Controlling a movieclip added whit addChild()

Hi:

In my library I have a symbol.

This symbol class is:

xmx

I export this symbol for actionscript.

I export this symbol in the first frame.

In the main time line i have a movielcip named: mc_mask

Inside mc_mask I use this code to duplicate "xmx" movieclip inside "mc_mask" moveclip:

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BEGIN CODE
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var x_pos:int = 0;
var y_pos:int = 0;

var i:int;

for(i=1; i<6; i++)

{
var new_img:xmx=new xmx();

new_img.name="pic"+i;
// set a name for the new movieclip

new_img.x= x_pos;
// set x position for the new movieclip

new_img.y= y_pos;
// set y position for the new movieclip

x_pos += 20;
// increment in 20 pixels the x position for the next movieclip

addChild(new_img);
}


* * * * * *
END CODE
* * * * * *


It works. It duplicates "xmx" movieclip inside "mc_mask"

But..............


I CAN NOT control the movieclips inside mc_mask...


I have tried:

a)
mc_mask.pic1.alpha = .1;

and does not work....


b)
mc_mask[pic1].alpha = .1;

and does not work....


c)
mc_mask["pic1"].alpha = .1;

and does not work....


c)
mc_mask['pic1'].alpha = .1;

and does not work....

d)
pic1.alpha=.1;

and does not work....

Whe I publish my movie appears this error message:

Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties



How can I controll the movieclips CREATED WITH ACTION SCRIPT that are inside another movieclip?


If I MANUALLY put an instance of "xmx" movieclip inside "mc_mask" movieclip and assign an instance name (for example pic1), I CAN CONTROL IT with:

mc_mask.pic1.alpha = .1;

But i want to add the "xmx" movieclip using ACTIONSCRIPT...


Thank You in advance

mc_mask.getChildByName("pic1").alpha = .1;

Thank You.

With:

mc_mask.getChildByName("pic1").alpha = .1;

I can modify the properties of a movie.

But how can I acces a method?

Because:

mc_mask.getChildByName("pic1").gotoAndPlay(20);

DOES NOT WORK...

When I use:

mc_mask.getChildByName("pic1").gotoAndPlay(20);

appears this error message:

1061: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndPlay through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject.

Thank You in advance

So because getChildByName() returns any child, the data type has to be DisplayObject (eg. it could return a textfield or a shape as well as MC or sprite) - so you need to manually tell the compiler what you expect to get back:

PHP Code:

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MovieClip(mc_mask.getChildByName("pic1")).gotoAndPlay(20); 


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