I have just start learning Metaio. I am working on a simple development test project.
I have so far made the tracking sheet, put image and two arrows (buttons) which means next image and previous image.
For testing I made one of the buttons to display the image and the other for hiding the image. All this works fine so far.
My question is when I added extra images how can I shift the images dynamically back and forward using my next and previous buttons?
My testing code:
button2.onTouchStarted = function () {
image1.hide();
};
button1.onTouchStarted = function () {
image1.display();
};
It can be done different ways, I suggest you to use arel.Scene.getObject
and put your image names inside array and each time you click next or previous you count the array key up or down.
I assume you are using Metaio Creator editor.
You have to added codes 3 different places:
Previous (left arrow button)
button1.onTouchStarted = function () {
if (currentImageIndex == firstImageIndex) {
return;
}
arel.Scene.getObject(imageArray[currentImageIndex]).hide();
currentImageIndex--;
arel.Scene.getObject(imageArray[currentImageIndex]).display();
globalsVar['currentImageIndex'] = currentImageIndex;
};
Next (right arrow button)
button2.onTouchStarted = function () {
if (currentImageIndex == lastImageIndex) {
return;
}
arel.Scene.getObject(imageArray[currentImageIndex]).hide();
currentImageIndex++;
arel.Scene.getObject(imageArray[currentImageIndex]).display();
globalsVar['currentImageIndex'] = currentImageIndex;
};
On your Global Script
var imageArray = ["image1", "image2"]; // and so on extra image names
var firstImageIndex = 0;
var lastImageIndex = imageArray.length - 1;
var currentImageIndex = firstImageIndex;
globalsVar = {};
arel.Scene.getObject(imageArray[currentImageIndex]).display();