Error #1069: Property x not found on String and there is no default value.

[Guest]

hi

attached is code in which i try to get the "targets" x (last line) but when i try "trace" it i receive the error message:

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property x not found on String and there is no default value.

          at suduku_fla::MainTimeline/drop_faces()

what is my mistake?

		import flash.display.*;
		import flash.events.*;
		import flash.text.TextField;
	//aba1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	aba2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	aba3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	aba4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	//baby1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	baby2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	baby3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	baby4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	//girl1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	girl2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	girl3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	girl4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	//mom1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	mom2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	mom3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	mom4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,move_faces);
	//aba1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	aba2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	aba3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	aba4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	//baby1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	baby2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	baby3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	baby4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	//girl1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	girl2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	girl3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	girl4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	//mom1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	mom2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	mom3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	mom4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,drop_faces);
	var hit;
	var targets;

function move_faces(evt:MouseEvent):void{

		var object = evt.target;
		object.startDrag();
		hit=object.name
		trace(hit)
		trace(object.x)

}

		function drop_faces(evt:MouseEvent):void{
		var obj = evt.target;
		obj.stopDrag();
		targets=(obj.dropTarget.parent.name)
		trace(targets);
		trace(targets.x)

}

[kglad · Accepted solution]

don't use the name property.  that is a string:

	targets=(obj.dropTarget.parent)
		trace(targets);
		trace(targets.x)

[Guest]

thank you.

correct - as usual

[kglad]

you're welcome.