# ComboBox component behind a mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 31, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818 "2004-08-31T17:24:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![riflemex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@riflemex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riflemex)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818/1 "2004-08-31T17:24:04Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m having a “little” problem masking a flash 2004 ComboBox and Button component. The label text of the Button and the content of the ComboBox are not visible. So, does anybody know what do i need to do in order to make the flash 2004 components text visible behind a mask?

In fact, i’m already tried with styles, but doesn´t work either. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818/2 "2004-08-31T17:36:54Z")

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you have to use setMask();.

you cant mask components with a timeline mask 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818/3 "2004-09-28T11:07:02Z")

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Is this the same problem that I am encountering with a ComboBox component underneath a timeline mask?

The ComboBox shows the items in the drop-down list, but when I select an item it does not appear in it’s placeholder selected. Drop the list down again and it seems to be selected.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-behind-a-mask/62818/4 "2004-09-28T14:47:49Z")

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yes it is.