ActionScript 3.0 :: Accessing Instances Embedded In SimpleButton
Nov 11, 2011
With the GUI (Flash CS3), I made a button that included an instanced dynamic textfield. Whenever I try to access it, I get the error message 1119: Access of possibly undefined property
The line is:
big_btn.labelTxt.text = "Start";
the button is named big_btn and the textfield is name labelTxt
If I change big_btn to a MovieClip, no error and it works.
Can you imbed an instance inside a SimpleButton? If so, how? If not, what's the logic behind allowing it in a MovieClip, but not in a SimpleButton?
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Jun 13, 2009
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Code:
package src
{
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[Code].....
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