Modifying Strings With Lingo - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

Modifying strings with Lingo

As time passes or other conditions change, you might want to update and change text. For
example, you might want to frequently update a text sprite that displays the user's name or a
description of a musical selection that the user is currently streaming from a website. See
individual entries in the Lingo Dictionary.
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To set the entire content of a text or field cast member, set the
new chunk of text. The chunk can be a string or another text cast member.
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To combine character strings, use the
string to the end of the first string. The
they are combined.
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To insert a string of characters into another string, use the
put...before
another string. The
chunk expression. The
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To delete a chunk expression from a string of text, use the
&
command. The
put...before
command replaces a specified chunk expression with another
put...into
command places the string at the end of another string.
put...after
and operators. The
&&
operator includes a space between two strings when
&&
put...after
command places the string at the beginning of
delete
cast member property to a
text
operator attaches the second
&
,
put...into
command.
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