[flexcoders] Re: why doesnt this work?

[Paul DeCoursey]

try swapChildrenAt instead of swapChildren.



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Wicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> does anyone have any idea why this doesn't work?
> 
> passing in a displayObkectContainer (container) and the displayObject  
> I want to rise to the top (objectToMove)
>               
>                       for (var i:int =0; i<container.numChildren; i++) {
>                               if (container.getChildAt(i) == objectToMove) {
>                                       index=i
>                                       
>                               }
>                       }
>                       if (index == container.numChildren) {
>                               return //already at the top
>                       } else {
>               container.swapChildren(container.getChildAt 
> (index),container.getChildAt(container.numChildren-1))
>       }
> 
> the odd thing is that I can get both container.getChildAt(index) and  
> getChildAt(container.numchildren-1) but
> 
> I get an error on the swapchildren line saying that The supplied  
> DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.
> 
> something odd going on ... suggestions appreciated
> 
> 
> Matt
>