[RESOLVED] A way of detecting typing in a textbox in realtime w/o using onEnterFrame

[angelhdz]

Hello guys ^_^

Before posting for help, i always do an exhaustive research on the web. \
This time, i need to know how to detect when typing in a textbox in realtime, without using onEnterFrame, as onEnterFrame use a lot of CPU. You type in an input textbox, and then show that in a dynamic textbox as you type.
I already have this

stop();


var texto:String;


textobtn.onPress=function(){
    if(texto!=""){
        
                
textoMC.texto=texto;
gotoAndPlay(2);

}
    else {
        
        trace("textbox is empty");
        
    }
};

But it only shows when you press a button.

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

you can do something simple like this perhaps.

myTextField.onChanged = function(){
//your function here.
}

[angelhdz]

Hahaha! Just the script that i tested yesterday, but failed.

texto.onChanged=function(){
 textoMC.texto=texto;
}

"There is no property with the name 'onChanged' "

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

Here is a little example for you to test the onChanged property

var total = 50;// Set amount
myDynamic.text = "Remaining : " + total;// Dynamic textField
myInput.text = "";// Input textField
myInput.maxChars = total;// Restrict to same as total var
myInput.onChanged = function(textField)
{
    myDynamic.text = "Remaining : " + (total - myInput.text.length);
    // Show remaining number each time changed
};

.

[angelhdz]

Ok, i understand it well, but one thing, and thanks for everything.

I'm using variable name instead of instance name, because if i use instance name, the color of my input textbox is transferred (weirdly) to my dynamic textbox. I tried specifying my textboxes colors

myInputTextbox.text.TextField.color="#FFFFFF";

myDynamicTextbox.text.TextField.color="#003366";

But failed. So i thought "mmm variable names?" and it worked. But the onChanged seems does not work with variable name...

[angelhdz]

Okay! Done.

stop();


texto.onChanged=function(){
    textoMC.texto=texto.text;
}

textoMC.texto.text=""

textobtn.onPress=function(){
    if(texto.text!=""){
        
                
        
textoMC.texto=texto.text;
        gotoAndPlay(2);
    }
    else {
        
        trace("ok no hay nada");
        
    }
}

Used Instance Name again and it magically worked. Thanks

[fruitbeard]

I see you managed it!!!


Dcolor = 0x333333;
Icolor = 0x800800;

myDynamicTextbox.textColor = Dcolor;
myInputTextbox.textColor = Icolor;

var total = 50;// Set amount
myDynamicTextbox.text = "Remaining : " + total;
myInputTextbox.text = "";
myInputTextbox.maxChars = total;
myInputTextbox.onChanged = function(textField)
{
myDynamicTextbox.text = "Remaining : " + (total - myInputTextbox.text.length);
myInputTextbox.textColor = Icolor;
myDynamicTextbox.textColor = Dcolor;
};

[angelhdz]

Thanks for the color textbox function is really great and I will surely need it later