Move object and switch(case) the x value of object.

[descalabro]

What I'm trying to do here is capture and use the x coordinate of my dummy_MC to gotoAndPlay the correct movement animation.



case Key.RIGHT :
switch (_global.posture) {
case 1 :
dummyorient = "right";
_root.dummy_MC._x += speed;
switch (_root.dummy_MC._x) {
case "<450" :
trace("< 450");
_root.dummy_MC.gotoAndPlay("frame case 450");
break;
case "> 449 && < 550" :
trace("> 449 && < 550");
_root.dummy_MC.gotoAndPlay("frame case 449 550");
break;
case "> 549" :
trace("> 549");
_root.dummy_MC.gotoAndPlay("frame case 549");
break;
}
break;


The rest of the code is working, the dummy_MC moves correctly.

This, however, isn't working, neither if I use:



case (<450) :


What's the way to do this using a switch action?
Logic tells me swtich actions are able to answer any possible condition, just like using IF, so the problem must be the syntax.

Thank you for reading.

[cbeech]

well you can't really use a switch in the way you are trying to here, you need to use a if/elseif/else condition to determine if the value falls within the range specified. additionally, the case values you have are datatyped as Strings - not a numeric values, so they will never match the condition in the switch.

[descalabro]

I see. I asked to be sure this couldn't be done using a switch, because the code would be more simple that way. But now it makes sense: I can't have a specific case testing for such a wide range of values.

Thank you.

[cbeech]

you're welcome :)