ActionScript 3.0 :: Display Objects And Nested MovieClips
Feb 10, 2010
Any accurate description of the relationship between the Display Object hierarchy and nested movie clips? I have a movie clip, that has a few movie clips and text fields inside of it. I need access to those MCs and text fields. So, I start off with stage.addChild(container_mc). (These are just examples, by the way). Then I do
container_mc.addChild(movieOne_mc),
container_mc.addChild(movieTwo_mc), and
container_mc.addChild(textOne_txt).
I've made sure to import the necessary classes and declare my variables accordingly. Now I need to access the stuff inside the container. Let's say I need to change what the text box says. So I try
container_mc.textOne_txt.text = "Hello, world!";
That throws an error, so I try
parent.container_mc.textOne_txt.text = "Hello, world!";
That throws an error, too. So I try
MovieClip(parent).container_mc.textOne_txt.text = "Hello, world!";
That throws an error... Finally, I try
MovieClip(parent.container_mc).textOne_txt.text = "Hello, world!";
And then I give up and come here.
I've had this work before, but only by referencing the name of the movie clips in question.
Ex: MovieClip(parent.getChildByName(currentVideo.toStr ing())).gotoAndStop(2);
Is that the only way to access nested movie clips? I don't mind giving every single object a name if I have to, I'm just failing to understand if this is the right way to do things or not. And I foresee issues in the future with objects that aren't movie clips, or with dynamically generated objects.
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