Question

I am creating several TextInput boxes via a for loop similar to the one below. The NumberOfSelections variable will differ depending on input from the user.

    for(var i:int=1; i <= NumberOfSelections; i++){
            InputField = new TextInput;
            InputField.id = "Name" + i
            InputField.text = "2" 
            HGroup1.addElement(InputField);
    }

The TextInput text is editable when run, and the user will put in numbers and then press a calculate button that will call a new function. How do I get the information from all the TextInput fields. For instance, if NumberOfSelections was 4 how would I get all 4 numbers the user entered in order to add them together. Is it possible to use the unique id name

Many Thanks

Answer 1

You must save a reference to the fields as you create them. I would suggest storing them in an array:

// somewhere in your code; define the variable
public var textBoxArray : Array = new Array();

// somewhere in some method create the textBoxes
for(var i:int=1; i <= NumberOfSelections; i++){
        InputField = new TextInput;
        InputField.id = "Name" + i
        InputField.text = "2" 
        HGroup1.addElement(InputField);
        textBoxArray.push(InputField);
}