Example Expressions

Introduction

A collection of example JavaScript expressions.

Expressions

If Statement

1. Create a JavaScript Utility
2. Add a string variable called n0
3. Copy and paste the expression below into the JavaScript Utility.
4. Create a Value Behaviour.
5. Connect javascriptUtility.id→value.value.

The JavaScript Utility will output 0 if the string in n0 is Text1, 1 if it is Text2 or 2 if it anything else.

function getIndex() {
    if (n0 == "Text1") {
        return 0;
    } else if (n0 == "Text2") {
        return 1;
    } else {
        return 2;
    } 
}

getIndex();

Split a word into letters

1. Create a JavaScript Utility
2. Copy and paste the expression below into the JavaScript Utility.
3. Create a Text Shape.
4. Connect javascriptUtility.id→text.string.
5. Add the Text Shape to a Duplicator.

function getString(n) {
    let string = "Cavalry";
    let array = Array.from(string);
    if (ctx.index < array.length) {
        return array[ctx.index];
    } else {
        return "";
    }
}

getString();