Still Stuck : addChildByName

Question

Ok
Still stuck here, project at a stand still.... And its
Saturday night!
This is all created in a Class.. (more dynamic than this but
a solution to
this will help )
I have a mclip .name = MC_Holder
Inside this clip i have a child mclip .name = MC_Preloader
& a child sprite
.name = SP_Holder
MC_Preloader has a child textfield .name = TF_Preloader_Text
SP_Holder has a child Loader .name = LD_Img
Layout:-
MC_Holder > MC_Preloader > TF_Preloader_Text
MC_Holder > SP_Holder > LD_Img
Those names are set and trace ok
Now the mclip LD_Img has a ProgressEvent.PROGRESS assigned to
it amongst
others, this also works fine and traces ok!
The problem im having is and i guess its been asked before...
IS
How do i get the function that runs ProgressEvent.PROGRESS to
update the
text in TF_Preloader_Text
private function progressHandler (event:ProgressEvent):void
//-->HELP<--\\
Here is what i need to update
_root.MC_Holder.MC_Preloader.TF_Preloader_Text =
event.bytesLoaded;
//-->HELP<--\\
trace ("HANDLER : PROGRESS LOADED > " + event.bytesLoaded
+ " total: " +
event.bytesTotal);

Answer 1

Prob best that i throw my code in...
Called from other class and named CONTAINER
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.Font;
import flash.text.*;
import xmllist;
public class imagemc extends MovieClip
public function imagemc (xmlArray,URLimages):void
//trace ("CLASS CONSTRUCTOR : IMAGEMC");
for (var i:int=0; i<xmlArray.length; i++)
buildSlideContent (xmlArray,URLimages,i);
public function buildSlideContent
(xmlArray,URLimages,i):void
// CREATE MAIN CLIP
var holder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
holder.graphics.lineStyle (1, 0xFF0000, 1);
holder.graphics.moveTo (0, 0);
holder.graphics.lineTo (760, 0);
holder.graphics.moveTo (760, 0);
holder.graphics.lineTo (760, 390);
holder.graphics.moveTo (760, 390);
holder.graphics.lineTo (0, 390);
holder.graphics.moveTo (0, 390);
holder.graphics.lineTo (0, 0);
holder.x = 0;
// CREATE PRELOADER CLIP //
var holder_Preloader:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
holder_Preloader.graphics.lineStyle (1, 0xFF6600, 1);
holder_Preloader.graphics.moveTo (0, 0);
holder_Preloader.graphics.lineTo (760, 0);
holder_Preloader.graphics.moveTo (760, 0);
holder_Preloader.graphics.lineTo (760, 390);
holder_Preloader.graphics.moveTo (760, 390);
holder_Preloader.graphics.lineTo (0, 390);
holder_Preloader.graphics.moveTo (0, 390);
holder_Preloader.graphics.lineTo (0, 0);
holder_Preloader.x = 0;
// IMPORT TEXT
var Font_Levenim:Font=new Font1();
var Font_Levenim_Format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
Font_Levenim_Format.font=Font_Levenim.fontName;
// CREATE TEXT FIELD //
var holder_Preloader_Text:TextField = new TextField();
holder_Preloader_Text.defaultTextFormat =
Font_Levenim_Format;
holder_Preloader_Text.embedFonts = true;
holder_Preloader_Text.x = 0;
holder_Preloader_Text.y = 10*i;
holder_Preloader_Text.width = 350;
holder_Preloader_Text.height = 20;
holder_Preloader_Text.border = false;
holder_Preloader_Text.background = false;
holder_Preloader_Text.text = "HELLO";
holder_Preloader_Text.textColor = 0xFF0000;
holder_Preloader_Text.multiline = false;
holder_Preloader_Text.wordWrap = false;
holder_Preloader_Text.selectable = false;
// CREATE IMAGE HOLDER SPRITE
var holder_Sprite:Sprite = new Sprite ();
holder_Sprite.graphics.lineStyle (1, 0xFF6600, 1);
holder_Sprite.graphics.moveTo (0, 0);
holder_Sprite.graphics.lineTo (760, 0);
holder_Sprite.graphics.moveTo (760, 0);
holder_Sprite.graphics.lineTo (760, 390);
holder_Sprite.graphics.moveTo (760, 390);
holder_Sprite.graphics.lineTo (0, 390);
holder_Sprite.graphics.moveTo (0, 390);
holder_Sprite.graphics.lineTo (0, 0);
holder_Sprite.x = 80;
// CREATE IMAGE
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
var url:String = URLimages+xmlArray
var urlReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
ldr.load (urlReq);
ldr.x = 0;
ldr.name = "LD_IMG_"+i;
holder.name = "MC_HOLDER_1_"+i;
holder_Preloader.name = "MC_PRELOADER_1_"+i;
holder_Sprite.name = "MC_HOLDER_1_IMG_"+i;
holder_Preloader_Text.name = "TF_PRELOADER_TEXT_1_"+i;
addChild (holder);
holder.addChild (holder_Preloader);
holder.addChild (holder_Sprite);
holder_Preloader.addChild (holder_Preloader_Text);
holder_Sprite.addChild (ldr);
configureListeners (ldr.contentLoaderInfo);
private function configureListeners
(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void
dispatcher.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE,
completeHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS,
httpStatusHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (Event.INIT, initHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,
ioErrorHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (Event.OPEN, openHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (Event.UNLOAD, unLoadHandler);
dispatcher.addEventListener (ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,
progressHandler);
private function completeHandler (event:Event):void
//trace ("HANDLER : COMPLETED > " + event +
event.currentTarget.loader.name);
private function openHandler (event:Event):void
//trace ("HANDLER : OPEN > " + event + ldr);
private function progressHandler (event:ProgressEvent):void
Need to update "TF_PRELOADER_TEXT_1_"+i here
trace((getChildAt(0) as
MovieClip).getChildAt(0).getChildAt(0).name); ----
THIS BIT
//trace ("HANDLER : PROGRESS LOADED > " +
event.bytesLoaded + " total: "
+ event.bytesTotal);
private function securityErrorHandler
(event:SecurityErrorEvent):void
trace ("HANDLER : SECURITY > " + event);
private function httpStatusHandler
(event:HTTPStatusEvent):void
trace ("HANDLER : HTTP STATUS > " + event);
private function ioErrorHandler (event:IOErrorEvent):void
trace ("HANDLER : I O ERROR > " + event);
private function unLoadHandler (event:Event):void
trace ("HANDLER : UNLOADED > " + event);
private function initHandler (event:Event):void
trace ("HANDLER : INIT > " + event);
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> from within the scope of LD_Img use:
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MovieClip(this.parent.parent.getChildByName("MC_Preloader")).getChildByName("TF_Preloader _Text");