Is there a simpler way to do this?

[Ritchie Valens]

Hi,



I was wondering, how different is Javascript, from Actionscript 3.0?

I am messing around with a web radio application, I am trying to
create.

I am a newbie but more used to AS 2.0, but I finally took the plunge
and forced myself to learn AS 3.0.

Basically everytime a button is pressed, it goes to the next Radio
Station:

As Below, but I think there must be a simpler way, without repeating
the code.

Any suggestions,

Please keep it simple, and would you be kind enough to explain, what
you have done?


The right Braces at the end bother me, they look silly, which is why I
thought there is an easier way






Regards





//Stop Script

stop();


// up Button Script Jazz fm

up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.jazzfm.com"));

gotoAndStop(2);


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"));


}}}}}
Life is Good !!!

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Any Suggestions?

Hi,



I was wondering, how different is Javascript, from Actionscript 3.0?

I am messing around with a web radio application, I am trying to
create.

I am a newbie but more used to AS 2.0, but I finally took the plunge
and forced myself to learn AS 3.0.

Basically everytime a button is pressed, it goes to the next Radio
Station:

As Below, but I think there must be a simpler way, without repeating
the code.

Any suggestions,

Please keep it simple, and would you be kind enough to explain, what
you have done?


The right Braces at the end bother me, they look silly, which is why I
thought there is an easier way






Regards





//Stop Script

stop();


// up Button Script Jazz fm

up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.jazzfm.com"));

gotoAndStop(2);


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3"));


up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"));


}}}}}
Life is Good !!!

Life is Good !!!

 

[Luuk]

Any Suggestions?

read these two web-pages:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionScript
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

This newsgroup is about JavaScript


....

 

[Ritchie Valens]

How different is Javascript than actionscript 3.0 ?

read these two web-pages:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionScript
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

This newsgroup is about JavaScript


...

Life is Good !!!

 

[John G Harris]

read these two web-pages:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionScript
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

This newsgroup is about JavaScript

This news group is on topic for *any* language derived from ECMAScript.
That includes ActionScript as well as JScript and JavaScript.

That said, ActionScript has a lot of features that are not in the
current JavaScript and JScript languages so answers might be slow in
arriving.

John

 

[Ritchie Valens]

John,

Thanks.

Regards

This news group is on topic for *any* language derived from ECMAScript.
That includes ActionScript as well as JScript and JavaScript.

That said, ActionScript has a lot of features that are not in the
current JavaScript and JScript languages so answers might be slow in
arriving.

John

Life is Good !!!

 

[Scott Sauyet]

Basically everytime a button is pressed, it goes to the next Radio
Station:

As Below, but I think there must be a simpler way, without repeating
the code.

You're instincts are right. There is a cleaner way. There must be.
I have one below in regular javascript. I can't imagine it would be
difficult to do in ActionScript.

The right Braces at the end bother me, they look silly, which is why I
thought there is an easier way

up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.jazzfm.com"));

gotoAndStop(2);

up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btn1);
function btn1 ( event:MouseEvent):void
{ navigateToURL (new URLRequest ("http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1"));
// ... [several more elided] ...
}}}}}

Here's one approach:

<p>Now playing: <span id="result">Current Station will
go here</span>.</p>
<button id="next" onclick="nextStation()">Next</button>

var urls = [
"http://www.jazzfm.com",
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1",
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2",
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3",
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"
];
nextStation = (function() {
var result = document.getElementById("result"),
count = urls.length,
current = count;
return function() {
current = (current + 1) % count
result.innerHTML = urls[current]; // change as needed
};
}());

You can see this approach at

<http://jsfiddle.net/CrossEye/a4KLJ/>

(Sorry this is so late. Just returned from a vacation.)

-- Scott