How do you use variables with the Touching sense? I am using Scratch 2.0 standalone.

<touching (N) ?>

<touching color (N) ?>

There is no way to “Set variable to color” in the editor by clicking on objects on the stage, to set a color…. (Let's see what the website does with this..)

set (N) to [#ff0088]

If I try typing the name of a sprite into a variable, it does not detect the sprite. Putting the sprite name in quotes in the variable doesn't help.


I am trying to iterate through a list of sprites to scan for objects it is touching.

Whoops, got the “touching Sprite N” with a named sprite to work…. found a typo.

Though still no way to set a variable to a color, apparently.

You can test if touching a sprite easily like this:

<touching (join[Spritename][])?>

Yes, but the question remains why “Touching Color” allows a variable to be dropped into the color selection box, if you cannot actually store colors in variables. Looks like a bug or undocumented feature to me.

Dale_Mahalko wrote:

Yes, but the question remains why “Touching Color” allows a variable to be dropped into the color selection box, if you cannot actually store colors in variables. Looks like a bug or undocumented feature to me.

You can represent colours using RGB codes - see the bottom half of http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Set_Pen_Color_to_%28%29

Has anyone found a fix to this? I want a drawing to stop once it touches another drawing and putting the variable i assigned to color does nothing for the touching color block. Any work arounds?

Sunburn02 wrote:

Has anyone found a fix to this? I want a drawing to stop once it touches another drawing and putting the variable i assigned to color does nothing for the touching color block. Any work arounds?

dont necropost

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Sunburn02 wrote:

Has anyone found a fix to this? I want a drawing to stop once it touches another drawing and putting the variable i assigned to color does nothing for the touching color block. Any work arounds?

Instead of necroposting create your own new topic and share the project.

i know this is too late but instead of using ‘#’ use ‘0x’ for the hex code

hope it helps

advantage666 wrote:

i know this is too late but instead of using ‘#’ use ‘0x’ for the hex code

hope it helps

You are indeed way, way too late. This is necroposting to the extreme.

I need to detect if an object is touching another object and then change a varialbe because of that, but that loops and changes the variable infintly. Does anyone have a fix for this?

FrederikQSI wrote:

I need to detect if an object is touching another object and then change a varialbe because of that, but that loops and changes the variable infintly. Does anyone have a fix for this?

Here is something that might help you

when green flag clicked

forever
if <not <[variable that changes on touch v] = [original value]>> then
if <touching [sprite v] ?> then
set [varaiable that changes on touch v] to [your value (that isnt the original value)]
end
end
end

There's way to avoid it (if color touched)! All you need is just one hacked block. Best project with this block is Hello3409's Hacked blocks. The block we need is in “Fun” sprite. Drag from left to right, and it will be in When timer > (color block) block. Then make something like this:

set [color v] to [#7fff00]

when green flag clicked
forever
if <touching color (color) ?> then
say [Try it! It works!]
end
end