User Guide

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this.createEmptyMovieClip("container_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
this.container_mc.createTextField("date_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0,
0, 100, 22);
this.container_mc.date_txt.autoSize = true;
this.container_mc.date_txt.text = new Date();
The dot (.) operator is used when targeting instances within the SWF file and when you need to
set properties and values for those instances.