Flash AS3 - Setting a label's text contained in a movie clip

[RockLobster]

Hi All

I'm trying to set the text of a label in a movie clip but I get an error "Access of possibly undefined property LabelTest through a reference with static type class"

My movie clip is called mcTest and my label is called LabelTest. This line of code doesn't work: -

mcTest.LabelTest.text = "test";

Here is a demo of the problem - http://www.electricalinnovation.co.uk/DemoProblem.swf

Any ideas?

 

[PMWD]

You should add it programmatically, it will give you loads more control over it from within your Action Script

stop();
// Create a new MovieClip
var McTestMov:MovieClip = new McTest();
// Add the new MovieClip
addChild(McTestMov);
// Set the location of the new MovieClip to the middle of the stage
McTestMov.x = stage.stageWidth / 2;
McTestMov.y = stage.stageHeight / 2;
// Change the text in the label
McTestMov.labelText.text = "Testing...";

A good naming convention for a class is to start with a capital letter. Camel case works well for other items like text boxes.

 

[RockLobster]

Hi PMWD

If I create the Movie Clip dynamically I guess labelText won't exist? I'll have to add that?

 

[PMWD]

Hi RockLobster

No just use the movieclip the same way with the label already in it.

You can do it programatiically if you wanted, something along the lines of

stop();
// Create a new MovieClip
var McTestMov:MovieClip = new McTest();
// Add the new MovieClip
addChild(McTestMov);
// Set the location of the new MovieClip to the middle of the stage
McTestMov.x = stage.stageWidth / 2;
McTestMov.y = stage.stageHeight / 2;
// Create a new textfield
var LabelText:TextField = new TextField();
// Add the textfield to the movieclip
McTestMov.addChild(LabelText);
// Set the text of the textfield
LabelText.text = 'Hello World';
// Put a border on the textfield
LabelText.border = true;
// Registration point of the textfield is top left, centralise the textfield in the movieclip
LabelText.x -= LabelText.width / 2;
LabelText.y -= LabelText.height / 2;

should do it.

Hope that helps

 

[RockLobster]

PMWD thanks for all your help. Much appreciated.