That could be it. Try lineChart.parent.removeChild(lineChart) and see if you get a NPE on parent :)
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe you ran that code twice? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *blc187 > *Sent:* Monday, August 04, 2008 12:11 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] error: DisplayObject must be a child of the caller > > I have a chart on stage that is attached to a VBox with a few other > components underneath. > > I want to remove the VBox but keep the chart. So I'm doing: > > var myChart:LineChart = vbox.removeChild(lineChart) as LineChart; > this.addChild(myChart); > this.removeChild(vbox); > > <mx:VBox id="vbox"> > <mx:LineChart id="lineChart" /> > <mx:HBox> > ..... other components ..... > </mx:HBox> > </mx:VBox> > > However, I get the following error: > ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a > child of the caller. > at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/removeChild() > > I know that removeChild() it is complaining about is vbox.removeChild > (lineChart), because I commented out this.removeChild(vbox) and still > get the error. > > I also know that the removeChild call works fine because I see the > LineChart in the var myChart when I put a breakpoint on it. > Any thoughts on why it might be complaining? > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
