User interaction with the TextArea

A TextArea component can be enabled or disabled in an application. In the disabled state, it cannot receive mouse or keyboard input. When enabled, it follows the same focus, selection, and navigation rules as an ActionScript TextField object. When a TextArea instance has focus, you can control it using the following keys:

Key

Description

Arrow keys

Move the insertion point up, down, left, or right within the text, if the text is editable.

Page Down

Moves the insertion point to the end of the text, if the text is editable.

Page Up

Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the text, if the text is editable.

Shift+Tab

Moves focus to the previous object in the Tab loop.

Tab

Moves focus to the next object in the Tab loop.

For more information about controlling focus, see the FocusManager class in the ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference and Working with FocusManager.