Set Font Style not working when sourcing text from different layer.

Hello wizards

I'm being buffled by a simple expression somebody might help me with.

I am trying to .style.setFont() a text layer which sources its text from a master layer from another comp.

Now, when I use this expression all works fine

but when I source the text from another layer,

It stops sourcing the right text and shows the actaual layer text instead,

meaning I lose the capacity to link it to external text sources, which makes it useless for me.

Any idea why this might be happening and/or how to fix it?

Thanks in advance for your help fellas

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Correct answer Dan Ebberts

Try it this way:

txt = comp("XX").layer("YY").text.sourceText;
style.setFontSize(100).setText(txt)

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Try it this way:

txt = comp("XX").layer("YY").text.sourceText;
style.setFontSize(100).setText(txt)

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great so i only missed teh ";"...

not sure if I feel better or worst ut thanks a lot

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