Comments on: Set Cursor Focus in Flex

By: jay

jay — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:05:47 +0000

Thanks a lot, you save my time.

By: Zebulon303

Zebulon303 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:15:51 +0000

I confirm it doesn’t work on FF 3.05 … Anyone has got any idea ?

By: Mai Ta

Mai Ta — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:35:17 +0000

but it not run on FireFox and Safari.
huhuhu

By: Mai Ta

Mai Ta — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:32:32 +0000

body scroll=”no” onload=”document.getElementById(‘${application}’).focus()”
I don’t know why it is lost!

By: Mai Ta

Mai Ta — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:31:29 +0000

Input it like this : “”
Sorry!

By: Mai Ta

Mai Ta — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:29:15 +0000

Hi all!
I had a problem like you.
I tryed to use “document.getElementById(”${application}”).focus();”
the same Rush’s guiding! but it is not action.
I try using by putting it on

It actions correctly.
But it must have a condition: The control you want to setFocus have cursor, must be set focus.
Cheer!

By: Rush

Rush — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:58:07 +0000

Place the code at the bottom of the script that loads the flash object (in between line 98 and 99).

document.write(alternateContent); // insert non-flash content
}
——-Here——
// –>

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:57:34 +0000

But where in index.template.html do you put the statement;
document.getElementById(”${application}”).focus();
???
do you have a sample index.template.html to show please?

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:35 +0000

I finally found the solution as indeed it was a timing problem and I verified it works in Internet Explorer and Firefox and Safari:

// @see http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278510

So now my code is like this:

addEventListener(FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, setDefaultFocus);
…
private function setDefaultFocus(event:FlexEvent):void {
setTimeout(setCursorPosition, 10);
}
private function setCursorPosition():void {
_propertyName.setFocus();
_propertyName.setSelection(0, 0);
}

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:48:49 +0000

I have been battling this issue for the last two days and still cannot get it to work. I think there must be a timing issue involved. It seems like I am always one TAB away from getting it to work! I have implemented your same technique total success. I see the highlight rectangle around my TextFiel, but I have to press another TAB to get the cursor in the TextField. Any suggestions?