Can't add children to the stage via a class

hi there,

 

i trying addchild(displayobject) via class, , nothing appears when add stage. please!

 

class

package com.ryancanulla.utils
{
     import flash.display.sprite;
     
     import mx.controls.textarea;
     
     public class archivedata extends sprite {
          
          private var test:textarea = new textarea;
          

          
          public function archivedata():void {
               //var testtext.text = "this test";
               test.text = "this test";
               addchild(test);

          }
          

     }
}

calling class

         private var archivedata:archivedata;
 
         archivedata = new archivedata();
 

make class document class.  or pass reference displayobject.

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