# addChild not working in textField

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-not-working-in-textfield/323276>\
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**Created:** [June 23, 2011, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-not-working-in-textfield/323276 "2011-06-23T09:14:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![sathyapriyamani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sathyapriyamani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sathyapriyamani)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-not-working-in-textfield/323276/1 "2011-06-23T09:14:10Z")

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[INDENT]hai all,

```
   this is the very simple actionscript i tried to display one textfield but nothing will display is output , need help!

```

Script code:

package {  
import flash.display.Sprite;  
import flash.display.Stage;  
import flash.text.\*;  
public class Textinput extends Sprite {  
public function Textinput1() {  
var inputtext\_txt:TextField = new TextField();

```
        inputtext_txt.text = "rabbit";
        
        addChild(inputtext_txt);
        
        inputtext_txt.x=100;
        inputtext_txt.border = true;
        inputtext_txt.background = true;
        inputtext_txt.height = 20;
        inputtext_txt.width = 100;
    }
}

```

}

action frame code:

var input:Textinput = new Textinput();  
input.Textinput1();

thanks in advance… [/INDENT]