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Accessing a child movie in Flash
Posted on 2002-06-18
Hi,
I have a Flash movie built using Flash MX (Windows version) that contains a blank movie clip called movStage.
When the parent movie is run it loads an SWF into this blank movie using the line:
loadMovie("myStage.swf", "movStage");
Inside the SWF I have a dynamic textfield called lblText. I want to be able to set the text on this textfield from the parent movie but I haven't been able to work out how this is done.
I tried using the following code:
movStage.lblText.text = "My text";
When I run a trace(movStage.lblText); I get 'undefined' as a result.
To further complicate the issue the child movie (movStage) has full access to the parent.
Knowing this I leave the child running in a loop constantly checking a variable in the parent movie and updating accordingly, but this option uses more processor time than is necessary.
If anyone has any ideas I'll be most grateful.
PyroMyst
I have a Flash movie built using Flash MX (Windows version) that contains a blank movie clip called movStage.
When the parent movie is run it loads an SWF into this blank movie using the line:
loadMovie("myStage.swf", "movStage");
Inside the SWF I have a dynamic textfield called lblText. I want to be able to set the text on this textfield from the parent movie but I haven't been able to work out how this is done.
I tried using the following code:
movStage.lblText.text = "My text";
When I run a trace(movStage.lblText); I get 'undefined' as a result.
To further complicate the issue the child movie (movStage) has full access to the parent.
Knowing this I leave the child running in a loop constantly checking a variable in the parent movie and updating accordingly, but this option uses more processor time than is necessary.
If anyone has any ideas I'll be most grateful.
PyroMyst
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use following code
_parent.movStage.lblText.t
or
_root.movStage.lblText.tex
or
_level0.movStage.lblText.t
Give complete path from main movie. You will get what you are looking for. Still if you find diffculty send me your fla files and txt file, I will fix it for you. My email is rotdir@hotmail.com
Cheers
RootDir
_parent.movStage.lblText.t
or
_root.movStage.lblText.tex
or
_level0.movStage.lblText.t
Give complete path from main movie. You will get what you are looking for. Still if you find diffculty send me your fla files and txt file, I will fix it for you. My email is rotdir@hotmail.com
Cheers
RootDir
I have requested that this question been deleted.
RootDir gave me a number of suggestions both here and via email.
However none of the suggestions helped me around my particular problem. I have yet to find the solution.
PyroMyst
RootDir gave me a number of suggestions both here and via email.
However none of the suggestions helped me around my particular problem. I have yet to find the solution.
PyroMyst
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