ActionScript 3.0 :: Targeting A Button Within A MC From Another MC?
Jan 5, 2010
I know what the error 1061 means, but have no idea how to fix it. I've tried to correct it a million & one ways...
Code:
1061: Call to a possibly undefined method getChildByName through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject.
I'm trying to target a button named 'mcTargetButton' (a SimpleButton) that's inside a movie clip called 'mcTargetParent' from a movie clip called 'mcCallFromThisClip'.
Both clips are on the main timeline. Note, I am using a document class... if I trace (this.parent) from 'mcCallFromThisClip' it prints the name of the document class.
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how hard should it be to reach a button from a different movie clip?
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