Understanding Symbol/Instance hierarchy relationships

Hello
I am looking for some insight into the symbol/instance
hierarchy.
First off what I have done simple enough is create a dynamic
text field and convert it to a symbol.
This symbol has an instance name of "symHeader".
I then dragged an instance of that symbol to the stage and
gave it an instance name of "instHeader".
I was having problems populating it with what seemed like a
logical approach:
symHeader.instHeader.text = "blabla";
with no luck.
In looking at the object list in debug, it occurred to me
that it should be:
instHeader.symHeader.text = "blabla".
This seems sort of backwards in the hierarchy of things.
I figured since instHeader was and instance of symHeader,
symHeader would be the first item listed, then drill down to
instHeader.
Can someone familiar with the symbol/instance hierarchy
explain why this is this way, maybe I need to look at this in a
different way.
Thanks
Scotty

>> I then dragged an instance of that symbol to the
stage and gave it an
>> instance
name of "instHeader".
Then you just want to do: instHeader.text = "blabla";
The first name you gave it - symHeader is just the clips name
in the
library. When you actually take the clip from the library and
place it on
the stage - then you are creating an instance of that clip.
HTH
Dave -
Head Developer
www.blurredistinction.com
Adobe Community Expert
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

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