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Example
The following handler creates a hyperlink in the first word of text cast member “MacroLink”. The
text is linked to Macromedia’s website.
on startMovie
member("MacroLink").word[1].hyperlink = \
"http://www.macromedia.com"
end
See also
hyperlinkRange, hyperlinkState
on hyperlinkClicked
Syntax
on hyperlinkClicked me, data, range
statement(s)
end
Description
System message and event handler; used to determine when a hyperlink is actually clicked.
This event handler has the following parameters:
• me—Used in a behavior to identify the sprite instance
• data—The hyperlink data itself; the string entered in the Text Inspector when editing the text
cast member
• range—The character range of the hyperlink in the text (It’s possible to get the text of the
range itself by using the syntax member Ref.char[range[1]..range[2]]
This handler should be attached to a sprite as a behavior script. Avoid placing this handler in a
cast member script.
Example
This behavior shows a link examining the hyperlink that was clicked, jump to a URL if needed,
then output the text of the link itself to the message window:
property spriteNum
on hyperlinkClicked me, data, range
if data starts "http://" then
goToNetPage(data)
end if
currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
anchorString = currentMember.char[range[1]..range[2]]
put "The hyperlink on"&&anchorString&&"was just clicked."
end
hyperlinkRange
Syntax
chunkExpression.hyperlinkRange
Description
Text cast member property; returns the range of the hyperlink that contains the first character of
the chunk expression.