Hi iam creating a simple flash game where you have to put objects in a certain
bin eg metal things in a bin set as a movie clip called metal. So far user can
select the items drag them to the right bin and when they release the mouse on
the bin the items visible is set to 0 so it looks like it has gone in the bin.
My problem now is that i want the user to be sent to a new scene once all the
items have been successfully dragged and dropped over a bin and their visible
is set to 0 but being a complete beginner i cant get this to work although i
am guessing it should be simple enough to do. My code so far that works is this:

cola.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this, true);
};
cola.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (cola.hitTest(metal) == true) {
setProperty(this, _x, 450.3);
setProperty(this, _y, 340.3);
setProperty("cola", _visible, "0");
} else {
setProperty(this, _x, 40.5);
setProperty(this, _y, 67.5);
}
};
food.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this, true);
};
food.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (food.hitTest(metal) == true) {
setProperty(this, _x, 450.3);
setProperty(this, _y, 340.3);
setProperty("food", _visible, "0");
} else {
setProperty(this, _x, 40.5);
setProperty(this, _y, 67.5);
}
};
spanner.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this, true);
};
spanner.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (spanner.hitTest(metal) == true) {
setProperty(this, _x, 450.3);
setProperty(this, _y, 340.3);
setProperty("spanner", _visible, "0");
} else {
setProperty(this, _x, 40.5);
setProperty(this, _y, 67.5);
}
};
rings.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this, true);
};
rings.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (rings.hitTest(plastic) == true) {
setProperty(this, _x, 100.3);
setProperty(this, _y, 340.3);
setProperty("rings", _visible, "0");
} else {
setProperty(this, _x, 40.5);
setProperty(this, _y, 67.5);
}
};
bottle.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this, true);
};
bottle.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (bottle.hitTest(plastic) == true) {
setProperty(this, _x, 100.3);
setProperty(this, _y, 340.3);
setProperty("bottle", _visible, "0");
} else {
setProperty(this, _x, 40.5);
setProperty(this, _y, 67.5);
}
};


I have tried adding things like:

if (bottle and rings and spanner and cola and food.visible == 0) {
gotoAndStop("Clean up done", 1);
}

But not getting any beguiners luck hope someone can help sorry for the long
message.

hi,

I tried to reply to this before but it got blocked...

have a look at something like this:

// setup an array to hold your objects
testObjectArray = ["cola", "food", "spanner", "rings", "bottle"];

fCheckBinState = function () {
// decalare a variable for the rubbishInBin
rubbishInBin = 0;
for (rubbish in testObjectArray) {
if (testObjectArray[rubbish]._visible == false) {
rubbishInBin++;
}
}
if (rubbishInBin == testObjectArray.length) {
// everything is right to go
gotoAndPlay("CleanUp");
}else{
trace("we aren't all in the bin yet");
}

};
// Use a single For...In loop to establish all the .startDrag() behaviours
for(itemsToDrag in testObjectArray){
this[testObjectArray[itemsToDrag]].onPress = function(){
this.startDrag();
}
}
// this part can be done a number of ways but doing it individually for the
moment might be easier to understand
cola.onRelease = function() {
// once inside this behaviour, we can refer to the movieClip as 'this'
if (this.hitTest(metal) == true) {
// unless you are using an old version, instead of setProperty, you can
reference this way
this._x = 450.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
// call the function fCheckBinState to see if all items are in the bin IF this
item hitTest = true
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();

};

You will need to add in the other onRelease statements... remember to include
the function call...

One other thing, in the function call the gotoAndPlay("cleanUp") is a
reference to a frameLabel that you will need to put in for this action.

In your example you had gotoAndPlay("clean up done",1); ... one hint here...
DON'T !!! Don't use scenes and sceneNames for navigation, it is buggy, use
frames and frameLabels instead.

hope that points you in the right direction

cheers,

Thank you very much for your reply mandingo i have had to re cerate an account
here cos something went wrong hence being called kingcarter2, anyway,

I have implemented the code that you suggested thank you for putting it in a
way i found easy to understand, the code now compiles but still won't move onto
the frame now named "clenedup" even though the five items have been put in the
bins :( and when i put the 5th and what should be the last item in the bin I
get the output message trace "we aren't all in the bin yet" instead of moving
on as I would like it to and the user is stuck on the current frame.

I would be very great full of any help i could get with this again.


current action script is now this:

// setup an array to hold your objects
testObjectArray = ["cola", "food", "spanner", "rings", "bottle"];

fCheckBinState = function () {
// decalare a variable for the rubbishInBin
rubbishInBin = 0;
for (rubbish in testObjectArray) {
if (testObjectArray[rubbish]._visible == false) {
rubbishInBin++;
}
}
if (rubbishInBin == testObjectArray.length) {
// everything is right to go
gotoAndPlay("cleanedup");
}else{
trace("we aren't all in the bin yet");
}

};
// Use a single For...In loop to establish all the .startDrag() behaviours
for(itemsToDrag in testObjectArray){
this[testObjectArray[itemsToDrag]].onPress = function(){
this.startDrag();
}
}
// this part can be done a number of ways but doing it individually for the
moment might be easier to understand
cola.onRelease = function() {
// once inside this behaviour, we can refer to the movieClip as 'this'
if (this.hitTest(metal) == true) {
// unless you are using an old version, instead of setProperty, you can
reference this way
this._x = 450.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
// call the function fCheckBinState to see if all items are in the bin IF this
item hitTest = true
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();
};

food.onRelease = function() {
if (this.hitTest(metal) == true) {
this._x = 450.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();
};


spanner.onRelease = function() {
if (this.hitTest(metal) == true) {
this._x = 450.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();
};

rings.onRelease = function() {
if (this.hitTest(plastic) == true) {
this._x = 100.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();
};

bottle.onRelease = function() {
if (this.hitTest(plastic) == true) {
this._x = 100.3;
this._y = 340.3;
this._visible = false;
fCheckBinState();
} else {
this._x = 40.5;
this._y = 67.5;
}
stopDrag();
};

Hi,

Sorry long weekend here...

I found the flaw in my code... sorry about that...

the short version for the fix is as follows...

fCheckBinState = function () {
// decalare a variable for the rubbishInBin
rubbishInBin = 0;
for (rubbish in testObjectArray) {
if ([b]this[testObjectArray[rubbish]][/b]._visible == false) { // I didn't
make the correct reference here
trace(testObjectArray[rubbish] + " is in the bin");
rubbishInBin++;
}
}
if (rubbishInBin == testObjectArray.length) {
// everything is right to go
gotoAndPlay("cleanedup");
} else {
trace("we aren't all in the bin yet");
}
};

I have made a mockup and I will attach it for you... but I tested this and it
all works.

hope that helps...
cheers,