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Selection (object)
The Selection object lets you set and control in which text field the cursor is located in a Flash movie. The text field that is said to have "focus" is the field in which the cursor is currently located. Selection-span indexes are zero-based (for example, the first position is 0, the second position is 1, and so on).
There is no constructor method for the Selection object, as there can only be one currently focused field at a time.
Method Description Registers an object to receive notification when the Returns the index at the beginning of selection span. Returns -1 if there is no index or currently selected field. Returns the current caret position in the currently focused selection span. Returns -1 if there is no caret position or currently focused selection span. Returns the index at the end of the selection span. Returns -1 if there is no index or currently selected field. Returns the name of the variable for the currently focused text field. Returns Removes an object that was registered with Focuses the text field associated with the variable specified in the parameter. Sets the beginning and ending indexes of the selection span.
Method summary for the Selection object
onSetFocus
method is invoked.
null
if there is no currently focused text field.
addListener
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Method Description Notified when the input focus changes.
Listener summary for the Selection object
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