Scaling a container does not affect width of child

[algro]

I've got a container(sprite) with children(sprites) added to it.

When I scale the container, I would like to get the new width of a child, but get always the original dimensions.

How do I overwrite the children-width ?

 

Thanks

[GreenSock]

That's just how Flash works - width/height/scaleX/scaleY/rotation etc. are all reported locally, not globally. In your case, you could get the child's width in terms of its parent's parent coordinate system by either using getBounds() like child.getBounds(grandparent).width

 

Another option would be to multiply the child's width by its parent's scaleX but that won't factor in any rotation.