MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-COMPONENTS LANGUAGE Reference page 1191

Events inherited from the UIComponent class
The following table lists the events the TextArea class inherits from the UIComponent class.
Event
UIComponent.focusIn
UIComponent.focusOut
UIComponent.keyDown
UIComponent.keyUp
TextArea.change
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
Usage 1:
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.change = function(eventObject:Object) {
// ...
};
textAreaInstance.addEventListener("change", listenerObject);
Usage 2:
on (change) {
// ...
}
Description
Event; notifies listeners that text has changed. This event is broadcast after the text has
changed. This event cannot be used to prevent certain characters from being added to the
component's text area; for this purpose, use
Description
Broadcast when an object receives focus.
Broadcast when an object loses focus.
Broadcast when a key is pressed.
Broadcast when a key is released.
TextArea.restrict
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