Simple (hopefully) Linkage Problem

alright, i'm pretty muhc new as3 despite programming bit in as2 , java, , i'm having frustrating sort of problem.

 

package
{
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.utils.*;
    import flash.utils.gettimer;
public class game extends movieclip
{
    private var leftarrow:boolean=false;
    private var uparrow:boolean=false;
    private var rightarrow:boolean=false;
    private var downarrow:boolean=false;
    private var char:box = new box();
    char.x = 100;
    char.y = 100;
    addchild(char);
    }

 

}

 

 

on stage have movie clip named box of class box. instance name mybox.

everytime (no matter how struggle) these 4 errors:

line 14 1120: access of undefined property char.

line 15 1120: access of undefined property char.

line 16 1180: call possibly undefined method addchild.

line 16 1120: access of undefined property char.

oh , here's

line 14      char.x = 100;
line 15      char.y = 100;
line 16      addchild(char);

 

strangely enough no problem declaration line.

 

help appreciated (since can't until past >_>)

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