ActionScript 3.0 :: AddChild By Instance Name?

Feb 9, 2010

I am trying to addChild to Movie Clip by its instance name but can't do it.

Here is what I get when I trace my loader.name

MC_0
MC_1
MC_2
MC_3

Now I want to add a child to MC_2 but can't do it.

I tried

this[MC_2].addChild(player)
MC_2.addChild(player)
InfoMcHolder_mc[MC_2].addChild(player)

[Code]....

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