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Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Property; lets you customize the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. You can set the
property on a button, movie clip, or text field instance; it is
If any currently displayed object in the SWF file contains a
ordering is disabled, and the tab ordering is calculated from the
the SWF file. The custom tab ordering only includes objects that have
The property must be a positive integer. The objects are ordered according to their
tabIndex
properties, in ascending order. An object with a
tabIndex
with a
tabIndex
the other in the tab ordering is
The custom tab ordering defined by the
is paid to the hierarchical relationships of objects in the SWF file. All objects in the SWF file with
properties are placed in the tab order, and the tab order is determined by the order of
tabIndex
the values. If two objects have the same
tabIndex
. You shouldn't use the same
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Example
The following ActionScript dynamically creates four text fields and assigns them to a custom tab
order. Add the following ActionScript to your FLA or AS file:
this.createTextField("one_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 100, 22);
one_txt.border = true;
one_txt.type = "input";
this.createTextField("two_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 40, 100, 22);
two_txt.border = true;
two_txt.type = "input";
this.createTextField("three_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 70, 100,
22);
three_txt.border = true;
three_txt.type = "input";
this.createTextField("four_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 100, 100,
22);
four_txt.border = true;
four_txt.type = "input";
one_txt.tabIndex = 3;
two_txt.tabIndex = 1;
three_txt.tabIndex = 2;
four_txt.tabIndex = 4;
See also
MovieClip.tabIndex
754 Chapter 7: ActionScript for Flash
value of 2. If two objects have the same
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tabIndex
tabIndex
tabIndex
.
property is flat. This means that no attention
tabIndex
value, the one that goes first is
tabIndex
value for multiple objects.
tabIndex
by default.
property, automatic tab
properties of objects in
tabIndex
properties.
tabIndex
value of precedes an object
1
value, the one that precedes
tabIndex