# Error 1069: default value?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1069-default-value/275154
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1069-default-value/275154 "2008-11-10T17:09:24Z")
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### Author: ![AmiKaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@AmiKaze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiKaze)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1069-default-value/275154/1 "2008-11-10T17:09:24Z")

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Hi!

I have the following classes:

```
ActionScript Code:
[LEFT]package [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000FF]import[/COLOR] flash.[COLOR=#000080]display[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Sprite[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **class** [/COLOR] Main [COLOR=#0000FF]extends[/COLOR] Sprite
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] Main[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] myLanguage:[COLOR=#0000FF]Language[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Language[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
        
        [COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]myLanguage.[COLOR=#000080]user_feedback_password_error[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
        
        [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] correctMessage:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]"user_feedback_password_error"[/COLOR];
        
        [COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]myLanguage[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]correctMessage[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
        
        [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] faultyMessage:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]"test"[/COLOR];
        
        [COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]myLanguage[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]faultyMessage[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
    [COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

```

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]

```
ActionScript Code:
[LEFT]package

```

[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **class** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Language[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] user\_feedback\_password\_error:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“the entered password didn’t match the user name.”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] user\_feedback\_username\_error:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“the entered username doesn’t exist.”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] user\_feedback\_password\_succes:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“you have been successfully logged in.”[/COLOR];

```
    [COLOR=#0000FF]public[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Language[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#808080]*// this doesn't do anything...*[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

```

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]

The way I want to use the Language class is to keep all the language sentences, e.g. for use with a login form, in one class. This way I only have to edit one class if I want to change the language. I store these sentences in public properties, so that when I create an instance of the class I can use the properties with the dot syntax.

The Main class shows three ways of how to use it, in the trace commands:

[LIST=1]  
[\*]  
ActionScript Code:

```
[LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]myLanguage.[COLOR=#000080]user_feedback_password_error[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

[/LEFT]

[\*]  
ActionScript Code:

```
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] correctMessage:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]"user_feedback_password_error"[/COLOR];

```

[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]

[\*]  
ActionScript Code:

```
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] faultyMessage:[COLOR=#0000FF]String[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]"test"[/COLOR];

```

[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]

[/LIST]

The first way works, because the “user\_feedback\_password\_error” property exists in the class.  
The second way works as well, because the message string is interpreted by the class as a property name.  
The third way doesn’t work, obviously, because there is no property of the name “test” defined in the Language class.

So the way I want to use is the dynamic way using the brackets, because that would make things a lot easier. Now, the third way throws the following error: “ **Error #1069: Property test not found on Language and there is no default value.** ” So I was thinking: is there a way to set this default value? That way I could, for instance, return an empty string so a function knows the property doesn’t exist. I’m aware of the strange way of thinking… 😉

I also quickly looked into the try…catch() statement:  
ActionScript Code:  
[LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]try[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]catch[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]

But I couldn’t think of a way to ‘fix’ my problem.

I’m hoping someone here can help me!  
Thanks a lot in advance! 🙂

- AmiKaze