radio button group: how to get button names?

[golive]

I have 3 groups of radio buttons, called grpRadioA, grpRadioB and grpRadioC.

I know how to get the hilitedButtonName, using:

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 put the hilitedButtonName of group grpRadioA into cReturn

When conditions change, I want to specify which button is highlighted in each of the 3 groups.
is there a way to do that without hard coding in the name of the button?

Example:
The initial setting for grpRadioA and grpRadioB is have the first button highlighted.
The initial setting for grpRadioC is have the second button highlighted.

Is there a way to code that?

[bn]

Hi golive,

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on mouseUp
   lock screen
   if the name of the target contains "button" then
      put the hilitedButton of me into tBtnNumber
      put the number of buttons of me into tAllBtnsNo
      put tAllBtnsNo + 1 - tBtnNumber into tWhich
      set the hilite of button tWhich of group 2 to true
   end if
   unlock screen
end mouseUp

for 3 radio buttons in a group and 3 radio button in a second group
place this script into the group script of group 1

this will hilite a radio button in response to the hilitedButton of group 1

Of course you would want to name the buttons and groups and all that.

Kind regards
Bernd

[jacque]

Another way would be to set a custom property in each group that holds the number of the default hilitedButton. Then you can just read that, if I understand the question right.

[golive]

set the hilite of button tWhich of group 2 to true
Bernd

That's what I needed to know, thanks!

[golive]

Another way would be to set a custom property in each group that holds the number of the default hilitedButton. Then you can just read that, if I understand the question right.

Good idea!
Thanks for the suggestion.

[Klaus]

Hi golive,

set the hilite of button tWhich of group 2 to true
Bernd

That's what I needed to know, thanks!

(Almost) Everything that you can GET can also be SET in Liveocode!
So you can of course:
...
set the hilitedbutton of grp "RadioA" to 1
...
set the hilitedbuttonname of grp "RadioA" to "Radiobutton1"
...

Best

Klaus

[golive]

(Almost) Everything that you can GET can also be SET in Liveocode!
So you can of course:
...
set the hilitedbutton of grp "RadioA" to 1
...
set the hilitedbuttonname of grp "RadioA" to "Radiobutton1"
...

OIC, useful to know.
Thanks.