AS3 TextField

programming flash
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Hi ,

I have a Textfield that I have drawn on the stage.
I have another TextField that I have created in AS3.

The TextField I created in AS3 appears on the stage without an issue.

However, I am later setting the TEXT of both TextFields to the same variable , the TextField I drew on the stage, it shows no problem, the one I created in AS3 , it comes up blank.

The two calls to update the text are right under each other, so the variable cant be unsetting between them (at least I dont see how it would be).

here is the code I used to create the TextField


var TilesLeft2:TextField = new TextField();
TilesLeft2.defaultTextFormat = titleFormat;
TilesLeft2.embedFonts = true;

TilesLeft2.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
TilesLeft2.defaultTextFormat = titleFormat;

TilesLeft2.text = "Testing";
TilesLeft2.x=25;
TilesLeft2.y=445;
addChild(TilesLeft2);

at this point Testing does appear on the stage, so that part is working

then I set the text values


TilesLeft.text= String(bag); <-- this is the TextField I drew on the stage 

TilesLeft2.text= String(bag);

TilesLeft will show the number 92 , TilesLeft2 changes to blank.
I tried added some non-dynamic text to tilesLeft2 like this:

TilesLeft.text= String(bag);
TilesLeft2.text= "hello" + String(bag);

TilesLeft changes to 92. TilesLeft2 just shows “hello”

What am I doing wrong?