Control cursor position in TextInput() ?

Hi --

That works! Thank you so much!

Rich

"Craig Grummitt" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> positioning the cursor in flash can be a little tricky and sometimes
> temperamental, but you should be able to control where the cursor is with
> setSelection, with both beginIndex and endIndex set to the end of the
> input box
> eg:
> testBox.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);
>
> You may also need to first set the focus to the text box, if the focus may
> be
> elsewhere. If your 'text input' is a TextField of type 'input text', then
> set
> focus through the stage object:
>
> stage.focus=testBox;
> testa.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);
>
> if you're talking about a TextInput component, use its built in setFocus
> method:
>
> testBox.setFocus();
> testBox.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);
>

positioning the cursor in flash can be a little tricky and sometimes temperamental, but you should be able to control where the cursor is with setSelection, with both beginIndex and endIndex set to the end of the input box eg:
testBox.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);

You may also need to first set the focus to the text box, if the focus may be elsewhere. If your 'text input' is a TextField of type 'input text', then set focus through the stage object:

stage.focus=testBox;
testa.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);

if you're talking about a TextInput component, use its built in setFocus method:

testBox.setFocus();
testBox.setSelection(testBox.text.length,testBox.text.length);