copy text field to another text field

[tropicanaclock]

trying to make a label maker. And I have an onscreen keyboard that allows me to enter text. wondering how I can copy it and put it in a prinintg animation. Still new to as3

[kglad]

if you want to use text (entered into a textfield) elsewhere in your app when the textfield no longer exists, assign the textfield's text property to a variable (when the textfield exists).  you can then use that variable even when the textfield (and its text) no longer exist.

var tfS:String=your_tf.text;

[tropicanaclock]

How would I go about displaying the varible in the textbox in another movieclip.

printedTxt = MovieClip(parent).savedTxt;

not seeming to work. I have my savedTxt in the movieclip before this.

thanks!

[kglad]

that depends.

if your code is on the parent timeline of the movieclip, the movieclip's reference is mc and the textfield's reference in mc is savedTxt, use:

var printedTxt:String = mc.savedTxt.text;