accessing child trouble

[Pluda]

Hello,

simplifiing this, I've one sprite called mc and I'm attaching one textfield to it like this

Code:

var i:Number = 0;
while (i< arr.length) {
var mc:Sprite = new Sprite();
mc.name = arr[i];
//
var ta:TextField = new TextField();
ta.type = "input";
ta.text = arr[i];
ta.name = arr[i];
ta.border = true;
ta.borderColor = 0xcccccc;
ta.x = 1;
ta.y = 1;
ta.width = 100;
ta.height = 22;
mc.addChild(ta);
}

then I add a button and I need to be able of making an array with all the text user has inputed in the textfileds

how do I access those texts?

I'm tring like this, but it doesn't work...

Code:

var bt:Button = new Button();
bt.name = "inserir";
bt.setSize(150, 30);
bt.label = "inserir";
bt.x = 0;
bt.y = 200;
bt.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, criar_variaveis);
//
function criar_variaveis(e:Event) :void {
//trace(mc.numChildren);
//
for (var ii:Number = 0; ii < mc.numChildren; ii ++) {
trace(mc.getChildAt(ii).name);
//var nome:String = mc.getChildAt(ii).name;
trace(mc.getChildByName(arr[ii]));
// var target:TextField = TextField(mc.getChildByName(arr[ii])).text;
//trace(target);
}
}

thanks in advance

Pluda

[Jorge Solis]

Have mc some value? get you something in the trace?

Jorge

[Pluda]

Hello,

mc has a pre defined name assigned by mc.name = arr;

var arr:Array = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];
var i:Number = 0;
while (i< arr.length) {
   var mc:Sprite = new Sprite();
   mc.name = arr;
}

Thanks

[Jorge Solis]

So inside the button callback, mc is the last one or even undefined

Jorge

[Pluda]

sorry?, haven't untherstand your comment

mc is a sprite created inside a loop. each mc has as children one textfield

button is added to stage outside the loop, and I need to retrieve each mc -> textfield text

[Jorge Solis]

get you something in the trace?

Jorge

[Pluda]

yes, i got this

d
null
conteudo_d
null


since my tes array is ["a", "b", "c", "d"] it seems the loop isn't working...

[Jorge Solis]

The creation loops finish with mc beeing a pointer to d
So the next time you refers mc, is pointing to d
To get a valid reference, you should loop trough the arr array to get the first reference

mc = getChildAtByName(arr[ii])

And the refer to the textfield inside each mc

Is just a matter to think about

Jorge

[Pluda]

Hello Jorge,

but I get this ugly error when trying to do what you said.

Code:

function criar_variaveis(e:Event) :void {
//trace(mc.numChildren);
//
for (var ii:Number = 0; ii < mc.numChildren; ii ++) {
trace(mc.getChildAt(ii).name);
//var nome:String = mc.getChildAt(ii).name;
trace(mc.getChildByName(arr[ii]));
// var target:TextField = TextField(mc.getChildByName(arr[ii])).text;
//trace(target);
}

while (i < mc.numChildren) {
mc = getChildByName(arr[ii]);
trace(mc);
trace(mc.getChildAt(i).name);
i++;
}

//trace("texto do campo "+e.target);
}

1118: Implicit coercion of a value with static type flash.display:DisplayObject to a possibly unrelated type flash.display:Sprite.

[Jorge Solis]

Since is an Sprite, cast it

mc = Sprite(getChildByName(arr[ii]));

Jorge

[Pluda]

oh boy... I'm hatting as3

now it doesn't trace anything

Code:

for (var ii:Number = 0; ii < mc.numChildren; ii ++) {
//trace(mc.getChildAt(ii).name);
while (i < mc.numChildren) {
mc = Sprite(getChildByName(arr[i]));
// mc = getChildByName(arr[ii]);
trace(mc);
// trace(mc.getChildAt(i).name);
i++;
}
}

[Pluda]

jorge, sorry for asking this,

can you just code 3 or 4 lines to example me a way of making this?

one sprite with 2 textfields inside it and an outside button retrieving each textField.text

how do we output one hierarquical (this is wrong english, I'm sure) structure of the sprite content? is that even possible?

Thanks!

[Jorge Solis]

I thing you have 3 main problems:

- Understand better DisplayList mechanism
- Clear idea of scope
- Clearer data structure

I encourage to read more about DisplayList, consider that is the basement for all AS3 stuff: http://www.flash-db.com/Board/index.php?topic=18754.msg79173#new

Jorge

[Pluda]

Thanks for the file, I will studdy :-)

I don't know where you guys live, I'm in Portugal and here it is very difficult to find good technical books. I search and search and abaut Flash just find simple things like how to do an motion tween.

Thanks

[Jorge Solis]

Currently on Spain, but usually in Argentina. I just buy on Amazon and usually in english (spanish translations sucks, and probably the same for portuguese)

Jorge