Storing Radio Button Selections

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Hello

Newbie Alert!!

I am having some problems with a small survey swf i am making in actionscript 3. I have multiple choice questions on different frames using radio buttons and i need the users selections shown in a dynamic text button along each frame and also on the last frame of the survey.

Another problem i am getting is i need the last radio button clicked to be stored, so if the user clicks lets say ‘rb_2’ on frame 1, clicks next to go to frame 2, then if they were to go back to frame 1 again ‘rb_2’ is still selected.

Thought it would be easy using the ‘Shared Object Class’ but from reading tutorials i cannot get it working. Is this the best way or should i be looking into another solution?

Cheers

James

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You need to define global variable of datatype of array. In this array you can store current selection of radio button.
say for example I have array[10] of 10 question…

For single choice I will just have one number stored as string(‘4’) and for multiple choice I will have multiple enteries.(‘1|2|3’)
Now My array storage will look like: array[10]={ ‘4’, ‘1|2|3’, ‘1’, ’ 3|4’ ,‘6’, ‘1|3’,‘3|4|5’ ,‘3’…till 10th value…}

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I am sorry,but…

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Sorry i should have posted some of my code really!! I left it out originally as it just wasn’t working but i have got parts of it working now.

Thanks aleserlee, as greatful as i am for your reply, my lack of knowledge in flash means your answer looks far to complex:) I have kept with using the ‘sharedObject’ class and have got close to it working but not quite there!!

I have got the users selection shown on each frame in dynamic text boxes and the radio button on frame one is stored so if you click ‘rb_3’ on frame 1, click next for frame 2 then go back again to frame 1 again ‘rb_3’ will still be selected. Problem is this only works for frame 1, the stored data for frame 2 is now saving.

I have a test link of : ‘neufster.com/testing/test.swf’ to explain.

If anyone can help get this code working? I am sure that the problem lies in calling '(so.data[“value”] ==“…”) on both frame 1 and 2 or am i wrong?

the full code i am using is :

Frame 1>

// Import Radio Button Controls.
import fl.controls.RadioButtonGroup;

// Set Variable of Rb Group.
var rbGroup:RadioButtonGroup = new RadioButtonGroup( "myRBGroup" );

// Set Variable of Shared Object.
var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("options");

// Assign Group and Values to Rb's.
rb_1.group=rbGroup;
rb_1.value = "macbook";
rb_2.group=rbGroup;
rb_2.value = "macbook pro";
rb_3.group=rbGroup;
rb_3.value = "imac";
rb_4.group=rbGroup;
rb_4.value = "emac";
rb_5.group=rbGroup;
rb_5.value = "mac pro";
rb_6.group=rbGroup;
rb_6.value = "mac mini";

// Add Event Listeners on Rb's.
rb_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);
rb_2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);
rb_3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);
rb_4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);
rb_5.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);
rb_6.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult);

//Define function on Rb's.
function showResult(event:MouseEvent):void {
	switch (rbGroup.selection) {
		case rb_1 :
			stage_1_txt.text = "macbook" ;
			break;
		case rb_2 :
			stage_1_txt.text="macbook pro";
			break;
		case rb_3 :
			stage_1_txt.text="imac";
			break;
		case rb_4 :
			stage_1_txt.text="emac";
			break;
		case rb_5 :
			stage_1_txt.text="mac pro";
			break;
		case rb_6 :
			stage_1_txt.text="mac mini";
			break;
	}
}

// Frame Navigation.
stop();

next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,nxt);

// Define and Trace Rb Choice on Button.
// Flush so to retrieve in later use.
function nxt(e:MouseEvent):void {
	gotoAndStop(2);
	trace( rbGroup.selection.value );
	so.data["value"] = rbGroup.selection.value;
	so.data["value"] = rbGroup2.selection.value;
	so.flush();
}

// Define Radio Button according to last Click.
if ( so.data["value"] == "macbook" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_1;
stage_1_txt.text="macbook";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "macbook pro" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_2;
stage_1_txt.text="macbook pro";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "imac" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_3;
stage_1_txt.text="imac";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "emac" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_4;
stage_1_txt.text="emac";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "mac pro" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_5;
stage_1_txt.text="mac pro";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "mac mini" ) {
rbGroup.selection = rb_6;
stage_1_txt.text="mac mini";
}

Second Frame >

// Set Variable of Rb Group.
var rbGroup2:RadioButtonGroup=new RadioButtonGroup("Group 2");

// Assign Group and Values to Rb's.
rb_7.group=rbGroup2;
rb_7.value = "one month";
rb_8.group=rbGroup2;
rb_8.value = "six months";
rb_9.group=rbGroup2;
rb_9.value = "one year";
rb_10.group=rbGroup2;
rb_10.value = "two years";
rb_11.group=rbGroup2;
rb_11.value = "three years";
rb_12.group=rbGroup2;
rb_12.value = "four years";

// Add Event Listeners on Rb's.
rb_7.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);
rb_8.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);
rb_9.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);
rb_10.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);
rb_11.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);
rb_12.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showResult2);

//Define function on Rb's.
function showResult2(event:MouseEvent):void {
   switch (rbGroup2.selection) {
       case rb_7 :
           stage_2_txt.text="one month";
           break;
       case rb_8 :
           stage_2_txt.text="six months";
           break;
       case rb_9 :
           stage_2_txt.text="one year";
           break;
       case rb_10 :
           stage_2_txt.text="two years";
           break;
       case rb_11 :
           stage_2_txt.text="three years";
           break;
       case rb_12 :
           stage_2_txt.text="four years";
           break;
   }
}

// Frame Navigation.
stop();

next2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,nxt2);
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,back);
				
// Define and Trace Rb Choice on Button.
function nxt2(e:MouseEvent):void{
   gotoAndStop(3);
   trace( rbGroup2.selection.value );
   so.data["value"] = rbGroup2.selection.value;
}
// Define and Trace Rb Choice on Button.
function back(e:MouseEvent):void{
   gotoAndStop(1);
   trace( rbGroup2.selection.value );
   so.data["value"] = rbGroup.selection.value;
}

// Define Radio Button according to last Click.
if ( so.data["value"] == "one month" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_7;
stage_2_txt.text="one month";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "six months" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_8;
stage_2_txt.text="six months";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "one year" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_9;
stage_2_txt.text="one year";
}
if ( so.data["value2"] == "two years" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_10;
stage_2_txt.text="two years";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "three years" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_11;
stage_2_txt.text="three years";
}
if ( so.data["value"] == "four years" ) {
rbGroup2.selection = rb_12;
stage_2_txt.text="four years";
}

If anyone can help point me in the right direction to get this code working?

Cheers