Textfield._Parent - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

TextField._parent

Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt._parent.property
_parent.property
Description
Property; a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current text field or object. The
current object is the one containing the ActionScript code that references
Use to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current text
_parent
field. You can use
_parent._parent._alpha = 20;
Example
The following ActionScript creates two text fields and outputs information about the
each object. The first text field,
field,
second_txt
this.createTextField("first_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 160,
22);
first_txt.border = true;
trace(first_txt._name+"'s _parent is: "+first_txt._parent);
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
holder_mc.createTextField("second_txt", holder_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), 10,
40, 160, 22);
holder_mc.second_txt.border = true;
trace(holder_mc.second_txt._name+"'s _parent is:
"+holder_mc.second_txt._parent);
The following information is displayed in the Output panel:
first_txt's _parent is: _level0
second_txt's _parent is: _level0.holder_mc
See also
Button._parent, MovieClip._parent, _root,
906 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
to climb up multiple levels in the display list as in the following:
_parent
first_txt
, is created inside the movie clip called
, is created on the main Timeline. The second text
holder_mc
targetPath()
.
_parent
_parent
.
of