Why are you trying to use getChildByName to get a reference to a component? If you give it an 'id' attribute in MXML, you can then refer to it by that id.
Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason B Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:07 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] getChildByName using it to get the value of a textbox when using getchildbyname variable i've not been able to get the value can someone please post an example of how to get a value using getChildByName. var test:DisplayObject = this.getChildByName("inputtext" + i);
