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From the AS dictionary...
Selection.setFocus
Availability
Flash Player 5. Instance names for button and text fields only work in Flash Player 6.
Usage
Selection.setFocus(" variablePath" )
Parameters
variablePath A string specifying the path to the name of a variable associated with a text field.
Returns
An event.
Description
Method; focuses the editable text field associated with the variable specified by the variablePath. The variablePath parameter must be a string literal of the path to that variable. You can use dot or slash notation to specify the path. You can also use a relative or absolute path.
If a target path of a button instance is passed as the variablePath parameter, that button becomes the new focus. If a target path of a text field instance is passed as the variablePath parameter, that text field becomes the new focus. If null is passed, the current focus is removed.
If a button movie clip is passed to Selection.setFocus , it becomes the currently focused button. If a TextField object is specified, it becomes the current focus. If a Button object is specified, it becomes the currently focused button.
Example
The following example sets focus on a text field on the main Timeline that is associated with the myVar variable. The variablePath parameter is an absolute path, so you can call the action from any Timeline.
Selection.setFocus("_root.myVar"
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In the following example, the text field associated with myVar is in a movie clip called myClip on the main Timeline. You can use either of the following two paths to set focus; the first is relative and the second is absolute.
Selection.setFocus("myClip.myVar"
Selection.setFocus("_root.myClip.myVar"
Regards,
Selection.setFocus
Availability
Flash Player 5. Instance names for button and text fields only work in Flash Player 6.
Usage
Selection.setFocus(" variablePath" )
Parameters
variablePath A string specifying the path to the name of a variable associated with a text field.
Returns
An event.
Description
Method; focuses the editable text field associated with the variable specified by the variablePath. The variablePath parameter must be a string literal of the path to that variable. You can use dot or slash notation to specify the path. You can also use a relative or absolute path.
If a target path of a button instance is passed as the variablePath parameter, that button becomes the new focus. If a target path of a text field instance is passed as the variablePath parameter, that text field becomes the new focus. If null is passed, the current focus is removed.
If a button movie clip is passed to Selection.setFocus , it becomes the currently focused button. If a TextField object is specified, it becomes the current focus. If a Button object is specified, it becomes the currently focused button.
Example
The following example sets focus on a text field on the main Timeline that is associated with the myVar variable. The variablePath parameter is an absolute path, so you can call the action from any Timeline.
Selection.setFocus("_root.myVar"
;In the following example, the text field associated with myVar is in a movie clip called myClip on the main Timeline. You can use either of the following two paths to set focus; the first is relative and the second is absolute.
Selection.setFocus("myClip.myVar"
;Selection.setFocus("_root.myClip.myVar"
;Regards,
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