SetFocus on a textField

Hi how do I set focus on a textfield after i validate the data. If the validation fails, I want to setFocus on the text field that failed validation. Is there a way I can do this.

Dear nbruckelmyer
If your get getMsgBox(); calls a frame or a non modal dialog then u will have to use
public void getMsgBox() {
.. display the box.
//after ok button pressed.
dispose();
//then requestfocus
lengthTextField.requestFocus();
}Why? . Because after calling the frame/dialog, it doesn't wait for the frame/dialog to be closed so coding it after the frame/dialog is dispose should work
But if you use JOptionPane or modal dialog
then this should work
getMsgBox();
//then I requestFocus
lengthTextField.requestFocus();But if you still have problem, u may post your code minus the contents or simplified version so that it will be easier for us to help u
Thanks
Joey

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On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:51:09 +0000 (UTC), "fourthleaf"
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>
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I have a movie clip that holds a text field that can be
changed either by typing in to it or clicking buttons (also
contained in the movieclip). Once the text field has focus there
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another field. I have tried using Selection.setFocus(null) and this
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I am stuck, any thought welcome
Cheers all

there must be some event that triggers your textfield to
loose focus. that can be any user action or a timer or anything
else that occurs within your swf or anywhere that your swf can
access. at that point your code should work.

Selection.setFocus();

Why is this one so hard. There are a couple dozen posts out
there but nothing I have tried works. So here it is.
An input textbox onScreen with an instance name of: myText -
that's it. // no text in the box.
Running the following script in the action layer in frame one
I have:
Selection.setFocus("myText");
Selection.setSelection(0,0);
This needs to run on Flash Player 6 so I am shying away from
getCaretIndex(); and a few other scripts I have seen.
I'll keep digging around, but by the looks of ALL the
questions and postings - this problem has been around for awhile.
Does ANYONE have an actual working input textbox
(test/sample) I can look at? (I am using FlashPro8)

orion.doty,
it's just the line Selection.setFocus("textfieldname") and
the fact that Flash has focus that make the cursor blink. I tried
with publish settings for player 6 & 8, both AS 1 and AS 2,
they all work fine in player 8 on Windows. I don't know if maybe
the Mac player behaves different... In Win it doesn't matter if
it's the plugin or the standalone player.
Try a little testmovie: in frame 1, place a stop() and a
button that has nextFrame() onRelease. In frame 2, place the
textfield, and add Selection.setFocus("textfieldname") to the
frame's actions. If you test the movie, the cursor should blink
when you pressed the button and the movie enters frame 2. It won't
work if you leave out frame 1 with the button, so I guess Flash has
to receive the focus through a click inside it to highlight the
focused selection.
hth,
blemmo

SetFocus on a textField

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