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Flash - Word Game

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Step Three: Placing the ActionScript in the button

1. Place a button next to the text box.
   Either create your own or drag one out of the Button Library: Window > Common Library > Buttons
   
   


my button

2. Attach the following code to the button:
   
   on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
      if (answer eq "rooster" or answer eq "cockerel") {
         gotoAndPlay ("win");
      } else if (answer eq "hen" or answer eq "chicken") {
         gotoAndStop ("boy");
      } else {
         gotoAndStop ("wrong");
      }
   }

Line 1: on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
On the mouse click or if you press Enter on the keyboard and ...

Line 2: if (answer eq "rooster" or answer eq "cockerel") {
If the text input box called answer is rooster or cockerel then ...

Line 3: gotoAndPlay ("win");
Go to the frame labeled win.

Line 4: } else if (answer eq "hen" or answer eq "chicken) {
If the text input box called answer is hen or chicken then ...

Line 5: gotoAndStop ("boy");
Go to the frame labeled boy.

Line 6: } else {
This has not got a (answer = "word") which means that whatever is typed (other than the specified words above) then ...

Line 7: gotoAndStop ("wrong");
Go to the frame labeled wrong

Note: If you have specified lower case as the input text value then the words "rooster", "chicken" etc. must be typed in the code as lower case and visa versa if you have typed them in upper case.