Movie clips selecting current target

Question

Hi
I am currently stuckon what i think has to be a simple
problem:) the jist of it is as follows.
I have a movie clip on stage that is clickable.
Once clicked I creata new movie clip and attach a movie clip
from the library.
At this stage i also create a text field and add it as a
child to the new movie clip.
now my problem is that i want the movie clip to be clickable
so that a user can maniuplate it. However if the click clicks on
the text field i get an error saying it cant be converted to a
movie clip. As yes i am casting the selcted object as a movie
clip:) I just wondered if anyone could point me in the right
direction of apporaching this, as its drivign me slowly insane.
regards
a

Answer 1

Hi Kglad
thats a very good question:) and im sure where img oign worng
but cant work out how to do this:| Belwo is my code that creates
the new clip once a icon has been clicked on stage.
function addBubble(event:MouseEvent):void {
bubbleNum ++; // increment bubble num to use as name of
bubbles
// add in bubble clip
var bubbleClip:MovieClip;
bubbleClip = new bubble_container()
bubbleClip.name = "bubble" + bubbleNum;
port.addChild(bubbleClip);
// add in text field
var myText = new TextField(); // initiate my text as
textfield - CHANGED FROM DOING AS MOVIECLIP AS TEST
myText.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
bubbleClip.addChild(myText); // add mytext to bubbleclip
myText.text = "wahoo"; // CHANGED FROM >>> attach
text field form library
myText.autoSize = "left";
myText.multiline = true;
trace(bubbleClip.width);
bubbleClip.x = 20;
bubbleClip.y = 200;
myText.x = 10;
myText.y = 10;
myText.width = 218; //bubbleClip.width; // THIS NEEDS
WORK!!!!!!!!!
trace("width of text=" + myText.width);
bubbleClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
setSelect)
steSelect does very little at the minute but it here its is
for completion.
function setSelect(event:MouseEvent):void{
SelectedObject = MovieClip(event.target);
All i really wnat to acheive is the following.
user clicks an icon on the stage
this creates a new bubble movie clip which houses a graphical
asset(clip pulled from library) and a text field.
sets up a listerner to see if this has been clicked. (i set
the current target as selctedObject as there may be multiple
bubbleClips)
Once its been clicked it needs to be able to draggable and
also scalable flippable etc(ive got the code on this working), a
double click woud result int he text field inside being editable
(havent got to this buit yet:))
I jsuit cant get my head around casting and the best way to
approach this, it works fine if the user clicks on the bbble
graphic etc.Can u shine any light on this please?