Widget.newButton

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#1

Hello all, I am trying to use one button with two labels, so my code below shows how I am trying to do it but I know it is wrong because it is not working. So how to incorporate two labels on one button for two different functions. This code produces errors I have tried multiple versions of the below. Any Help is appreciated. 

local startButton = widget.newButton 

{

if countDownEngaged == false then

       left = 20,

        top = screenH / 2 ,

         id = “startButton”,

          label = “Start”,

            onEvent = startClock 

      else 

           left = 20,

            top = screenH / 2 ,

              id = “startButton”,

                label = “Stop”,

                  onEvent = startClock 

  

      end

  

}

Regards

JZ 

#2

Suggest creating the button with the label that you would expect to see most often and then use the 

setLabel() method in your if/then block to adjust the label as needed. 

See : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/ButtonWidget/setLabel.html

#3

Something like this : 

local startButton = widget.newButton { left = 20, top = screenH / 2 , id = "startButton", label = "Start", onEvent = startClock } if countDownEngaged then startButton:setLabel( "Stop" ) else startButton:setLabel( "Start" ) end

Hope this helps.

#4

Hello Ksan, the issue is actually with the if statement, this is the error      : unexpected symbol near ‘if’ 

ideas ?

JZ 

#5

I See !! Thanks much will give that a try. 

JZ 

#6

Yup. Just tested this code snippet for you and confirmed that it works. Best of luck. 

#7

Ksan, thanks so much, I had to make a few tweaks but it is working perfectly now.

Much appreciated.

JZ 

#8

Suggest creating the button with the label that you would expect to see most often and then use the 

setLabel() method in your if/then block to adjust the label as needed. 

See : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/ButtonWidget/setLabel.html

#9

Something like this : 

local startButton = widget.newButton { left = 20, top = screenH / 2 , id = "startButton", label = "Start", onEvent = startClock } if countDownEngaged then startButton:setLabel( "Stop" ) else startButton:setLabel( "Start" ) end

Hope this helps.

#10

Hello Ksan, the issue is actually with the if statement, this is the error      : unexpected symbol near ‘if’ 

ideas ?

JZ 

#11

I See !! Thanks much will give that a try. 

JZ 

#12

Yup. Just tested this code snippet for you and confirmed that it works. Best of luck. 

#13

Ksan, thanks so much, I had to make a few tweaks but it is working perfectly now.

Much appreciated.

JZ