dynamic textfield

[ilanag]

trying to move my textfield out of a scrollpane to draw on the main _root timeline... and it doesn't work. it worked in the scrollpane but something is off with the path to draw on the _root or "this" timeline...can someone help i tried with root and with "this" in the path...

this is what i would like to work:

this.createTextField(option, this.getNextHighestDepth(), 5, num*20+80, 60, 20);
this[option].text = option;
this[option].embedFonts = true;
this[option].setTextFormat(myTextFormat2);

this is what used to work:

_root.pane.content.createTextField(option, pane.content.getNextHighestDepth(), 5, num*20+80, 60, 20);
_root.pane.content[option].text = option;
_root.pane.content[option].embedFonts = true;
_root.pane.content[option].setTextFormat(myTextFormat2);

OPTION is a variable being passed into a function containing the above code and some other code too...pls let me know if more info is needed...

thank you in advance,
ilz

PS: using Flash professional 7.2

[Motoma]

I think it may work if you do this.content[option]. This will refer to the movie clip you are in, and that would be pane (if I am understanding you correctly).

trying to move my textfield out of a scrollpane to draw on the main _root timeline... and it doesn't work. it worked in the scrollpane but something is off with the path to draw on the _root or "this" timeline...can someone help i tried with root and with "this" in the path...

this is what i would like to work:

this.createTextField(option, this.getNextHighestDepth(), 5, num*20+80, 60, 20);
this[option].text = option;
this[option].embedFonts = true;
this[option].setTextFormat(myTextFormat2);

this is what used to work:

_root.pane.content.createTextField(option, pane.content.getNextHighestDepth(), 5, num*20+80, 60, 20);
_root.pane.content[option].text = option;
_root.pane.content[option].embedFonts = true;
_root.pane.content[option].setTextFormat(myTextFormat2);

OPTION is a variable being passed into a function containing the above code and some other code too...pls let me know if more info is needed...

thank you in advance,
ilz

PS: using Flash professional 7.2