Lingo Dictionary > D-F > field |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
field
Syntax
field
whichField
Description
Keyword; refers to the field cast member specified by whichField
.
![]() |
When |
![]() |
When |
Character strings and chunk expressions can be read from or placed in the field.
The term field
was used in earlier versions of Director and is maintained for backward compatibility. For new movies, use member
to refer to field cast members.
Example
This statement places the characters 5 through 10 of the field name entry in the variable myKeyword
:
myKeyword = field("entry").char[5..10]
Example
This statement checks whether the user entered the word desk and, if so, goes to the frame deskBid:
if member "bid" contains "desk" then go to "deskBid"
See also
char...of
, item...of
, line...of
, word...of
![]() ![]() ![]() |