break problem

[werehunt]

obvioulsy i dont know how to use break :D

this break doesnt termainte my for loop, it skips to the else below it, why is it doing that?



if (_mcArr.length == 0) {

Mouse.hide();

} else {

for (var i:int = 0; i < _mcArr.length; i++) {

if (_mcArr[i].hitTestPoint( _stage.mouseX, _stage.mouseY, true)) {

break;

} else {
//it skips here
Mouse.hide();

}
}
}

[Shaedo]

well it should be ok. Lets say you have the following code:

var _mcArr:Array = new Array(0,1,2,3,4,5);

for (var i:int = 0; i < _mcArr.length; i++)
{
if (_mcArr[i] == 1)
{
trace ('breaking');
break;
}
else
{
trace ('else statement');
}
}
you will get the output


else statement
breaking

it loops through the 'for' loop and checks your 'if' statement. Of course the first thing in my example _mcArr array is '0' so it switches to the 'else' statement. If something in your _mcArr array does not pass your 'if' statement it will go to your 'else' statement which I imagine is happening to you.

For the second loop through the 'for' loop, the 'if' statement is true, so it outputs the trace and then breaks the 'for' loop.

makes sense? if not then put trace statements in both your 'if' and 'else' statments and it should be clearer.

Luck,

S.

EDIT
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/statements.html#break

[werehunt]

yeah, you are right, i rewrote the code, the code was wrong, i should have checked if it touches any item in the array and then run mouse.hide.