I'm trying to write some AS to take text that a user inputs and then show it in another place
I currently have
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.events.TextEvent;
stop(); // stop frame from progressing
// This AS sourced and adapted from Adobe ActionScript 3.0 Help Files - Capturing Text Input
// http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118a9b90204-7d8b.html
// setting variables for Players Name
var playersNameInput:TextField = new TextField();
var playersNameOutput:TextField = new TextField();
// Capture the text input by user
function CaptureUserInput()
{
captureText();
}
function captureText():void
{
playersNameInput.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
addChild(playersNameInput);
playersNameInput.addEventListener(TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT, textInputCapture);
}
function textInputCapture(event:TextEvent):void
{
var playersNameOutput:String = playersNameInput.text;
}
// register the Enter Key as being pressed so the game can continue
// intentionally blank at this time
// output the text entered by the user
addChild(playersNameOutput);
playersNameOutput.text = playersNameOutput;
When I run it, I'm getting the error code
1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type flash.text:TextField to an unrelated type String.
Can anyone please point me to where I am getting this error from and how I might be able to fix it please?
I already have Dynamic Text Box with the playersNameOutput instance name set up on screen where the inputted text is supposed to display.
Thanks
