Getting the SCROLL position(index) of a specific word/text on a scrolling textfield

Hi rexmor,

If you will assign text to textfield by parts, then you'll know this position. For example:

pos1 = 0;

myTextField.text += "Some \n text \n here";

pos2 = myTextField.textHeight;

myTextField.text += "Some \n other \n text \n here";

pos3 = myTextField.textHeight;


This way you'll get the position of the needed part of text and will be able to scroll there.

So how could I get the scroll position of a textfield, I want to get the line number...

for example.

pos1 = 0;
myTextField.text += "1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank ";
pos2 = myTextField.textHeight;


myTextField.text += "2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank ";
pos3 = myTextField.textHeight;

myTextField.text += "3. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank ";
pos4 = myTextField.textHeight;

if I want the  message3, message2 etc...  will be on top of the scroll on a text field how will I do it. Please help.


thanks.

ok, I understand your idea, so there's no way in flash to get what line number in a scrolling text without getting the LINE HEIGHT?

rexmor,

I don't think that there will be any other solution available.