Hi, Do additional addChild(hw) in your .fla file. Also, the DisplayObjectContainer isn't needed.
Cheers, Petro > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:09 PM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] Actionscript 3.0 help w/ simple HelloWorld > > Getting my feet wet with AS3, I just bought the AS3 cookbook and have > learned a lot already - great book. I feel like an idiot asking this as > I'm pretty good in AS2, but with AS3, I'm not getting a simple script > working. I have the Flash 9 AS3 preview, trying to write a simple > HelloWorld class (based on an example in the book) to show a TextField: > > //MyPackage.as > package MyPackage > { > //do I actually need this one?: > import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer; > > import flash.display.Sprite; > import flash.text.TextField; > > public class HelloWorld extends Sprite > { > public function HelloWorld() > { > var message_txt:TextField = new TextField(); > message_txt.text = "Hello World"; > addChild(message_txt); //does not show! > trace("constructor runs")//traces fine > } > } > } > > Then in the .fla, I put: > > import MyPackage.* > var hw:HelloWorld = new HelloWorld(); > > The constructor traces fine in the output window, but the TextField does > not show. What have I done wrong? My Export settings in F9 As3 preview > are for AS 3.0 and FP9. In later scripts, I tried moving the textfield, > changing the color, changing the stage color to be sure it wasn't > matching the textfield and this invisible, etc...(but it should show as > black Times New Roman text by default anyway...) > > Thanks, > > Oh, and as a side note, I use FlashDevelop 2.0.1 and have my syntax set > to AS3, but have notices code hinting doesn't always work or is > sometimes incomplete - has anyone else noticed that? Maybe I just need > to update it. > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > GT&O Learning & Leadership Development > eTools & Multimedia Team > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
