selectRange should select all the text. But there might be other code running after your code that resets the selected range so the real trick may be getting your code to run last.
On 3/13/14 10:53 AM, "mark goldin" <[email protected]> wrote: >Right, but the thing is that the selected item is getting highlighted with >no additional code - just switch to another Windows program and then >switch >back to Browser with the Flex application. So, I am afraid no matter how >and where I add code it wont work until I place a focus on some other >control and then bring it back to my combo. > > >On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The ComboBox itself should dispatch a valueCommit event if the text is >> changed via drop-down selection. >> >> On 3/13/14 10:44 AM, "mark goldin" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >I see. But what I am after is to highlight a text when an item is >> >selected. >> >No matter what I do the selected item is not highlighted. However, >> >switching between any Windows application and Flex will highlight it. >>So, >> >it's about positioning a focus somewhere and then place it back to the >> >combo. Any thoughts? >> > >> >Thanks >> > >> > >> >On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> If you choose from the drop down, the textInput is programmatically >> >> modified so no change notification event is dispatched. >> >> >> >> On 3/13/14 9:37 AM, "mark goldin" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >I have the following code to accomplish what is says in the title: >> >> > >> >> >override protected function childrenCreated():void >> >> >{ >> >> >super.childrenCreated(); >> >> >textInput.addEventListener("change", onValueChange, false, 0, true); >> >> >} >> >> >private function onValueChange(event:Event):void >> >> >{ >> >> >textInput.selectRange(0, textInput.text.length); >> >> >} >> >> > >> >> >The listener is not called when I use a mouse to change a value. But >> >>if I >> >> >type in it does fire. >> >> >Not sure what would the difference be. Any idea? >> >> > >> >> >Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >>
