Redundant code help

[flash_noob]

Can someone consolidate this code:

Maybe as a funtion or something.

I know there has to be a better way of doing this. Im not very good at AS.
Ill offer you 10-15 bucks for the first person who can give me a working answer. Thanks for your time! I have lot of other stuff I need help with too.

Thanks!

// TEACHING QUESTIONS
if (_root.TQ1Completed == "6") {
TQcheckMark1._visible = true;
} else {
TQcheckMark1._visible = false;
}
if (_root.TQ2Completed == "5") {
TQcheckMark2._visible = true;
} else {
TQcheckMark2._visible = false;
}
if (_root.TQ3Completed == "4") {
TQcheckMark3._visible = true;
} else {
TQcheckMark3._visible = false;
}
if (_root.TQ4Completed == "3") {
TQcheckMark4._visible = true;
} else {
TQcheckMark4._visible = false;
}
if (_root.TQ5Completed == "4") {
TQcheckMark5._visible = true;
} else {
TQcheckMark5._visible = false;
}

The "numbers" correspond to the number of sections in the question.
For example "TQ1Completed" has "6" sections and so on.

[freeskier89]

Hello, I don't really get what you want in the if statement (ex: == "4") How is "4" determined?

tqstart = 1; 

tqend = 5; 

for (i=tqstart; i<=tqend; i++){

     if (_root["TQ" + i + "Completed"] == idontgetwhatyouwanthere){

        _root["TQcheckMark" + i]._visible = true;

     }else{

        _root["TQcheckMark" + i]._visible = false;

     } 

}

EDIT:
Wait, I think this is what you want:

sections = array(6,5,4,3,4);



for (i=0; i<sections.length; i++){

     if (_root["TQ" + (i+1) + "Completed"] == sections[i]){

        _root["TQcheckMark" + (i+1)]._visible = true;

     }else{

        _root["TQcheckMark" + (i+1)]._visible = false;

     } 

}

-freeskier89

[flash_noob]

freeskier89 thanks for the quick reply.

I type this number (ex: == "4") in by hand.

The (ex: == "4") corresponds to the amount of sections in the teaching question.

So (ex: == "4") has 4 sections in the teahing question.

Thanks!

-T

[freeskier89]

Did you check my edited post?
Is that what you want?

[flash_noob]

Oh crap that was fast.
That looks about right. Im gonna try it.

PM me your pay pal address please.

-T

[freeskier89]

Ok I just realized you might need a "new" in front "array"

sections = new Array(6,5,4,3,4);



for (i=0; i<sections.length; i++){

        if (_root["TQ" + (i+1) + "Completed"] == sections[i]){

                _root["TQcheckMark" + (i+1)]._visible = true;

        }else{

                _root["TQcheckMark" + (i+1)]._visible = false;

        }

}

Hope it works

[flash_noob]

Did i do this right?

I needed to target the same timeline the script was in so I used "this" on the _visible commands and it worked. Is that ok? or should I use something else?

// TEACHING QUESTIONS SCRATCH OFF
sections = new array(6, 5, 4, 3, 4);
for (i=0; i<sections.length; i++) {
if (_root["TQ"+(i+1)+"Completed"] == sections[i]) {
this["TQcheckMark"+(i+1)]._visible = true;
} else {
this["TQcheckMark"+(i+1)]._visible = false;
}
}

Thanks!
-T

[freeskier89]

You've got it . "this" will work fine, and is probably the best thing to use if it is on the same timeline.

[eirche]

im gonna just show off, lol

this["TQcheckMark"+(i+1)]._visible = (_root["TQ"+(i+1)+"Completed"] == sections[i]);