Hey I have a stupid problem. This code wont work or me all it will output is (cat0,cat1,cat2,cat3,cat4,cat5) When I actually want it to output the valuse of those variables.

If you want it to output the values and not the array try this:



Hope that helps.

Or, if for some reason you need the array, you could use another for loop to trace each of the values in the array.

You have two mistakes:

1. You've used array notation to access the 'cat' variables, without specifying the array. Because they were created in 'this' space, reference 'this'.

2. Without putting quotes around the letters, they're seen as undefined variables. Put the quotes around them and they'll be seen as String variables.

Here's your code, corrected:

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That doesn't help. This is the output of your code:


Please test your code before posting.

I know exactly what it outputs.


Right there he said he wants to output the value of the variables, not the arrays. That is what the code does, outputs the values of the variables not an array.

PS - If I don't test the code before posting I say so.

If you knew exactly what it outputs, then you've intentionally wasted everybody's time. I don't believe that's the case though. I believe you simply did not test your code (at least not well).

Your code creates a String object: var my_str:String = new String(""), and then concatenates the text " cat" to it: my_str += " cat", and then concatenates the string equivalent of the value assigned to i: +i. It never references the "values of those variables": this["cat"+i]. For this reason, the output of your code is the same with or without ever defining "those variables".

Run the code. Then change the "values of those variables" and run it again. Then delete "those variables" completely and run it again. It'll still produce the same text string. If you're unsure as to why, the answers can be found in the Help documentation.

My apologies if I've offended you. I appreciate all the help you provide in this forum, and encourage you to continue. But for the sake of those you help, please thoroughly test your solution before providing it.

This post has been edited by DilutedImage: 29 Sep, 2008 - 11:37 AM