SelectionEvent Problem

Question

Hi i have added following to get selection

textFlow.addEventListener(SelectionEvent.SELECTION_CHANGE, selectionHandler);

function selectionHandler(ev:SelectionEvent):void {

trace(ev.type);

/*var range:ElementRange = ev.selectionState ?

ElementRange.createElementRange(ev.selectionState.textFlow,

ev.selectionState.absoluteStart, ev.selectionState.absoluteEnd) : null;

trace("Starting index of selection range: " + range.absoluteStart);

trace("Ending index of selection range: " + range.absoluteEnd);*/

}

when i uncomment from above code it gives this error

1119: Access of possibly undefined property selectionState through a reference with static type flashx.textLayout.events:SelectionEvent.

can you please tell my what i need to fix

Thanks

robin_briggs · Accepted Answer

First, I would suggest you try upgrading to a newer version of TLF, if you are using the one we posted to the Labs site last November that works with the Flash CS4 Component.

If you change this line:

EditManager(textFlow.interactionManager).modifyInlineGraphic(null,e.target.value,e.target.value);

and add an additional argument that specifies the location of the inline graphic you want to change as a SelectionState, it should work:

EditManager(textFlow.interactionManager).modifyInlineGraphic(null,e.target.value,e.target.value, new SelectionState(textFlow, 15, 15));

for example if your inline graphic is at absolute position 15 in the text flow.

- robin

robin_briggs · Answer

This code compiles and runs OK for me. I retyped it, so perhaps I corrected a typo I don't see here. Do you have all the imports you need declared?

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