[AS3] Keyboard cursor out of textfield event

[Sietjp]

Hi,
I looked around but I didn't find any event sent by the TextField whe the keyboard cursor enters or leaves the field ?

[jweeks123]

What exactly are you trying to do here, your post is quite vague. Could you be more specific? Then I may be able to help.

[Sietjp]

Sorry for the delay and for being too vague.
Actually I would like to know if the cursor/carret is inside an input text field.

For example, let's say, the application listens to the spacebar event, and has to start a specific action when the use press the space bar. I would like to disable this action if the user is currently entering a text in an input text field.

[Sietjp]

I've found out that I haev to use the focus mnager to know if the cursor is in the text field.

if (stage.focus != myInputBox) then doMyAction(); 

[deadlock32]

Hi,
I looked around but I didn't find any event sent by the TextField whe the keyboard cursor enters or leaves the field ?

I know you said you had a solution but

someTextField.addEventListener(FocusEvent.FOCUS_OUT, focusOutEvent);

there are 4 available focus events:
FOCUS_IN
FOCUS_OUT
KEY_FOCUS_CHANGE
MOUSE_FOCUS_CHANGE

[Sietjp]

Thanks (late)