Hi Yogesh
You don't need to use binding syntax in an event listener, as their expected type is Function(). In property getters & setters it's a little different. Using the binding syntax still works though, but it's not required. Cheers Marty --- In [email protected], "YOGESH JADHAV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Haven't tested the code but i think it should be <mx:TextArea > textInput="{trace('textInput fired');}" /> > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, marty.pitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Can someone please verify my understanding of this correctly. > > > > I believe that the event is not firing on the deletion of text, as the > > docs suggest it will. > > > > According to the docs this event is supposed to fire: > > "when the user types, deletes, or pastes text into the control. " > > > > But, running the following simple chunk'o'code, and deleting text, > > shows the event doesn't fire on either backspace or delete: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" > > layout="absolute"> > > <mx:TextArea textInput="trace('textInput fired')" /> > > </mx:Application> > > > > I had a look at the code, and TextArea is simply rebroadcasting the > > event from textField, which we can't see as it's source is not available. > > > > If someone can confirm that this is a bug, I'll post it in the bug > > forums. (I don't suppose that it'll be fixed before release now though?) > > > > Cheers > > > > Marty > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > Yogesh >

