Well there it is! I hacked around on it for an hour, but didn't think of that. . .
Thanks for your help JesterXL! Dennis > I don't think you are allowed to use spaces. So, make it: > > listText = "<p><a href=\"asfunction:showList,webcasts\">View List</a></p>"; > > Instead of: > > listText = "<p><a href=\"asfunction:showList, webcasts\">View List</a></p>"; > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:34 AM > Subject: [Flashcoders] Is this a bug? > > > I was wondering if anyone else has run into this before. > > I am trying to pass an argument (String) to a function via an html link in a > text field that will execute specific code based on the value of the > argument, but the argument seems to "get lost" during the evaluation. > > The html reads: > listText = "<p><a href=\"asfunction:showList, webcasts\">View List</a></p>"; > > The function reads: > > function showList(medium:String) { > var media:String = medium; > trace(media); // returns: webcasts > trace(typeof(media)) // returns: string > //var media:String = "webcasts"; > if (media == "webcasts") { > trace("ARGUMENT PASSED"); > } else { > trace(media + " ARGUMENT NOT PASSED"); returns: webcasts ARGUMENT > NOT PASSED > } > } > > The link triggers the function, and the "webcasts" argument get passed, but > gets lost or isn't recognized by the conditional (media == "webcasts") and > fails to the "ARGUMENT NOT PASSED" trace. > > When I comment out the 'var media:String = medium;' , and uncomment the > 'var media:String = "webcasts";', it results in 'true' and I get 'ARGUMENT > PASSED'. . . > > Is this a bug or am I missing something here? > > Thanks in advance for your help > > Dennis > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
