AS3 "for each" array issue

Question

I am trying to create a system that displays the name of the button that you press. The button names are put into an array, however it only recognized the last item entered into the array. Help would be greatly appreciated.

var items:Array = [a, b, c]; //The name of each button

for each(var index in items) 
{
    index.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, mouseClickHandler);
}

function mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    trace(index.name); //Should display the name of any of the buttons clicked.

}

chq · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-05 03:07:11Z

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You should trace the currentTarget name:

var items:Array = [a, b, c]; //The name of each button

for each(var index in items) {
    index.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, mouseClickHandler);
}

function mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
    trace(event.currentTarget.name); //Should display the name of any of the buttons clicked.
}

answered Nov 5, 2012 at 3:07

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:55:57Z

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There's only one index variable created here - and mouseClickHandler function, obviously, works with its current value only. If you need to refer to specific values (given at each loop step), you need to localize them in one way or another:

function generateClickHandler(index:someType) {
  return function(event:MouseEvent):void { trace(index.name); }
}

...    
for each(var index in items) 
{
    index.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, generateClickHandler(index);
}

I'd suggest checking this thread as well.

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:55

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answered Nov 4, 2012 at 16:13

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