Hi, try this. You are basically calling the localToGlobal method on the parent container of the TextInput and give it the position of the TextInput relative to it's parent.
event.currentTarget.parent.localToGlobal(new Point(event.currentTarget.x, event.currentTarget.y)).x On 9/11/07, flexawesome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Gordeon, > > Thank you so much to reply it as I am new to flex, and don't know how > to use localToGlobal() it in my app below, I am appreciate if you > can show me the code , that would be great! > > THANKS :) > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Gordon > Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The x and y properties of a DisplayObject are in the coordinate > system > > of its parent. So you're getting the location of the top-left of the > > TextInput relative to the top-left of the FormItem. If you want > > coordinates in a different coordinate system, use localToGlobal() > and > > globalToLocal(). > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of flexawesome > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:11 PM > > To: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to get Textinput position? > > > > > > > > > > humm...parent doesn't work... and I correct the code below.. > > > > Cheers > > > > ================================ > > > > <?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="Label1"> > > <mx:TextInput focusOut="createMsg(event);"/> > > </mx:FormItem> > > <mx:FormItem label="Label2"> > > <mx:TextInput/> > > </mx:FormItem> > > <mx:FormItem label="Label3"> > > <mx:TextInput/> > > </mx:FormItem> > > </mx:Form> > > </mx:Panel> > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > Might be event.currentTarget.parent.x. There is no Label1 in your > > > sample. Also see localToGlobal > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > [mailto:[email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> > > ] On > > > Behalf Of flexawesome > > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:43 AM > > > To: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > 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 > > > > > > ================================ > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > <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> > > > > > > > >
