why does a Button have a Child?

Lar_123 · **Posted:** March 21st, 2009, 1:46 am

Here's a curious thing.
When I check the number of children on host objects on a page, Button objects show as having 1 child.

for example

Code:

testVar1 = this.GetNumberChildren() +"  ---  " +this.GetFirstChild().GetName() ;

will return something like this: 1 --- _2_

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mackavi · **Posted:** March 21st, 2009, 7:02 am

Perhaps it's like in the UK, where when you buy and item of clothing you always get a spare button?

Or more practically, the child relates to the button text which is considered separate to the button host object.

Try this; create a button, add some text and the tell it to hide the child of the button.

Mack

Lar_123 · **Posted:** March 22nd, 2009, 5:59 am

That makes sense. Thanks Mac. You hit it on the button.

Button_12.GetFirstChild().Roll(1080,5)
Button_12.GetTextObject().Roll(1080,5)

...are apparently the same thing.

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