Thanks for your help gentlemen.
I reread the code that I entered when I started this thread and realized
that I did overlook the critical "public var tab_mc;" in this email, however
I did in fact have it in my Tab.as file declared as - " private var
tab_mc:MovieClip;" - I don't think it would have compiled otherwise.
I thought perhaps the 'private' declaration was the problem so I switched it
to 'public', but still no text field.
Robert - I created a new sandbox, added your class code below then created a
new "Tab.fla" in the same folder, added a new MovieClip to the Library named
"Tab", exported it for ActionScript: identifier: "Tab" ActionScript 2.0
Class: "Tab" and did the same for the new font "ArialBold" I added to the
library - ActionScript 2.0 Class: "ArialBold"
Then placed your code. . .
var oTxt:Tab = new Tab("howdy",ds, 1);
ds.howdy.label_txt.text = "new text";
. . . on frame one of the _root level of the "tab.fla" and I see nothing. .
.
Btw I am using flash 8. . . Any ideas? I am baffled.
> Actually I just tried it and it worked:
> class Tab {
> public var label_txt:TextField;
> public var tab_fmt:TextFormat;
> public var tab_mc;
>
> public function Tab(name:String, target:MovieClip,
> depth:Number,x:Number, y:Number) {
> tab_mc = target.attachMovie("Tab", name, depth);
> }
>
> public function addText():Void {
> //Text Format for buttons
> tab_mc.tab_fmt = new TextFormat();
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.font = "ArialBold";
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.color = 0x000000;
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.size = 11;
>
> tab_mc.createTextField("label_txt", 20, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> tab_mc.label_txt.border = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.autoSize = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.multiline = false;
> tab_mc.label_txt.text = "Test String";
> tab_mc.label_txt.antiAliasType = "advanced";
> tab_mc.label_txt.embedFonts = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.setTextFormat(tab_fmt);
>
> }
>
> public function setPosition(x:Number, y:Number):Void {
> tab_mc._x = x;
> tab_mc._y = y;
> }
>
> }
>
> And used:
>
> var oTxt:Tab = new Tab("howdy",ds, 1);
> ds.howdy.label_txt.text = "new text";
>
> Am I missing the problem?
>
> Cheers
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert
> A. Colvin
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:12 AM
> To: Flashcoders mailing list
> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Adding Texfield to MovieClip via Composition
> Class
>
> You will need to use a separate function say :
> Public function applyText(name:String, target:MovieClip, depth:Number,
> x:Number, y:Number){
>
> tab_mc = target.attachMovie("Tab", name, depth);
> }
> Don't forget if you are attaching this class to the library symbol, the
> first time it is used will instantiate the class only once.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis
> Hart
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:08 AM
> To: Flashcoders mailing list
> Subject: [Flashcoders] Adding Texfield to MovieClip via Composition
> Class
>
> I am having a problem with adding a text field to an attached movieClip
> through a class construct using composition.
>
> For example:
>
> class Tab {
> public var label_txt:TextField;
> public var tab_fmt:TextFormat;
>
> public function Tab(name:String, target:MovieClip, depth:Number,
> x:Number, y:Number) {
> tab_mc = target.attachMovie("Tab", name, depth);
> }
>
> public function addText():Void {
>
> //Text Format for buttons
> tab_mc.tab_fmt = new TextFormat();
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.font = "ArialBold";
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.color = 0x000000;
> tab_mc.tab_fmt.size = 11;
>
> tab_mc.createTextField("label_txt", 20, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> tab_mc.label_txt.border = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.autoSize = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.multiline = false;
> tab_mc.label_txt.text = "Test String";
> tab_mc.label_txt.antiAliasType = "advanced";
> tab_mc.label_txt.embedFonts = true;
> tab_mc.label_txt.setTextFormat(tab_fmt);
>
> }
>
> public function setPosition(x:Number, y:Number):Void {
> tab_mc._x = x;
> tab_mc._y = y;
> }
>
> }
>
> For testing this, I created an instance of the class on frame 1 then a
> few
> frames later, I have tried both of the two methods. The "setPosition"
> method
> works handily, but that text field simply refuses to exist.
>
> The "addText" method works fine when the class extends MovieClip and the
> target is set to "this". . . So what is it that I am doing wrong or
> don't
> quite understand?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dennis
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