# Target dynamically generated objects inside library symbol

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**Created:** [May 17, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-dynamically-generated-objects-inside-library-symbol/331106 "2013-05-17T18:19:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![jiggy1965](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@jiggy1965](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jiggy1965)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-dynamically-generated-objects-inside-library-symbol/331106/1 "2013-05-17T18:19:59Z")

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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]In my library I’ve got a movie clip. Completely empty, just containing this code:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#993300][LEFT][FONT=verdana]var [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]myText: [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]TextField [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]= [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]new [/FONT][FONT=verdana]TextField[/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana];[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana][LEFT]addChild(myText);  
myText.[COLOR=#993300]text[/COLOR]=[COLOR=#0000FF]“old text”[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]Then from the main timeline I add this library movie clip which places it on the main stage and the text appears[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#993300][LEFT][FONT=verdana]var [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]Clippy:textfieldpadding = [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]new [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]textfieldpadding();addChild(Clippy);[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]  
[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]But now I want to change the text of that textfield. Which is inside the just placed library movie clip. But this gives an error:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#993300][LEFT][FONT=verdana]var [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]Clippy:textfieldpadding = [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]new[/FONT][/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana] textfieldpadding();[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana][LEFT]addChild(Clippy);  
Clippy.myText.[COLOR=#993300]text[/COLOR]=[COLOR=#0000FF]“new text”[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]Cause it has no clue what ‘myText’ is from the main timeline.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]How can I target a textfield, or any other object when it is all dynamically generated and as a movieclip inside the library?[/FONT][/COLOR]