RE: [flexcoders] Simple TextField Question

[Gordon Smith]

> Although, my example works too, but can you tell why that is?   Rich's code threw an RTE because he added the TextField as a child of some Container, and Containers require their children to be IUIComponents. Your example doesn't throw an RTE because you are adding the TextField as a child of the Button, which is not a Container. Non-containers allow any kind of DisplayObject to be added as a child.   - Gordon   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joost Nuijten Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:14 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Simple TextField Question   Yeah, that should work. Although, my example works too, but can you tell why that is?   Anyway, I think the documentation of TextField has to be updated. I added a comment to the livedocs.   ~joost   Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] Namens Gordon Smith Verzonden: maandag 7 augustus 2006 23:54 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Onderwerp: RE: [flexcoders] Simple TextField Question Try creating an mx.core.UITextField instead of a flash.display.TextField. UITextField implements the IUIComponent interface. - Gordon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of richmcgillicuddy Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Simple TextField Question I have a simple app that I want to have text show up using a TextField. public function onTest() : void { var myText:TextField = new TextField(); myText.x = 100; myText.y = 100; myText.width = 75; myText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER; myText.height = 50; myText.width = 200; myText.backgroundColor = 0x849383; myText.text = "Test Test Test Test Test Test"; var format1:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); format1.color = 0xFF0000; myText.setTextFormat(format1); addChild(myText); } I click on the button and get the error: TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.text::TextField@11551769 to mx.core.IUIComponent. at mx.core::Container/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::addingChild() at mx.core::Container/addChildAt() at mx.core::Container/addChild() at Step5/onTest() at Step5/___Button1_click() The addChild does not like that it is not a UIComponent. The addChild works for text, Label and other UIComponents. I cannot get the textField to show up. Eventually I want to have a component that includes one or two text areas that are read only to the user, what is the best way to do this? Rich __._,_.___ -- 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. __,_._,___