Have you tried using the AS2 TextSnapshot class? You might be able to use this because the TextArea component itself is a movie and the TextSnapshot class has methods providing the info you're looking for.
Check it out here...hope that gives you some help: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/00001851.html rob -----Original Message----- From: Dimitrios Gianninas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:23 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Thanks. Tried it on the focusOut event of both TextArea and TextInput and both work the same... it returns entire text entered, not just what I highlighted. Close, but no cigar. -----Original Message----- From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 1/29/2005 10:27 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Selection is a Singleton class controls the selection and focus in the Flash player. The example below probably does not work alone for a few reasons: - you must have the code run when you've actually have something selected. - sometimes triggering the code will have it run after whatever textfield your typing in has lost focus I know this works on textfields, but not too sure about the TextArea. My suggestion is to have this code run in a focusOut event. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitrios Gianninas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Ok, but what is "Selection" ? The code below does not work as is. -----Original Message----- From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 1/28/2005 11:23 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [flexcoders] var beginIndex:Number = Selection.getBeginIndex(); var endIndex:Number = Selection.getEndIndex(); var str:String = yourTextArea.text.substr(beginIndex, endIndex); trace("you've selected: " + str); ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitrios Gianninas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:04 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Does anyone know... Say I have a TextArea and I type some text in it. Then I highlight a word, is there a way to get the currently highlighted text via AS2? Thanks! 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