(viewStack.selectedChild as <the class you expect>).namedObject would work
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Libby Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:12 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Flex 2 - Locate a document within a document I have a viewstack that has as children some complex mxml objects. I would like to get a reference to a named object on one of those children. I have tried all the relevant DisplayObject and DisplayObjectContainer methods on the return value from ViewStack.getSelectedItem() but no luck. Could someone give me a hint, or a tiny example? Thanks, Libby