Soft keys for multiple pages

[nithyas]

Hello,
I am trying to create a Flash Lite app with multiple pages. The softkeys are not consistent in function across each page. For example, in the intro page the left menu maybe Opt1, Opt2, Opt3 and right OptExit. On the second page, the menu could be Opt4, Opt5, and right menu OptCancel. Each of these buttons lead to different pages.
Is there a built-in function in Flash to detect current page? How do you propose I solve this issue?

Thanks in advance.

[mariamDh]

Your question requires a solution on how use the Soft Keys to perform different functions on different pages/frames. There are 2 ways in which you could do this.

The method I use most frequently is defining a Key Object and assigning a listener to it. Then when I move to a new page, I remove the listener from the old page and add the listener again to the new page. All this while, I keep using the same Key Object.

PAGE 1

var keyObj:Object = new Object();
keyObj.onKeyDown = function(){
	if(Key.getCode() == ExtendedKey.SOFT1){
		gotoAndPlay(2);
		Key.removeListener(this);
	}
}

Key.addListener(keyObj);

PAGE 2

keyObj.onKeyDown = function(){
	if(Key.getCode() == ExtendedKey.SOFT1){
		gotoAndPlay(3);
		Key.removeListener(this);
	}
}

Key.addListener(keyObj);

The second method is to use a variable which stores your page number. And then based on which page you are on, the KeyDown function, which is written only once, can be used.

PAGE 1

var keyObj:Object = new Object();
keyObj.onKeyDown = function(){
	if(Key.getCode() == ExtendedKey.SOFT1){
            if(page == 1)
		gotoAndPlay(2);
            if(page == 2)
		gotoAndPlay(3);
	}
}

Key.addListener(keyObj);

Regarding the question of finding page numbers, there is a way to find out the the frame number at runtime using the _currentframe property.

Hope this helps