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Reputation: 1

How to change the textField on the Stage from Another MovieClip in as3?

How can I change the textField on the Stage from Another MovieClip in AS3

In the StatusEvent (complete) handler 

stage.texfield.text = "test"; //Not Working
this.parent.textfield.text = "test"; //NOt Working

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 80

Answers (1)

Nicolas Siver
Nicolas Siver

Reputation: 2885

How do you place text field on the Stage? You could get reference on the TextField by name.

var myTextField: TextField = stage.getChildByName("someName") as TextField;
if(myTextField != null){
    myTextField.text = "New text";
}else{
    trace("Can't find text field on the Stage");
}

But you should give it a name, when you are creating it:

var newField: TextField = new TextField();
//code for initialisation of the text field
newField.name = "someName";

If you create text field in Flash IDE, so It is not on the Stage, give it a name on the scene, and access it:

//Give some name for text field on scene in Flash IDE, for example: myText
myText.text = "new Text";

Upvotes: 2

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