TextField._parent

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

my_txt._parent.property
_parent.property

Description

Property; a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current text field or object. The current object is the one containing the ActionScript code that references _parent.

Use _parent to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current text field. You can use _parent to climb up multiple levels in the display list as in the following:

_parent._parent._alpha = 20;

See also

Button._parent, MovieClip._parent, _root, targetPath