Reference an objects variables- flash platform

How do you access an object's variables whilst using Flash as the platform of choice? Apparently this doesn't work

 var WorldObject:GameObject;  
 var WorldElementInfo;
 
 
 function RelinquishElement()
 {
 WorldElementInfo=WorldObject.GetComponentInChildren("WorldElementInfo");
 WorldElementInfo.CurrentElement+=1;
 }

I also seem to get this error.

Assets/EnemyScript.js(16,18): BCE0019: 'CurrentElement' is not a member of 'Object'. I've tested and this works fine when using the webplayer platform build I only encounter this area whilst working via Flash.