Flash as3 compare from Textinput

Question

hi i have Text input a button . I want to compare the values from the textInput box with values from a array. and if the number in the box is true to start playing the video.

Answer 1

You can iterate over the array and compare the values to the box like this:

for (var i:int =0 ; i < myArray.length; i++){
   if(textInput.text == myArray[i])
        //Start playing video here
   }
}

EDIT:

Now I've seen what you're trying to do (I think), here's what you need to do:

1) Add a listener to the button

2) Inside the handler function, iterate your array and check values

3) If value is same as text, then start the video

var myArray:Array = ["1","2","3"]; 

bbt.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame); 

function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame(event:MouseEvent):void //starting the video 
{ 
    for (var i:int = 0; i < myArray.length; i++){ 

        if(textInput.text == myArray[i]){ 
            gotoAndPlay(5); 
        }
    }
}

If you're only going to have numbers in the array, you can simplify the loop further:

for (var i:int =1 ; i < 4; i++){ //Will loop 3 times, with i equalling 1, 2, and 3
    if(textInput.text == i){//Checks text directly against i, rather than array[i]
        gotoAndPlay(5); 
    }
}