whats the basic structure? is there an MC named "details", and within that is the MC you're trying to target? the concatenation of "details"+ e.currentTarget.name seems bizarre, since you're taking an already existing name and then modifying the name by adding "details" on the front.
.m On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Lehr, Theodore <[email protected]>wrote: > So I am rolling over one mc to impact another and I am trying: > > function showDetails(e:Event):void > { > this["details"+e.currentTarget.name].visible=true; > } > > why does this not work? > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

