Question

I am having some problems getting this code to work properly. I want to change the text on a textfield inside a button. It works, but only for the upState. As soon as I hover or click the button, it changes back to the original name. Is there any way I can define it as anyState?

var doc:DisplayObjectContainer = m1.upState as DisplayObjectContainer;
var tf:TextField = doc.getChildAt(1) as TextField;

var boldText:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
boldText.bold = true;

tf.text = "Sterno Cleido Mastoid";
tf.setTextFormat(boldText);

Example:
http://www.testdummies.dk/dynamictext.fla

Answer 1

Your issue is that your code is only changing the text for the up state of the button. The other states remain unaffected.

You could simply copy and paste your code to do the same change for the over and down states – adding this code after your existing code would do just that:

doc = m1.overState as DisplayObjectContainer;
tf = doc.getChildAt(1) as TextField;
tf.text = "Neck";
tf.setTextFormat(boldText);

doc = m1.downState as DisplayObjectContainer;
tf = doc.getChildAt(1) as TextField;
tf.text = "Neck";
tf.setTextFormat(boldText);

This is an awkward way though to code a simple text change for a button. Creating a custom button class, or even making a movieClip work as a button would be much cleaner. Create a new question if you need help learning either of these things.