OK, here's another try. If the EnterFrame event is called, then why do I see the testText.text == 2?
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="createListener();"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import flash.events.*; import flash.display.*; public function createListener():void { testText.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, incrementit); } public function incrementit(e:Event):void { var i:Number = 1; i += 1; testText.text = String(i); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Text x="30" y="30" id="testText" text="{createListener}"/> </mx:Application> ----- Original Message ---- From: ben.clinkinbeard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:21:33 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: New To Flex -- Autoincrement a variable? addEventListener( Event.ENTER_ FRAME, myFunc); HTH, Ben --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, David Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is very easy to do in earlier versions of AS but I can't see how to do it in Flex. > > I want to autoincrement a variable and display it in a textbox. In earlier versions of AS I'd just put an onEnterFrame and increment a variable. > > > Can anyone tell me how to do this?? > > Thanks, > > David > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > http://games. yahoo.com/ games/front > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html