1009/2025 removeChild error

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#2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.

That’s the error I get because of this code:

removeChild(units*);

So I traced out the parent of units*


trace(this.name);
trace(displayObjectPath(units*.parent));
removeChild(units*);

//With the function below
public static function displayObjectPath( avDisplayObject : DisplayObject ):String
    {
        var lvPath:String = "";
        
        do
        {
            if (avDisplayObject.name) lvPath = avDisplayObject.name + ( lvPath == "" ? "" : "." + lvPath );
        }
        while (avDisplayObject = avDisplayObject.parent);
        
        return lvPath;
        
    }

Then the output is this:

pathing0.15914584510028362
root1.base.pathing0.15914584510028362
pathing0.15914584510028362
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.

It’s like AS3 changes it’s mind after I try to see it’s parent.

Any ideas on why it’s not working?

I’m running removeChild() from: “pathing0.15914584510028362.”