[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);

Re: [flexcoders] getChildByName using it to get the value of a textbox

You need to cast it to the type of object you want to operate on: var test:TextBox = this.getChildByName(inputtext + 1) as TextBox; or var test:TextBox = TextBox(this.getChildByName(inputtext + 1)); The first form will return null if it cannot cast the displayObject to that type as opposed

RE: [flexcoders] getChildByName using it to get the value of a textbox

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