Actually you have an Object not an Array when you define your variable :
var myarray = { text:"Lorem ipsum" };
is the same as
var myarray:Object = new Object();
myarray.text = "Lorem ipsum";
but with Actionscript you can access objects with the array notaion []
var i:Number = 1;
var myMC:String = "movieClip"+i;
this[myMC]._x = 26;
myarray["text"] = "Lorem Ipsum";
instead of
this.movieClip1._x = 26;
myarray.text = "Lorem Ipsum";
If you really want an associative array, look at Jason's answer
Otherwise keep on using the Object notation, but you will lack all the Array
object specific methods
Alain
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Sent: 12 mars 2007 16:47
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Accessing an Associative Array
I think this is your problem:
showPopup("myarray");
You're passing showPopup a string with the value "myarray", not the array.
Remove the quotes and you should be good.
-Andy
On 3/12/07, Bill Abel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do you access an associate array using a variable?
>
> Inside my function popup["text"]; won't access the array. I can't find
> any information in the books I have Actionsript Cookbook and
> Actionscript for Flash MX.
>
> Anyone dealt with this before?
>
> // Define the text and titles for the popups var myarray = { text:
> "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ..." };
>
> // Testing - this works!
> trace(myarray["text"]);
>
> // Show the popup
> function showPopup(popup) {
> mainMap[popup].gotoAndPlay("on");
> mainMap[popup].label_title.text = popup["text"]; // This doesn't
work.
> trace(popup["text"]);
> };
>
> showPopup("myarray");
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