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  1. 07-15-2011, 10:06 AM #1
    bilbo122
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    referencing objects not on the same layer

    Is it possible to control an object/element on a instance? If so, how is it done through actionscript?

    There is an instance "instance140" off of the root, that has an element named img4 that i need to reference... does anyone know how I would go about that?


    using root.instance.object form returns undefined. Please help.
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  2. 07-15-2011, 09:00 PM #2
    marshdabeachy
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    Are you seeing these instance names through the debugger? If an object is unnamed Flash will give it a generic name like "instance140". Ideally you should be explicitly naming these objects yourself. I would not rely on Flash creating the names for you.

    That said, you can reference what you mentioned like so...

    Code:
    _root.instance140.img4
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