Adobe Extending Flash Professional CS4 - Manual (Page 180)

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Document object
fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextRectangle({left:0, top:0, right:50, bottom:200})
document.setTextSelection()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.setTextSelection(startIndex, endIndex)
Parameters
startIndex An integer that specifies the position of the first character to select. The first character position is 0
(zero).
endIndex An integer that specifies the end position of the selection up to, but not including, endIndex. The first
character position is 0 (zero).
Returns
A Boolean value:
true if the method can successfully set the text selection; false otherwise.
Description
Method; sets the text selection of the currently selected text field to the values specified by the startIndex and endIndex
values. Text editing is activated, if it isn’t already.
Example
The following example selects the text from the 6th character through the 25th character:
fl.document.setTextSelection(5, 25);
document.setTextString()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.setTextString(text [, startIndex [, endIndex]])
Parameters
text A string of the characters to insert in the text field.
startIndex An integer that specifies the first character to replace. The first character position is 0 (zero). This
parameter is optional.
endIndex An integer that specifies the last character to replace. This parameter is optional.
Returns
A Boolean value:
true if the text of at least one text string is set; false otherwise.