Using a function to generate a string for text:

SeDi

Hi,

I would like to let a function directly feed a text property, like:

Text {
       text: function textSource() {
              switch (lockKey.mode) {
                     case first: return "First option";
                     case second: return "Second option";
                     case third: return "Third option";
                     default: return "Default option";
              }            
       }
}

But I get the following error message:

Unable to assign a function to a property of any type other than var.

while, on the other hand,

Text {
       function textSource() {
              switch (lockKey.mode) {
                     case first: return "First option";
                     case second: return "Second option";
                     case third: return "Third option";
                     default: return "Default option";
              }
       }
       text: textSource()
}

does work, indeed. I've tried to trick around with

text: String()+function textSource() { ...}

but this leads to an on-screen text output of:

"function textSource() {native code}"

Is there a syntax trick that I am missing? Or is there any reasoning behind that restriction?

SeDi

Replying to myself. The simple solution is not to use "function", but to just write the JS code in curly brackets. Didn't know that's even legal...

                text:  {
                    switch (lockKey.mode) {
                        case first: return "First option";
                        case second: return "Second option";
                        case third: return "Third option";
                        default: return "Default option";                   }
                }

Sorry for the noise. I'll leave this for those searching for the error message (as I did).