asfunction doesn't work with textarea component?

hi,
in my current project i make extensive use of the mx pro textarea component, but today i found out it seems to not support

PHP Code:

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asfunction 


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like the standard dynamic textfield does.
if i use:

PHP Code:

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textarea.text="<a href=\"asfunction:myfunction,foo\">testlink</a>" 


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the text "testlink" shows up, with the handcursor like other hrefs(which work perfectly) but doesn't trigger the function.

also if i try

PHP Code:

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textarea.htmlText="<a href=\"asfunction:myfunction,foo\">testlink</a>" 


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the text doesn't show up at all. html is set true for the textarea.

any ideas on that?

regards

daarboven

It's probably a pathproblem. asfunction looks for the function on the same timeline as the textfield it is in. Regarding the textarea component that is the textarea component movieclip.

There are three ways to solve this:

1. Make myFunction a global function:

Code:

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_global.myfunction = function(txt)
{
    trace(txt);
}

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2. Add _parent. to the functionname in the asfunction "adress":

Code:

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textarea.text="<a href=\"asfunction:_parent.myfunction,foo\">testlink</a>"

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3. Put mufunction on the component itself:

Code:

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textarea.myfunction = function(txt)
{
    trace(txt);
}

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/Mirandir

_parent did the trick. thanks a load! :)