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Hi everyone,
I have an animation with 5 different parts. I would like to trigger a random part when clicking on a button.
In order to do that I put labels on all parts (play1,...,play5). Then I put a code on the button on the click event :
var RandomNb=Math.floor(Math.random()*5)
if(RandomNb=1){sym.play("play1");}
It is just a simple test but it does not work : the animation play1 is always played no matter the value of RandomNb.
I obviously make something wrong but I don't know what...
Thanks in advance for your help !

Hi, grouchou-
There are a couple of issues with your code. First off, Math.random() will give you a number between 0 and 1. I'd suggest you multiply by 100, apply Math.floor(), then modulo 5 to get a random number between 0 and 4. Secondly, you will need to use the comparison == instead of the assignment = in order to get your if statement to work. So (if RandomNb == 1) {...}. Right now, you're doing an assignment in the if statement, which always returns true after it finishes.
Hope that helps,
-Elaine

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