RE: [flexcoders] setting a property on a textfield not initialy shown yet

[Tracy Spratt]

Since creationPolicy is none by default, you will want to manually force the creation of the children you need. I haven’t done this in 2.0, so I can just point you to the docs: Using the createComponentFromDescriptor() method   Tracy   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Grden Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] setting a property on a textfield not initialy shown yet   I have a textfield I want to set the text to, but it's in a viewStack index that doesn't show until I change the index or click on the buttons.  After going to the textfield one time, setting the text is fine.  But it's the first time ;) Based on user action, I want to force the viewStack to change (that I can do no problemo), and set the text on the next line.  What do I need to do to initialize() that sucker so I can do this?  wHen I trace it out, it's null and initialize() isn't even a method I can call. any ideas on what to do? Tanks! -- John Grden - Blitz -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Web site design development Computer software development Software design and development Macromedia flex Software development best practice YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.