# Textbox won't display text!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-wont-display-text/323246>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 22, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-wont-display-text/323246 "2011-06-22T10:47:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![SticksStones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@SticksStones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SticksStones)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-wont-display-text/323246/1 "2011-06-22T10:47:56Z")

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I’ve ran into a weird problem. I have a textbox that will display numbers, but not text!

I’m fairly certain it can’t be anything to do with the code, so could it be something to do with the properties?

```auto
var words:String = "default";
var multiplier:int = 10;
var scoreBubble:ScoreBubble = new ScoreBubble();
var score = Math.ceil(impulse.normalImpulses[0])*multiplier;
//scoreBubble.textHolder_mc.text_mc.text = score; // WORKS
//scoreBubble.textHolder_mc.text_mc.text = words; // NOTHING DISPLAYED
//scoreBubble.textHolder_mc.text_mc.text = "eh"; // NOTHING DISPLAYED
//scoreBubble.textHolder_mc.text_mc.text = words+"
"+score; // NOTHING DISPLAYED
var scoreBubblePos = contact.GetFixtureA().GetBody().GetPosition();
scoreBubble.x = scoreBubblePos.x*_P2M;
scoreBubble.y = scoreBubblePos.y*_P2M;
_game.addChild(scoreBubble);
trace("hit");

```