# Error trying to set textFormat

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-trying-to-set-textformat/274357>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-trying-to-set-textformat/274357 "2008-10-28T21:11:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Pherank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-trying-to-set-textformat/274357/1 "2008-10-28T21:11:37Z")

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Here’s the basic code:

```auto

public class Game extends MovieClip {
    private var default_color:Number=0x000000;
    private var rollover_color:Number=0x333333;
    private var selected_color:Number=0x333333;

public function askQuestion() {
    answerSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickAnswer);// make it a button
    answerSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,answerRollOver);//Added 10/28
    answerSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,answerRollOut);//Added 10/28
}

public function answerRollOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var rollOverFormat:TextFormat=new TextFormat;
    rollOverFormat.color=rollover_color;
    event.target.setTextFormat(rollOverFormat);
}

public function answerRollOut(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var rollOutFormat:TextFormat=new TextFormat;
    rollOutFormat.color=default_color;
    event.target.setTextFormat(rollOutFormat);
}

}

```

The MouseEvent.CLICK works fine but there’s a problem with how I’m coding the rollover/rollout. Any ideas?