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=== AutoCompleteText.as ===
// Create the local shared object at the top level of the domain so that
// all text fields in all Flash movies in the domain can access it.
TextField.so = SharedObject.getLocal("textfieldAutoComplete", "/");// When the user types into the text field or when they bring focus
// to it (either programmatically, by tab index, or by clicking with
// the mouse) call the custom makeAutoCompleteOptions() method.
TextField.prototype.onChanged = function () {
this.makeAutoCompleteOptions();
};TextField.prototype.onSetFocus = function () {
this.makeAutoCompleteOptions();
};TextField.prototype.makeAutoCompleteOptions = function () {// Create a copy of the array stored in the shared object // for the text field with the current text field's name. var history = TextField.so.data[this._name].concat();
// If the text is not empty, find any partial matches in the history array
if (this.text != "") {
for (var i = 0; i < history.length; i++) {
// Removes any elements that don't match from the history array.
if (history[i].indexOf(this.text) != 0) {
history.splice(i, 1);
i--;
}
}
}// If the history array is undefined or has no elements,
// remove any existing list box, and exit this method.
if (history.length == 0 || history.length == undefined) {
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory.removeMovieClip();
return;
}// Create a list box and position it just underneath the text field.
this._parent.attachMovie("FListBoxSymbol", "autoCompleteHistory", 100000);
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory._x = this._x;
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory._y = this._y + this._height;// Resize the list box to fit the width of the text field. this._parent.autoCompleteHistory.setSize(this._width, 50);
// If history has fewer than three elements, shorten the list box.
if (history.length < 3) {
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory.setRowCount(history.length);
}// Fill the list box with the elements from history, and
// set the handler to call when any changes occur to the
// list box (via changes to the text field's contents.)
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory.setDataProvider(history);
this._parent.autoCompleteHistory.setChangeHandler("setValue", this);
};// The setValue() method is the change handler function for the list box.
TextField.prototype.setValue = function (lb) {// usingArrows indicates whether the method was called due to the user
pressing
// the arrow keys. If she used the arrow keys, exit the function because we
// don't want to close the list box until she has actually selected a value.
if (this.usingArrows) {
this.usingArrows = false;
return;
}// Set the text field value to the selected value // from the list box, and then remove the list box. this.text = lb.getSelectedItem().label; lb.removeMovieClip(); };
TextField.prototype.onKillFocus = function () {// Remove the list box when the text field loses focus. _root.autoCompletHistory.removeMovieClip();
// If the text field contains no text, exit the method.
if (this.text == "") {
return;
}// Get the array stored in the shared object for the text field. Exit this
// method if the array already contains the text field's text value.
var history = TextField.so.data[this._name];
for (var i = 0; i < history.length; i++) {
if (this.text == history[i]) {
return;
}
}// If the shared object doesn't already have an
// array for this text field, create one.
if (TextField.so.data[this._name] == undefined) {
TextField.so.data[this._name] = new Array();
}// Add the text field's text value to the shared object's array. TextField.so.data[this._name].push(this.text); };
// Create a key listener to respond whenever keys are pressed. keyListener = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function () {// Get the current focus, and create a reference to the list box. var focus = eval(Selection.getFocus()); var ach = focus._parent.autoCompleteHistory;
// Get the key code for the key that has been pressed. var keyCode = Key.getCode();
if (keyCode == 40) {
// If the key is the down arrow, set usingArrows to true and set the
// selected index in the list box to the next value in the list.
focus.usingArrows = true;
var index = (ach.getSelectedIndex() == undefined) ?
0 : ach.getSelectedIndex() + 1;
index = (index == ach.getLength()) ? 0 : index;
ach.setSelectedIndex(index);// Scroll if the selected index is not visible in the list box.
if (index > ach.getScrollPosition() + 2) {
ach.setScrollPosition(index);
} else if (index < ach.getScrollPosition()) {
ach.setScrollPosition(index);
}
} else if (keyCode == 38) {
// If the key is the up arrow, do a similar thing as when the
// down arrow is pressed, but move the selected index up instead of down.
focus.usingArrows = true;
var index = (ach.getSelectedIndex() == undefined) ?
0 : ach.getSelectedIndex() - 1;
index = (index == -1) ? ach.getLength() - 1 : index;
ach.setSelectedIndex(index);
if (index > ach.getScrollPosition() + 2) {
ach.setScrollPosition(index);
} else if (index < ach.getScrollPosition()) {
ach.setScrollPosition(index);
}
} else if (keyCode == Key.ENTER) {
// If the user has pressed the Enter key, call setValue()
// to set the text field's value and close the list box.
focus.setValue(ach);
} else {
// Otherwise, if the user presses any other key, exit the function.
return;
}// Set the focus to the text field. Selection.setFocus(focus); };
// Add the key listener to the Key object. Key.addListener(keyListener);
