[CS3] addChild problems...

[ChaseNYC]

I have this code:

private function loadSections () {
	//create top right section
	topRight = new MovieClip();
	topRight.x = 250 - (6 * ts);
	topRight.y = 2 * ts;
	myBuildParent.addChild(topRight);

var txtOption:Array = new Array();
	//create the 5 text options
	for (var i:int=1; i<6; i++) {
	   txtOption[i] = new TextField();
	   txtOption[i].text = "Option" + i;
	   txtOption[i].x = 2 * ts;
	   txtOption[i].y = i * ts;
	   topRight.addChild(txtOption[i]);
	}
defineOption(1, "Buy", 101);
}

private function defineOption (optNum:int, txt:String, type:int):void {
	  //this is what doesnt work =(
	  //causes TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
	  myBuildParent.topRight.txtOption[optNum].text = txt;
	  
	  trace(myBuildParent); //returns: [object MovieClip]
	  trace(myBuildParent.topRight); //returns: undefined
}

I can't seem to define text for txtOption[#] which is a child of topRight which is a child of myBuildParent... I have this feeling its a really simple answer but I've spent the last two hours trying to figure it out...

anyways, thanks in advance for any help you can give,

ChaseNYC

[Schfifty Five]

I think it's because you're declaring "var txtOption:Array = new Array();" inside the function, so it isn't available anywhere else (like in the defineOption function). Try declaring txtOption outside the function, and let me know if that fixes it.

Also, you might not be able to access topRight using the dot (.) operator like this, in fact I'm pretty sure you can't. You have to use getChildAt, or getChildByName or something similar instead.

Try:
topRight = new MovieClip();
topRight.name = "topRight";
...

myBuildParent.getChildByName("topRight").txtOption[optNum].text = txt;

Edit again:
This still won't work, since txtOption is not a property of topRight... so add a line above like:
var txtOption:Array = new Array();
topRight.txtOption = txtOption;


Hope this helps.

[ChaseNYC]

I tried that but it didn't work, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with topRight not getting recognized in the myBuildParent.topRight.txtOption[optNum].text = txt;

[Schfifty Five]

I tried that but it didn't work, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with topRight not getting recognized in the myBuildParent.topRight.txtOption[optNum].text = txt;

Try what I edited in

[tonypa]

topRight = new MovieClip();
topRight.name = "topRight";
var txtOption:Array = new Array();
topRight.txtOption = txtOption;
//convert display object to movie clip
MovieClip(this.getChildByName("topRight")).txtOpti on[optNum].text = txt;

[ChaseNYC]

great tonypa, that works wonders! [resolved!]