multiples of counter

[frost_oni]

hello. i am trying to learn flash for my lectures, but i got stuck somewhere and was hoping that someone could help; how can make a counter that increments only for multiples of say, only 500 [ i.e 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500.... ]. that's the cod ei use, but it's no good;



if (score == 500 || score == 1000 || score == 1500 || score == 2000 || score == 2500 || score == 3000 || score == 3500 || score == 4000) {
shield++;
maxAst++;
}


any help, please?

[senocular]

look into the modulus operator

%

[Dr Warm]

yes the good old % operator. It took me ages to figure out how to use it (even after reading flash help).

In case you've never used it it checks if the number you have is exactly divisible by another number, and then quotes the remainder.
eg. 24%4 = 0, 25%4 = 1 etc
so what you would do is:
if(score%500 == 0){


shield++;
maxAst++;
}
i think thats how it works!
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[frost_oni]

sorry i haven't replied for so long. i have been drowned with uni courseworks, and it's been hell. ok, i tried the modulo, but it didn't work. so i put a trace in to see whether the function is being executed, and i found out that the if statement has been completely ignored and that the trace kept going on.

any help anyone?

[Dr Warm]

You might have to post you're fla mate, it should work!

[bbwd]

Hi, I think the code here is needlessly complicated:




if (score == 500 || score == 1000 || score == 1500 || score == 2000 || score == 2500 || score == 3000 || score == 3500 || score == 4000) {
shield++;
maxAst++;
}


Myself, I don't know about the & operator, but I think you can get around the problem with this code:






if (scorer == 500){

shield++;

maxAst++;

scorer = 0;

}




Then whenever you increase score, increase scorer by the exact same amount.