# Accessing atext field inside a movieclip & simple question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-atext-field-inside-a-movieclip-simple-question/226233
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 19, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-atext-field-inside-a-movieclip-simple-question/226233 "2007-05-19T02:46:34Z")
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### Author: ![Mythic\_Fr0st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-atext-field-inside-a-movieclip-simple-question/226233/1 "2007-05-19T02:46:34Z")

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how do I do this, if I have this…

```auto
for (var i:Number = 0; i<10; i++)
{
    var tmp = new TextField(); //how do I name it,tmp wont reference all 10 textfields..
    tmp.text = "Hello";
    tmp.width = 100;
    tmp.height = 30;
    obj*.mc = new MovieClip();
    obj*.mc.addChild(tmp);
}

```

how do I access the text field inside it?