How to exclude DropShadowFilter from children?

[bradytimes]

I'm working with a Sprite that has multiple children. I want to apply a DropShadow filter to the main sprite, but not it's children. Is there a way to exclude filter effects from children?

Here's a simple example:

class Foo extends Sprite {
  public function Foo() {
    graphics.lineStyle(10, 0xff0000);
    graphics.moveTo(-100, -100);
    graphics.lineTo(100, 100);
		
    // draw a second line, forming an 'X'
    var childLine:Sprite = new Sprite();
    childLine.graphics.lineStyle(10, 0x0000ff);
    childLine.graphics.moveTo(100, -100);
    childLine.graphics.lineTo(-100, 100);
		
    this.addChild(childLine);
    this.filters = [new DropShadowFilter()];
		
    // Is there a way to prevent a shadow from appearing under 'childLine'
    //   childLine.filters = [] is already empty 
  }
}

Thanks!

[henke37]

No, it is not possible, move the children out.

[bradytimes]

bummer, I was afraid of that. thanks!