Thanks a lot for the reply...
turns out i get an error 1009 when i try to something as simple as an
alert
var test:TextInput = TextInput(this.getChildByName("inputtext" + a));
Alert.show(test.text.toString());
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Nik Derewianka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> You need to cast it to the type of object you want to operate on:
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> var test:TextBox = this.getChildByName("inputtext" + 1) as TextBox;
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> or
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> var test:TextBox = TextBox(this.getChildByName("inputtext" + 1));
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> The first form will return null if it cannot cast the displayObject to
> that type as opposed to the second which will cause an error.
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> Of course the Eclipse help system is so utterly useless that searching
> for 'as' will return nothing and displayObject will not be in the
> first 3 items you search for.
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> Regards,
> Nik
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