MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH - Page 75

About data types 75
Boolean data type
A Boolean value is one that is either true or false. ActionScript also converts the values
true and false to 1 and 0 when appropriate. Boolean values are most often used with logical
operators in ActionScript statements that make comparisons to control the flow of a script.
The following example loads a text file into a SWF file, and displays a message in the Output
panel if the text file does not load correctly, or the parameters if it does load successfully. See
the comments in the code example for more details.
var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
//success is a Boolean value
my_lv.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
//if success is true, trace monthNames
if (success) {
trace(my_lv.monthNames);
//if success is false, trace a message
} else {
trace("unable to load text file");
}
};
my_lv.load("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/params.txt");
The following example checks that users enter values into two TextInput component
instances. Two Boolean variables are created,
userNameEntered and isPasswordCorrect,
and if both variables evaluate to
true, a welcome message is assigned to the titleMessage
String variable.
// Add two TextInput components, a Label, and a Button component on the
Stage.
// Strict data type the three component instances
var userName_ti:mx.controls.TextInput;
var password_ti:mx.controls.TextInput;
var submit_button:mx.controls.Button;
var welcome_lbl:mx.controls.Label;
//Hide the label
welcome_lbl.visible = false;
// Create a listener object, which is used with the Button component.
// When the Button is clicked, checks for a user name and password.
var btnListener:Object = new Object();
btnListener.click = function(evt:Object) {
// Checks that the user enters at least one character in the TextInput
// instances and returns a Boolean true/false.
var userNameEntered:Boolean = (userName_ti.text.length > 0);
var isPasswordCorrect:Boolean = (password_ti.text == "vertigo");
if (userNameEntered && isPasswordCorrect) {
var titleMessage:String = "Welcome " + userName_ti.text + "!";
welcome_lbl.text = titleMessage;