{"id":1256,"date":"2011-03-12T01:39:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T08:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nathalielawhead.com\/candybox\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2014-01-28T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T00:10:05","slug":"actionscript-3-code-snipplet-of-the-day-enhanced-typeof-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nathalielawhead.com\/candybox\/actionscript-3-code-snipplet-of-the-day-enhanced-typeof-evaluation","title":{"rendered":"Actionscript 3 Code Snipplet of The Day: Enhanced “Typeof” Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"

typeof<\/code> is handy but can be a little too flimsy at times.
\nBasically all it really understands<\/a> are only six possible values;
\n
\nboolean,
\nfunction,
\nnumber,
\nobject,
\nstring,
\nand xml<\/code>.
\nIf you want to run a conditional to check if you’ve got some common ethnic group, such as a movieclip<\/code>, on your hands then it works charms… BUT if you want to use typeof<\/code> to check for a Text Field<\/code>, or maybe something more exciting, then it’ll fail.
\nAt least I know of no other way…
\nSo!
\nToday’s super simple code blurb of the day is:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
for<\/span> (<\/span>var<\/span> i:Number<\/span>=<\/span>0<\/span>;<\/span> i<<\/span>clip.<\/span>numChildren<\/span>;<\/span> i++)<\/span>\r\n{<\/span>\r\n\tvar<\/span> clips:Object<\/span> =<\/span> clip.<\/span>getChildAt<\/span>(<\/span>i);<\/span>\r\n\tif<\/span> (<\/span>clips.<\/span>toString<\/span>()<\/span> ==<\/span> '[object TextField]'<\/span>)<\/span>\r\n\t{<\/span>\r\n\t\t\/\/do shit here<\/span>\r\n\t\ttrace<\/span>(<\/span>"I'm a text field!"<\/span>);<\/span>\r\n\t}<\/span>\r\n}<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
The above loops through all nested movieclips<\/code> inside of a parent movieclip<\/code> and then checks what content is a text field. If it is then do what needs to be done… In this case just trace<\/code>, because… trace<\/code> is just what you do if you’re at a loss of what to do… ok!? Don’t judge me!<\/p>\n
…Note that (clips.toString() == '[object TextField]')<\/code> is the bit that you probably came googling here for. You can substitute clips<\/code> for whatever the hell you need to check against. The above looping through the children movieclips is just for added karma points.
\n+10
\nYou have gained karma reading this.
\nYou now have enough to confront the grue.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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