replaceSel can't get it to work

[Vincent26381]

Hi,

After a lot of searching I'm still unable to replace text that is selected. I want to use this for a sort of word-processor. With HTML formatted text I hope then to be able to make buttons for bold, italic and underlined text. (select; press button > bold)

What I have found is this:

(input textfield has the var name 'TextBox')
button:

code:

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on(rollOver){

		startSel = Selection.getBeginIndex();

		endSel = Selection.getEndIndex();

        oldSelection = Selection.getFocus();

        if (endSel - startSel > 1){

        selected = "true";

        }else{

        selected = "false";

        }

}

on (release) {

    

        if (selected eq "true"){

        Selection.setFocus(oldSelection);

		Selection.setSelection(startSel,endSel);

        TextBox.replaceSel("new text");

        }

}

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With this code the selected text stays selected after pressing the button (that's good) but nothing will be replaced

Any-one out there able to help me?
I would be most greatfull

[CharlesFK]

not sure why your don't work... I copy paste and it worked fine. Don't use textBox as a instance name.

this is also working fine

code:

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test_txt.text = "Hello World! This is original!!";

Selection.setFocus(test_txt);

Selection.setSelection(6, 11);

test_txt.replaceSel("Vincent");

---

[Vincent26381]

Finally got it to work with your example.
I don't know why it didn't work at the first time though.

Thanks a ton!

[Vincent26381]

I spoke to soon
With this HTML formatting get's lost (as stated in flash-help)
Do you know how this is done?

[IngagingStudios]

That links is pretty cool....did you ever figure it out. I'm attempting to do something very similar. Thanks!

[deamothul]

hi, use htmlText instead of text and your html formatting should be there

[Vincent26381]

Pretty old thread

look here

[deamothul]

hehe,

[IngagingStudios]

This is pretty cool! Thanks.