loop through a list of similar names?

[bonassus]

I have this:

function onAdd(e:Event){
            switch (getQualifiedClassName(e.target))
            {
            case "Symbol0":
            e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
            break;
            case "Symbol1":
            e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
            break;
            case "Symbol2":
                e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
                break;
            case "Symbol3":
                e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
                break;
            case "Symbol4":
                e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
                break;
            default:
            }
        }

but i want to do something like this:

for (var i:Number=1; i<=5;i++){ 
switch (getQualifiedClassName(e.target))
          {
            case "Symbol" + i:
             e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
             break;
}
      }

Is there a way?

Thanks!

[cbeech]

hmmm - it seems as though all of your cases perform the same operation - it looks like you shouldn't have to differentiate between them - so you should be able to just do:

function onAdd( e:Event ):void {
    e.currentTarget.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
}

[TheCanadian]

it looks like you shouldn't have to differentiate between them

Unless there's more options other than Symbol0 - Symbol4.

You could do this:

function onAdd(e:Event){
            switch (getQualifiedClassName(e.target))
            {
            case "Symbol0":
            case "Symbol1":
            case "Symbol2":
            case "Symbol3":
            case "Symbol4":
                e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix];
                break;
            default:
            }
        }

Or this:

if((/Symbol[0-4]/).test(getQualifiedClassName(e.target))) e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix]

Or, if all Symbol classes have a common super class or interface:

if(e.target is SymbolSuperClass) e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix]

[cbeech]

is that a regex condition there? nice - agreed, there could certainly be other cases, but given the info presented, the referencing and test appears unnecessary *shrug* another method (among many) would be similar to your last but within a switch - something like:

switch( true ) {
    case (e.currentTarget is SymbolClass): e.target.filters = [AdjustColorMatrix]; break;
    case (e.currentTarget is SpriteClass): e.target.filters = [SpriteColorMatrix]; break;
    ...
}

curious? your reason for using target over currentTarget?

[TheCanadian]

Given the info presented, it's impossible to tell what's necessary

Yeah that's regex. I used target because it's shorter to write, but I'll use whichever one is appropriate. He used target as well...

[cbeech]

lmao! excellent point - i spend way to much time guessin