# Control TextField

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-textfield/302181>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 22, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-textfield/302181 "2009-12-22T20:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![HunterGump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@HunterGump](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HunterGump)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-textfield/302181/1 "2009-12-22T20:49:45Z")

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Good day;

I have been hammering at this for some time now, and it is getting a little frustrating.

1. I have a document class that adds a TextField.

2. The Doc class then adds another custom class (MovieClip).

3. Inside that custom class (MovieClip) is a button with an addEventListener that needs to update the TextField on the main stage (or root).

I have tried so many possible solutions that I am not going to list them here, I am sure I must be doing something fundamentally wrong…