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Selecting dynamic Html-Input 1
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just the basics: <P> and <FONT> with face, size and color.
sorry, maybe my description is a bit too abstract. let me make an example:
1. i put in a textbox where face=arial, style=input, html=true
2. while running, i set the textbox to: "<FONT face=Times>Test</FONT>"
3. now the user enters something, let's say changes test to testblabla
4. i would like to get the value of the textbox; but the value is: "<FONT face=Times>test</FONT><FONT face=Arial>blabla</FONT>" - but i only need testblabla! in other words: the string does not only contain the value but also the html-format, which i would like to separate. guess i'm looking for something like a getSelection-property or a getValueOfHtmlString-function...;-)
4a. actually the same problem occurs with Test (without the user entering something); for example when you want to change the font values while showing the textbox, or setting it dynamicaly.
4b. assuming the cursor between V: testVblaVbla - the selection-object returns beginindex=4 and endindex=7; but whatof? how can i get bla? textbox.substring(4, 7) returns something like "T fa" (from FONT face)...
i mean i could do it without html, then it would be easy; but looks bad when everything else is adjusting dynamicaly.
i guess this problem is either veeery easy or veery tricky; hope it's the first...
thank you in advance
sorry, maybe my description is a bit too abstract. let me make an example:
1. i put in a textbox where face=arial, style=input, html=true
2. while running, i set the textbox to: "<FONT face=Times>Test</FONT>"
3. now the user enters something, let's say changes test to testblabla
4. i would like to get the value of the textbox; but the value is: "<FONT face=Times>test</FONT><FONT face=Arial>blabla</FONT>" - but i only need testblabla! in other words: the string does not only contain the value but also the html-format, which i would like to separate. guess i'm looking for something like a getSelection-property or a getValueOfHtmlString-function...;-)
4a. actually the same problem occurs with Test (without the user entering something); for example when you want to change the font values while showing the textbox, or setting it dynamicaly.
4b. assuming the cursor between V: testVblaVbla - the selection-object returns beginindex=4 and endindex=7; but whatof? how can i get bla? textbox.substring(4, 7) returns something like "T fa" (from FONT face)...
i mean i could do it without html, then it would be easy; but looks bad when everything else is adjusting dynamicaly.
i guess this problem is either veeery easy or veery tricky; hope it's the first...
thank you in advance
Hey!
Asked on the Javascript Forum, and this chap came up with this... Seems to be working fine!
stop ();
// Set input beginning text...
test = "<b>INPUT</b><i>BlaBlaBla</i>";
// Dynamic textfield (test2) without html checked
test2 = strip(test);
//
function strip (str) {
var left = "<";
var right = ">";
var first = str.indexOf(left);
var last = str.indexOf(right);
while ((first>=0) && (last>first)) {
var part1 = str.substring(0, first);
var part2 = str.substring(last+1, str.length);
str = part1+part2;
first = str.indexOf(left);
last = str.indexOf(right);
}
return str;
}
//
trace (test2);
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ldnewbie
Asked on the Javascript Forum, and this chap came up with this... Seems to be working fine!
stop ();
// Set input beginning text...
test = "<b>INPUT</b><i>BlaBlaBla</i>";
// Dynamic textfield (test2) without html checked
test2 = strip(test);
//
function strip (str) {
var left = "<";
var right = ">";
var first = str.indexOf(left);
var last = str.indexOf(right);
while ((first>=0) && (last>first)) {
var part1 = str.substring(0, first);
var part2 = str.substring(last+1, str.length);
str = part1+part2;
first = str.indexOf(left);
last = str.indexOf(right);
}
return str;
}
//
trace (test2);
Gave him my vote (which you can't give me - not being registered), and best wishes for the New Year!
Same to you, if you ever come back!
Regards,
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hey
thanks for holding on!
i'm glad to see that your suggestion is exactly the same as what i finally came up with. the tricky thing about it is that you have to adjust the text each time a key is pressed since flash wrapps the new input in its own tags... :-# - but this is tricky since it may cause huge delays! anyway, after much testing i finally found a way to make it work; this way i can even block the cursor from jumping on the second line (because of the <P>)!
if someone's interested in that, i may post an example.
thank you again Idnewbye and a pleasant 2002 to all!
thanks for holding on!
i'm glad to see that your suggestion is exactly the same as what i finally came up with. the tricky thing about it is that you have to adjust the text each time a key is pressed since flash wrapps the new input in its own tags... :-# - but this is tricky since it may cause huge delays! anyway, after much testing i finally found a way to make it work; this way i can even block the cursor from jumping on the second line (because of the <P>)!
if someone's interested in that, i may post an example.
thank you again Idnewbye and a pleasant 2002 to all!
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