Can't use setText on clones in 1.19

Bug Reporting
#1

wick 1.19 browser

please check attached project.
basically i create an object. - OK
I assign a cloned clip to this object for representation. - OK
I want to setText() to a text field inside this cloned object but I cannot. - NO

what puzzle me is:

  • I can setText() the original mc (not the clone) with my text variable so it is not invalid
  • I can move the cloned mc so it is not a targeting issue

it looks like a bug

clone_setText.wick (1.9 KB)

#2

So I believe the issue here is that the text object is not exposed to the coded object. I believe this issue also existed in 1.18. I’ll look to see if this bug can be fixed either in 1.19.3 or 1.20

#3

thankyou :+1:

#4

@Luxapodular, @blurredPixels

Yes you can. Let me try to explain what is happening. When you create a clone clip, I noticed that it takes 1 complete frame for the editor to build/define the subClips. We have been talking about this previously. If you wait 1 frame and then try to work with the subclips or in this case the subText, it will work… I think that it could/should be fixed in 1.19.X… Here is the example:
My Project1-13-2021_20-34-28.wick (2.0 KB)

#5

ty Jovanny
yes I forgot I already asked. Kind of goldfish memory
yes the workaround is letting you cloned clip to set text on nex load but still it shold work on the fly

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