Thanks for all the help. I have it recognizing my class just fine now. Unfortunately I'm getting this error:
Attempted access of inaccessible property textField through a reference with static type... So the class I'm using (below) isn't quite cutting it. Any ideas for changes? ---------------------- package { import mx.controls.TextArea; public class myTextArea extends TextArea { protected override function createChildren():void { textField.selectable = false; super.createChildren(); } } } -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/