The MXML id attribute is used by the MXML compiler to generate a variable on the document class. If you create components via actionscript, just assigning the id property will not create that slot since classes are generally not dynamic.
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:53 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] accessing text property via id This contains some text and I can access it fine. grid.getChildren()[1].getChildren()[0].getChildren()[0].text if I trace grid.getChildren()[1].getChildren()[0].getChildren()[0].id it says "component" which is the id of the text Container but if I try to access it like this component.text I get this message: Access of undefined property component Why can't I access text via the id ?
