Math.random, Storyboard And Functions

[CrunchyApps]

if chance1 == 1 then local function mini\_facebook2 ( self, event )     if event.phase == "began" then         system.openURL( "WEBSITE 1" )          return true     end end local function mini\_twitter2 ( self, event )     if event.phase == "began" then         system.openURL( "WEBSITE 2" )               return true     end end end if chance1 == 2 then local function mini\_facebook2 ( self, event )     if event.phase == "began" then         system.openURL( "WEBSITE 3" )         return true     end end local function mini\_twitter2 ( self, event )     if event.phase == "began" then         system.openURL( "WEBSITE 4" )            return true     end end end function scene:createScene( event )     local screenGroup = self.view          chance1 = math.random (1,2)     print(chance1)     mini\_facebook = display.newImage("levelfailed\_mini\_facebook.png")     mini\_facebook.x = display.contentWidth /10     mini\_facebook.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3     screenGroup:insert( mini\_facebook )     mini\_facebook.touch = mini\_facebook2     mini\_facebook:addEventListener( "touch", mini\_facebook )          mini\_twitter = display.newImage("levelfailed\_mini\_twitter.png")     mini\_twitter.x = display.contentWidth /4.45     mini\_twitter.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3     screenGroup:insert( mini\_twitter )     mini\_twitter.touch = mini\_twitter2     mini\_twitter:addEventListener( "touch", mini\_twitter )          end  

When I press the Facebook or Twiiter button, nothing happens; only works if i remove a 

if chance1 == X then

but then i have only one case. How can I randomly acces a function?

Thank you!

[nick_sherman]

This should do it. If you want to only use one of the URLs each time the scene loads, move ‘local chance1 = math.random(1,2)’ to the top of the file.

[lua]

local urls = {“WEBSITE 1”,“WEBSITE 2”,“WEBSITE 3”,“WEBSITE 4”}

local touchButton = function (event)

    local obj = event.target

    local chance1 = math.random(1,2)

    if event.phase == “began” then

             system.openURL(urls[chance1+obj.id] )

             – 1 & 2 = facebook URL, 3 & 4 = twitter URL

    end

    return true

end

function scene:createScene( event )

    local screenGroup = self.view

    mini_facebook = display.newImage(“levelfailed_mini_facebook.png”)

    mini_facebook.x = display.contentWidth /10

    mini_facebook.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3

    screenGroup:insert( mini_facebook )

    mini_facebook:addEventListener( “touch”, touchButton)

    mini_facebook.id = 0

    mini_twitter = display.newImage(“levelfailed_mini_twitter.png”)

    mini_twitter.x = display.contentWidth /4.45

    mini_twitter.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3

    screenGroup:insert( mini_twitter )

    mini_twitter:addEventListener( “touch”, touchButton)

    mini_twitter.id = 2

end

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[CrunchyApps]

Thank you for your post, I managed to make it work.

However if i use the same chance1 to create a image in the createScene, it seems to be a problem;

I use the chance1 function to display a quote (there are 11 quotes). it displays a quote in createScene (a image with that quote) and I want that, when the facebook or twitter button is pressed the same quote to be shared on facebook or twitter.

If I display the function above the code, it doesn’t display a new image in createscene if the scene is re-entered  . Any idea how to do this?

Thank you!

[CrunchyApps]

Problem solved  I used a storyboard.variable to generate a random value in another scene, then moved it in this scene. chance1, chance2 etc. get the value of the storyboard.variable.

[nick_sherman]

This should do it. If you want to only use one of the URLs each time the scene loads, move ‘local chance1 = math.random(1,2)’ to the top of the file.

[lua]

local urls = {“WEBSITE 1”,“WEBSITE 2”,“WEBSITE 3”,“WEBSITE 4”}

local touchButton = function (event)

    local obj = event.target

    local chance1 = math.random(1,2)

    if event.phase == “began” then

             system.openURL(urls[chance1+obj.id] )

             – 1 & 2 = facebook URL, 3 & 4 = twitter URL

    end

    return true

end

function scene:createScene( event )

    local screenGroup = self.view

    mini_facebook = display.newImage(“levelfailed_mini_facebook.png”)

    mini_facebook.x = display.contentWidth /10

    mini_facebook.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3

    screenGroup:insert( mini_facebook )

    mini_facebook:addEventListener( “touch”, touchButton)

    mini_facebook.id = 0

    mini_twitter = display.newImage(“levelfailed_mini_twitter.png”)

    mini_twitter.x = display.contentWidth /4.45

    mini_twitter.y = display.contentHeight / 1.3

    screenGroup:insert( mini_twitter )

    mini_twitter:addEventListener( “touch”, touchButton)

    mini_twitter.id = 2

end

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[CrunchyApps]

Thank you for your post, I managed to make it work.

However if i use the same chance1 to create a image in the createScene, it seems to be a problem;

I use the chance1 function to display a quote (there are 11 quotes). it displays a quote in createScene (a image with that quote) and I want that, when the facebook or twitter button is pressed the same quote to be shared on facebook or twitter.

If I display the function above the code, it doesn’t display a new image in createscene if the scene is re-entered  . Any idea how to do this?

Thank you!

[CrunchyApps]

Problem solved  I used a storyboard.variable to generate a random value in another scene, then moved it in this scene. chance1, chance2 etc. get the value of the storyboard.variable.