RE: [flexcoders] How to get Textinput position?

[Alex Harui]

Might be event.currentTarget.parent.x.  There is no Label1 in your
sample.  Also see localToGlobal

 

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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:43 AM
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Subject: [flexcoders] How to get Textinput position?

 

Hi guys.... :)

I am working on flex, and looks hard to get the target object x and y
position. do you have any ideas?

Cheers & THANKS

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> "
viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[

import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject;
import mx.core.UIComponent;
import mx.controls.Alert;


private function createMsg(event:Event):void {

var target:UIComponent = UIComponent(event.currentTarget); 

var alert:Alert; 

Alert.show("the X position of LABEL 1 is "+event.currentTarget.x,
"Show Me", Alert.YES | Alert.NO)
}

]]>
</mx:Script>

<mx:Panel>
<mx:Form>
<mx:FormItem label="Label">
<mx:TextInput focusOut="createMsg(event);"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Label">
<mx:TextInput/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Labe3">
<mx:TextInput/>
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
</mx:Panel>

</mx:Application>