I have a text field of references, like so ...

<A HREF='asfunction:_root.addStory, _root.arrStorys[0]'> <b>BULLETIN:SPECULATION HOUNDS SEAMARK</b></A> <A HREF='asfunction:_root.addStory, _root.arrStorys[1]'> <b>HEADLINES OCTOBER 31, 2005</b></A> <A HREF='asfunction:_root.addStory, _root.arrStorys[2]'> <b>FORBES SEES<br />FUTURE IN THE TUBE</b></A> <A HREF='asfunction:_root.addStory, _root.arrStorys[3]'> <b>KEATING SEES<br />FUTURE IN WIRELESS INTERNET</b></A>

and clicking on any of them triggers addStory(). If I click on "FORBES SEES ..." the text area which is supposed to display the story,
displays this instead:

                 _root.arrStorys[2]

At least it's displaying something!! I really need the contents of the array, however.

I know that asfunction passes the parameter as a string, how do I convert it so the contents of that array element display? In other words, so that it's a pointer rather than a label, to put it another way.

Here's what I have for the function:

function addStory(stryElement:Array):Void{
        // assign contents of passed array element to text control.
        txtNews.html = True;
        txtNews.text = stryElement;
        txtNews.refresh;
}

I also tried passing just the number of the desired array element, assembling it like so:
        txtNews.text = "_root.arrStorys[" + stryElement + "]";
but all it displayed was the name of the element, eg _root.arrStorys[2], not what that element contains.

String, Array and Object have all been tried for the type of stryElement.

FoxPro had a macro command, so that you could, in a situation like this where the name of the variable rather than its contents displays, force the contents, like so: &stryElement.

Guidance and suggestions will be most welcome.

Thanks - Miles Thompson


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