Problem with root and constructors

Question

hello guys,
i have serious problem, its 2 days i am trying to do something about it,
i have some object inside object inside another object,
if in their constructors i write:
MovieClip(root).someVar
(or function)
its not working!
it works only i regular functions,
i cant even call a egular function from the constructor,
please help my guys, i really need this!
thanks alot!

Answer 1

function YourDisplayObjectClass(){
// this is the contructor
// trying to reference MovieClip(root) or stage will trigger a null ref error
// because YourDisplayObjectClass instance isn't added to the stage, yet
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE,init);
private function init():void{
// from here you can reference displaylist items.
trace(MovieClip(root),stage);