Get a property value from an instantiated class?

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Im trying to get the value of the textWidth property in class Main from a text field created in an instantiated class Label. When I trace the value from within the Label class I have access to the values. I’m trying to use a get function to pass the value to the main class. What am i doing wrong.

Thanks in advance!


package 
{    
    import com.greensock.*;
    import com.greensock.easing.*;
    import flash.text.*;
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.text.TextField;

    public class Main extends MovieClip{
        
         private var theNav:TheNav;
         private var label1:Lable;
         private var label2:Lable;
         private var label3:Lable;
         private var label4:Lable;
         
        public function Main()
        {    
        init();
         }

        
        function init(){
            
            theNav = new TheNav();
            addChild(theNav);
            
            label1 = new Lable("label1");
            label1.x  = 100;
            label1.y  = 0;
            label1.mouseEnabled = false;
            theNav.addChild(label1);
            
            label2 = new Lable("label2");
            label2.x  = 200;
            label2.y  = 0;
            label2.mouseEnabled = false;
            theNav.addChild(label2);
            
            label3 = new NavLable("label3");
            label3.x  = 0;
            label3.y  = 100;
            label3.mouseEnabled = false;
            theNav.addChild(label3);
            
            label4 = new Lable("label4");
            label4.x  = 0;
            label4.y  = 200;
            label4.mouseEnabled = false;
            theNav.addChild(label4);
            
            trace(label4.getLabelWidth + " = getLabelWidth()"); // //trace statment returns : 0 = theLabelWidth()

        }
    }
}



package  {
    import com.greensock.loading.*;
    import com.greensock.events.*;
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.text.*;
    

    public class Label extends Sprite{
        private var theLabel:TextField;
        private var _theText:String;
        private var txtFmt:TextFormat;
        private var loader:SWFLoader;
        public var _theLabelWidth:int;
        
        public function Label(theText:String) {
        _theText = theText;
        
        theLabel = new TextField();
        theLabel.text = _theText;

        _theLabelWidth = theLabel.textWidth;
            
        trace(_theLabelWidth+ " = _theLabelWidth");
            //trace statment returns :
                // 70 = _theLabelWidth
                // 82 = _theLabelWidth
                // 89 = _theLabelWidth
                // 135 = _theLabelWidth
            
        this.addChild(theLabel);
        }
        
        public function get getLabelWidth():int {
        return _theLabelWidth;
        }
        
    }
    
}