Event happening when a field loses focus...

If I have a field called , say, "text_txt" - is there a way
to make it so that something happens (like a goto action or
whatever) as soon as the focus goes OFF of that text field?...
Thanks!...

DIY_Lobotomy,
> If I have a field called , say, "text_txt" - is there a
way
> to make it so that something happens (like a goto
> action or whatever) as soon as the focus goes OFF of
> that text field?...
This question is likely to get more answers in the
ActionScript forum,
but since it's here, I'll answer it here.
For the vast majority of ActionScript questions, here's the
scoop: just
about everything in ActionScript can be referred to as an
object. Objects
are defined by their namesake classes (movie clips by the
MovieClip class,
dynamic and input text fields by the TextField class, sounds
by the Sound
class, and so on). Classes are your Owner's Manual for the
object in
question. Things the an object can do are called methods;
characteristics
an object has are called properties; things an object can
react to are
called events. At least one of these three categories appears
in each class
entry of the ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
In your case, you're looking for the Events summary of the
"TextField
class" entry, because you want to know what things a text
field can react to
(such as focus leaving the object).
David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
Dev essays:
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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