MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004, Reference

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hyperlinkState 803
hyperlinkState
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
chuckExpression .hyperlinkState
// JavaScript syntax
chuckExpression .hyperlinkState;
Description
Text cast member property; contains the current state of the hyperlink. Possible values for the
state are:
#normal
,
#active
, and
#visited
.
This property can be tested and set.
Like
hyperLink
and
hyperLinkRange
, the returned range of the link contains the first character
of
chunkExpression
.
Example
The following handler checks to see if the hyperlink clicked is a web address. If it is, the state of
the hyperlink text state is set to #visited, and the movie branches to the web address.
--Lingo syntax
property spriteNum
on hyperlinkClicked me, data, range
if data starts "http://" then
currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
currentMember.word[4].hyperlinkState = #visited
gotoNetPage(data)
end if
end
// JavaScript syntax
function hyperlinkClicked(data, range) {
var st = data.slice(0,7);
var ht = "http://";
if (st = ht) {
currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member;
currentMember.getPropRef("word", 4).hyperlinkState = symbol("visited");
gotoNetPage(data);
}
}
See also
hyperlink , hyperlinkRange