# createTextField and \_alpha

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-and--alpha/248415>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 8, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-and--alpha/248415 "2008-01-08T01:28:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-and--alpha/248415/1 "2008-01-08T01:28:58Z")

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I’m not having luck setting alpha values with \_parents that contain child textFields created dynamically. The text filed doesn’t change its \_alpha with the other objects in the movie clip. why?