Question by Jesus_Freak · Dec 27, 2010 at 06:41 PM · switch javascript-specific switch-case

Switch cases malfunction?

In my script(below) the 2 vars alpha and pageNumber have a system where they change based on which button you click. But now it doesn't change anymore- they used to go up and down but now they stay at 1.

Can you take a look at my script and help me figure out what needs to be changed to make those 2 vars change?

(for some reason, my whole script doesn't show on safari)

thanks for any help!

"Tutorial" Script:

var firstMessage : String; var secondMessage : String; var thirdMessage : String; var fourthMessage : String; var fifthMessage : String; var sixthMessage : String; var seventhMessage : String; var buttonWidth : int; var buttonHeight : int; var X : int; var Y : int; var alpha : int; var beta : int; var Rect1 : Rect; var Rect2 : Rect; var pagePosition : Rect; var nextRect : Rect; var backRect : Rect; var windowRect : Rect = Rect((Screen.width / 2) - (buttonWidth / 2), (Screen.height / 2) - (buttonHeight / 2), buttonWidth, buttonHeight); var windowRect2 : Rect = Rect((Screen.width / 2) - (buttonWidth / 2), (Screen.height / 2) - (buttonHeight / 2), buttonWidth, buttonHeight); private var showGUI : boolean = false; private var firstTime : boolean = true; private var ShowDefault : boolean = true; private var ShowSecond : boolean = false; private var ShowThird : boolean = false; private var ShowFourth : boolean = false; private var ShowFifth : boolean = false; private var ShowSixth : boolean = false; private var ShowSeventh : boolean = false; private var ShowNext : boolean = false; private var msgToDisplay : String; private var pageNumber : int; private var pageToDisplay : int;

function Awake()
{
 pageNumber = 0;
 alpha = 1;
 showGUI = false;
 FMoveAround.Takeinput = false; 
 msgToDisplay = firstMessage;
 firstTime = true;
}
function Update()
{
 switch(pageNumber)
 {
  case -1:
   pageNumber = 0;
  break;
  case 0:
   pageToDisplay = 1;
  break;
  case 1:
   pageToDisplay = 2;
  break;
  case 2:
   pageToDisplay = 3;
  break;
  case 3:
   pageToDisplay = 4;
  break;
  case 4:
   pageToDisplay = 5;
  break;
  case 5:
   pageToDisplay = 6;
  break;
  case 6:
   pageToDisplay = 7;
  break;
  case 7:
   pageNumber = 6;
  break;
 }
 switch(alpha)
 {
  case 0:
   alpha = 1;
  break;
  case 1:
   msgToDisplay = firstMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = false;
  break;
  case 2: 
   msgToDisplay = secondMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = true;
  break;
  case 3:
   msgToDisplay = thirdMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = true;
  break;
  case 4:
   msgToDisplay = fourthMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = true;
  break;
  case 5:
   msgToDisplay = fifthMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = true;
  break;
  case 6:
   msgToDisplay = sixthMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = true;
  break;
  case 7:
   msgToDisplay = seventhMessage;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = false;
  break;
  case 8:
   showGUI = true;
   FMoveAround.Takeinput = false;
  break;
 }
}

function DoMyWindow (windowID : int)
{
 GUI.skin.label.wordWrap = true;
 GUI.Label(pagePosition, "Page " + pageToDisplay);
 GUI.Label(Rect2, msgToDisplay);
 GUI.Label(Rect1, "Date, Time: " + System.DateTime.Now);
 if(GUI.Button(nextRect, "Next"))
 {
  alpha++;
  pageNumber++;
 }
 if(GUI.Button(backRect, "Back"))
 {
  alpha--;
  pageNumber--;
 }
 GUI.DragWindow ();
}
var Rect3 : Rect;
var Rect4 : Rect;
function DoMyWindowQuit(windowID : int)
{
 GUI.skin.button.wordWrap = true;
 if(GUI.Button(Rect3, "Level 1-->"))
 {
  Application.LoadLevel("Level1");
 }
 if(GUI.Button(Rect4, "<--Back"))
 {
  alpha = 7;
  showGUI = false;
 }
}

function OnGUI()
{
 if(!showGUI)
 {
  windowRect = GUI.Window(0, windowRect, DoMyWindow, "Tutorial 1");
 }
 if(showGUI)
 {
  windowRect2 = GUI.Window(1, windowRect2, DoMyWindowQuit, "Finished learning from the tutorial?");
 }
}

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Jesus_Freak · Dec 28, 2010 at 09:32 PM 0

theres no other script changing the value of alpha or page number, they can be different than one, i changed it in edit mode and playmode, but it always starts on 1 which is good but it never changes on its own (when you press the buttons) which is bad; this script did work before but now it doesn't for some reason unkown to me.

Eric5h5 · Dec 28, 2010 at 10:01 PM 0

Rewrite this to use arrays instead of a ton of separate variables, right now it's way too long.

Jesus_Freak · Dec 29, 2010 at 08:00 PM 0

ok, i'm working on converting the string to an array, but im confused about arrays, i've used the "for(var in array)" technique but i don't truly know about arrays, could you explain arrays and how to increase the value of an array? i'm going to ask a new question explaining this... i know virtually nothing about arrays.

JesusChristChangedMe · Jan 03, 2011 at 01:53 AM 0

It's not all showing up on your iPod I think what you mean by safari. Use a computer, it will show the entire script.

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