Text Field Not Displaying

[mcdermitt]

I have some code on the timeline of my .fla file which adds a textfield when a function is called.

function healthCreateB():void{

  var hyperbenHP:TextField = new TextField();

  hyperbenHP.embedFonts = true;

  stage.addChild(hyperbenHP);

  trace(hyperben.HPT);

  hyperbenHP.x = 173

  hyperbenHP.y = 138

  hyperbenHP.text = 'banana'

  hyperbenHP.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat('Arial', 12, 0xFFFFFF);

}

This function is called from a movieclip which has var HPT:uint = 100000.

The trace statement puts this out but the text is nowhere to be seen. If I move the mouse around the stage I can't even find a place where the cursor changes to the I cursor.

What am I doing wrong?

[mcdermitt]

By the way 'banana' is a test word I use and I used it to test if the field was there. I also use String(hyperben.HPT);

[mcdermitt · Accepted solution]

Never mind. My height and width were not set correctly and the field was underneath my background. Sorry!