addChild multiple mcs

[EdDiE_E]

Previously the below worked for AS2

for(var i=0; i< rankArray.length; i++) {
		var item:Object = this.itemMain.attachMovie("item", "item"+i, i);
		item.alpha = 60;
		item.ranked = false;
		item.indexValue = (randomArray[i]+1)*2;

Simply adding addChild comes back with 2 errors:

Scene 1, Layer 'as', Frame 1, Line 47 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type String to an unrelated type flash.displayisplayObject.

and

Scene 1, Layer 'as', Frame 1, Line 47 1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 1.

How do I get this working with the addChild function?

Thanks

Eddie

[webdreamer]

where is your code that show you using addChild()?

[EdDiE_E]

Thats the problem, I am unable to successfully use addchild with this with my lack of AS3 knowledge, so when I do:

var item:Object = this.itemMain.addChild("item", "item"+i, i);

I get the errors. Do I need to re structure the way I call my movie clips to get this to work?

Thanks

Eddie

[webdreamer]

You should check the flash doc's about how to use addChild()

[EdDiE_E]

I have used addchild successfully many times calling 1movie.clip but not in a loop as shown in code, I couldn't find help in a book which or through Google which is why I came on here to learn how to do this

Eddie

[5TonsOfFlax]

You have not had success using addChild while passing it two Strings and a number. addChild takes a DisplayObject.

Read the docs
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPla...addChild%28%29