Accessing "root" in AS 3

Question

I realize that "_root" no longer exists in AS 3, yet how do I access objects on the timeline from within a class?

I have "myMovieClip" on the main timeline. It has an associated class "MyMovieClip.as"

I have another class that I want to pass variable values from to be placed in text fields nested inside the "myMovieClip" on the timeline: "myMovieClip.title.text"

I've tried passing values thru a static function method, yet this is even limited because I cannot seem to pass the value outside of that function into the general scope of the class.

This works if I just place it in a general function inside MyMovieClip class:

private function init() {

title.text = "TEST";

}

yet something more dynamic like calling this static function from an outside class gets an error message:

public static function updateCallTag(d:String) {

title.text = d;

}

1120: Access of undefined property title.

Seem like this should be pretty simple and straight forward. What am I missing here?

gopal73thakkar · Accepted Answer

miquael wrote:I realize that "_root" no longer exists in AS 3, yet how do I access objects on the timeline from within a class?I have "myMovieClip" on the main timeline. It has an associated class "MyMovieClip.as"I have another class that I want to pass variable values from to be placed in text fields nested inside the "myMovieClip" on the timeline: "myMovieClip.title.text"I've tried passing values thru a static function method, yet this is even limited because I cannot seem to pass the value outside of that function into the general scope of the class.This works if I just place it in a general function inside MyMovieClip class:private function init() { title.text = "TEST";}yet something more dynamic like calling this static function from an outside class gets an error message:public static function updateCallTag(d:String) {  title.text = d; } 1120: Access of undefined property title.Seem like this should be pretty simple and straight forward. What am I missing here?try Object(root).myMovieClip.title.textorObject(root).title.text I am not sure but I think it's work because i'll use this type of code in my project.

Muzak · Answer

Rather than trying to access objects outside the class - which you shouldn't - look into dispatching events.

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