#2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

[letschillout]

am getting error, when i click input text field then only it goes to next scene, i want to use it without click input text... and also getting this error?

error i.e.
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
at flash.display:isplayObjectContainer/addChild()

myFormat.font = myFont.fontName;

//myFormat.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;

//creating text filed
theTextField= new TextField();
//theTextField.text= "";
theTextField.defaultTextFormat = myFormat;
theTextField.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
theTextField.border = true;
theTextField.width = 270;
theTextField.height = 80;
theTextField.x = 620;
theTextField.y = 310;
theTextField.multiline = true;
//theTextField.wordWrap = true;
theTextField.background = true;


addChild(theTextField);
theTextField.addEventListener(TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT , inputEventCapture);

public function createOutputBox(str:String):void {

var myFont = new cfont();
var myFormat2:TextFormat = new TextFormat();



}

[5Five555]

Did you declare what theTextField is?

var theTextField:TextField = new TextField (); 

If you want every keystroke to be captured by the TextField you can do

stage.addEventListener (KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, onStageKeyDown);
function onStageKeyDown (e:KeyboardEvent) {
    stage.focus = theTextField;
} 

Every button you press on your keyboard will be captured by the TextField regardless of what you click on the stage because the focus will be on the TextField every time you press a key.

[samac1068]

Move your addEventListener prior to the addChild command.

[letschillout]

actually am putting input text then loading addchild and putting the text there

in short i can able to properly save value from one movieclip add child to another

how can save text value in string and later can show it on different addChild