I have attempted to have a hyperlink text using actionscript:

Question

var t:TextField = new TextField();
t.htmlText = "hello world"
+ "<a href='weeTestPage.html'target='_self'><u>click here</u></a>";
t.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
addChild(t);
when I run the code it always creates a new window to open up the file
in. I have even attempted to switch out _self with _top, _parent, and _blank, always with the same result.
I simply want the file to open up in the same window. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I understand that the code below should work but it doesn't, I have to take the underline before self out, for the hyperlink to work at all, and then it creates another window for the file. There may some sort of glitch that I am not aware of. But the code below does not work as is in my app. Any further suggestions?
var t:TextField = new TextField();
t.htmlText = "hello world"+ "<a href='weeTestPage.html' target='_self'><u>click here</u></a>";
t.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
addChild(t);