Passing variable to eventListener

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#1

HI,

Trying to add a variable to a text field eventlistener.

Figured out that I need to use an anonymous event.

defaultField:addEventListener( “userInput”, function() testFlagsListener(myWord); end )

Problem is in the testFlagsListener I need to access the event and the passed parameter.

function testFlagsListener( event, inText )

 

When I try this, it seems the whole event gets ignored.

Essentially I’m trying to have user enter some text, and compare it with text I define. I don’t want to use global variables unless I have to.

Thoughts?

#2

Try adding the event as an argument to your anonymous function:

defaultField:addEventListener( "userInput", function(e) testFlagsListener(e,myWord); end )

That event object is being sent to the anonymous function, you’ve just told the function to ignore it.

#3

Excellent, thanks. That works. Not quite certain of the logic of why, but it’s good, thanks.

#4

Try adding the event as an argument to your anonymous function:

defaultField:addEventListener( "userInput", function(e) testFlagsListener(e,myWord); end )

That event object is being sent to the anonymous function, you’ve just told the function to ignore it.

#5

Excellent, thanks. That works. Not quite certain of the logic of why, but it’s good, thanks.