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Set selection to a textfield

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  1. // To set selection a textfield, use the following;
  2.  
  3. var _textInput1:TextField = new TextField();
  4. _textInput1.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, handleTextChange, false, 0, true);
  5.  
  6. function handleTextChange(event:Event):void {
  7.  
  8. 	switch(event.target){				
  9. 		case _textInput1:
  10. 			trace("input 1");
  11. 			if(_textInput1.text.length == 2) {
  12. 				stage.focus = _textInput2;
  13. 				_textInput2.setSelection(0, _textInput2.text.length); // or second param equals 0 -> 0,0
  14. 			}
  15. 		break;
  16. 		}
  17. 	}

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