try the following:
if (pVidSprite.member.type.toString().toLowerCase()
== "#visiblelightonstagemedia"){
//do stuff here
}
rationale:
in JS syntax, I believe there is a difference in terms of how symbols
are handled. They become actual object instances (I believe, Tom slap
me upside the head if I'm wrong). Therefore you are comparing two
different instances of the symbol both having the same visible "value".
Therefore it is often better to check the string representation of a
symbol in a comparison. I tend to force either to lowercase or
uppercase in order to eleminate the chance that Director will screw up
the case of the symbol (since Lingo comparisons of symbols and strings
are case-insenstive) it is often easy to forget that JS is case
sensitive comparison.
Sincerely
Mark R. Jonkman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, December 23, 2005 10:03 am
Subject: <lingo-l> js syntax weirdness
> Hi list...
>
> In js syntax, I can't get the following to work:
>
> if(pVidSprite.member.type == symbol("VisibleLightOnStageMedia")){
> //do stuff
> }
>
>
> When I trace(pVidSprite.member.type);
> // #VisibleLightOnStageMedia
>
> pVidSprite is always correctly sprite(21).
>
> The result I am experiencing when debugging is that it steps out
> of the
> entire behavior without error.
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> - Michael M.
>
>
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