.mouseX;
                   town_mc.y=town_mc.mouseY;
                   town_mc.name="town_duplicate"+town_inc;
                   town_inc++;
                   town_mc.startDrag(false);
                   town_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load4") {
                   var water_mc:water_png=new water_png();
                   addChild(water_mc);
                   water_mc.x=water_mc.mouseX;
                   water_mc.y=water_mc.mouseY;
                   water_mc.name="water_duplicate"+water_inc;
                   water_inc++;
                   water_mc.startDrag(false);
                  water_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load5") {
                   var city_mc:city_png=new city_png();
                   addChild(city_mc);
                   city_mc.x=city_mc.mouseX;
                   city_mc.y=city_mc.mouseY;
                   city_mc.name="city_duplicate"+city_inc;
                   city_inc++;
                   city_mc.startDrag(false);
                  city_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load6") {
                    var citywide_mc:citywide_png=new citywide_png();
                   addChild(citywide_mc);
                   citywide_mc.x=citywide_mc.mouseX;
                   citywide_mc.y=citywide_mc.mouseY;
                   citywide_mc.name="citywide_duplicate"+citywide_inc;
                   citywide_inc++;
                   citywide_mc.startDrag(false);
                  citywide_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load7") {
                   var downtown_mc:downtown_png=new downtown_png();
                   addChild(downtown_mc);
                   downtown_mc.x=downtown_mc.mouseX;
                   downtown_mc.y=downtown_mc.mouseY;
                   downtown_mc.name="downtown_duplicate"+downtown_inc;
                   downtown_inc++;
                   downtown_mc.startDrag(false);
                  downtown_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load8") {
                   var powerlines_mc:powerlines_png=new powerlines_png();
                   addChild(powerlines_mc);
                   powerlines_mc.x=powerlines_mc.mouseX;
                   powerlines_mc.y=powerlines_mc.mouseY;
                   powerlines_mc.name="powerlines_duplicate"+powerlines_inc;
                   powerlines_inc++;
                   powerlines_mc.startDrag(false);
                  powerlines_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load9") {
                   var tropical_mc:tropical_png=new tropical_png();
                   addChild(tropical_mc);
                   tropical_mc.x=tropical_mc.mouseX;
                   tropical_mc.y=tropical_mc.mouseY;
                   tropical_mc.name="tropical_duplicate"+tropical_inc;
                   tropical_inc++;
                   tropical_mc.startDrag(false);
                  tropical_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
          if (event.currentTarget.name=="bg_load10") {
                   var waters_mc:waters_png=new waters_png();
                   addChild(waters_mc);
                   waters_mc.x=waters_mc.mouseX;
                   waters_mc.y=waters_mc.mouseY;
                   waters_mc.name="waters_duplicate"+waterthumb_inc;
                   waterthumb_inc++;
                   waters_mc.startDrag(false);
                  waters_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stdrag);
Please suggest me if any one.
Regards,
Viji. S

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I want the value of the text field = P1_EMAILADD after the form was loaded. Also, please have it read-only.
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Edited by: user6368519 on Sep 16, 2009 11:39 PM

Thanks Saad,
Can I email you(I would need your email) for any concerns or just create a new thread for you to look?
This is ok now. I'm sorry but I just marked this one as an "answered" one last time.
Thanks for all the help again I appreciate it. ;)
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Aaron
[email protected]

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Looking for some help.
I have a modified Enter Event I'm trying to use. What my expected results are: When you click on a field on the PDF, it would open up a certain webpage or file depending on what field is entered. I currently have:
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Regards
Bruce

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I'm quite new to ActionScript and would be grateful for any help here.
I want to load text into a dynamic text field (called 'about_tab') using a class depending on the language selected (by clicking on a flag icon) by the user.
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package
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import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
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import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.events.Event;
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When I run it, it returns my trace statements that the class ChangeLang and the function xmlLoaded are running, but no text appears in the dynamic text field (I should/want to see the word 'About'). I get this error message:
1120: Access of undefined property about_tab
The problem, I'm guessing, is in the part in red in my code. I think I need to target the text field in the display list by creating a reference to it. If so, could someonw point out how I do this, or perhaps a tutorial that would help. I've tried adding the word stage (i.e.,stage.about_tab.text = substance.about_lbl; ) but it still doesn't connect. I guess there's something really simple I'm missing, so I apologize if this comes across as a stupid question
Thanks for any help.

Hello flashrocket!
I'm also new to AS3 and I've just started using external classes and I think I know what you should do to put your code to work.
Instead of using the text field you created inside your flash file, why don't you use the "TextField" class to create an instance of this object? It's the exact same thing as when you create and instantiate a new text field inside Flash.
First, import flash.text.*; (includes classes like TextField, TextFieldAutoSize, TextFormat, TextFormatAlign, etc)
Than you just have to create a var like
public var about_tab : TextField;
or
public var about_tab : TextField = new TextField();
then, to adjust the properties of this tab you use dotsyntax as if it where on your stage like:
about_tab.x = 50; about_tab.alpha = .5; etc...
you can even create a function to "config your textField"
          private function createAndConfigTextField() : void {
               about_tab = new TextField(); //you only need this line if you
          // only typed something like "public var about_tab:TextField;
          // if instead you used "public var about_tab:TextField = new TextField(); outside
          // this function, just skip this first line because you already have an instance of
          // text field named "about_tab"...
                        about_tab.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
               about_tab.background = true;
               about_tab.border = true;
               var aboutTextFormat : TextFormat = new TextFormat();
               format.font = "Arial";
               format.color = 0x000000;
               format.size = 11;
               format.bold = true;
               format.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;
               about_tab.defaultTextFormat = aboutTextFormat;
               addChild(about_tab);
This is just an example of what you can do... I hope you get it... let me know if you have any doubt...

How do I clear a form text field during validation using JavaScript?

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Here is the current validation script:
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if (event.value != "")
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var re = /^(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{4})$/
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Keystroke script:
var input=event.value;
var chars=input.length;
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Format script:
var re = /^(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{4})$/
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I have a PDF form with 2 layers. Layer 1 has information, a textfield, and a button. Layer 2 is a certificate design. The user inputs their name in to a textfield called NameEntry.
When they hit the button, layer 1 disappears -- the instructions and NameEntry box become hidden. Layer 2 is the certificate design and I need a new textfield (which is called NameDisplay) to be populated from inputted information in text field NameEntry.
The simple answer, I know, is to name both text fields the same. This does not work for me as I need the input textfield to be styled differently (background and border) due to decisions out of my control vs the NameDisplay which will have no background and no border.
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