You will need to use a separate function say :
Public function applyText(name:String, target:MovieClip, depth:Number,
x:Number, y:Number){
tab_mc = target.attachMovie("Tab", name, depth);
}
Don't forget if you are attaching this class to the library symbol, the
first time it is used will instantiate the class only once.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis
Hart
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:08 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] Adding Texfield to MovieClip via Composition
Class
I am having a problem with adding a text field to an attached movieClip
through a class construct using composition.
For example:
class Tab {
public var label_txt:TextField;
public var tab_fmt:TextFormat;
public function Tab(name:String, target:MovieClip, depth:Number,
x:Number, y:Number) {
tab_mc = target.attachMovie("Tab", name, depth);
}
public function addText():Void {
//Text Format for buttons
tab_mc.tab_fmt = new TextFormat();
tab_mc.tab_fmt.font = "ArialBold";
tab_mc.tab_fmt.color = 0x000000;
tab_mc.tab_fmt.size = 11;
tab_mc.createTextField("label_txt", 20, 0, 0, 0, 0);
tab_mc.label_txt.border = true;
tab_mc.label_txt.autoSize = true;
tab_mc.label_txt.multiline = false;
tab_mc.label_txt.text = "Test String";
tab_mc.label_txt.antiAliasType = "advanced";
tab_mc.label_txt.embedFonts = true;
tab_mc.label_txt.setTextFormat(tab_fmt);
}
public function setPosition(x:Number, y:Number):Void {
tab_mc._x = x;
tab_mc._y = y;
}
}
For testing this, I created an instance of the class on frame 1 then a
few
frames later, I have tried both of the two methods. The "setPosition"
method
works handily, but that text field simply refuses to exist.
The "addText" method works fine when the class extends MovieClip and the
target is set to "this". . . So what is it that I am doing wrong or
don't
quite understand?
Thanks
Dennis
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