696 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
TextField.onSetFocus
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt.onSetFocus = function(oldFocus){
// your statements here
}
Parameters
oldFocus
The object to lose focus.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Event handler; invoked when a text field receives keyboard focus. The oldFocus parameter is the
object that loses the focus. For example, if the user presses the Tab key to move the input focus
from a button to a text field,
oldFocus contains the text field instance.
If there is no previously focused object,
oldFocus contains a null value.
TextField._parent
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt._parent.property
_parent.property
Description
Property; a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current text field or object. The
current object is the one containing the ActionScript code that references
_parent.
Use
_parent to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current text
field. You can use _parent to climb up multiple levels in the display list as in the following:
_parent._parent._alpha = 20;
See also
Button._parent
, MovieClip._parent, _root, targetPath