ActionScript 3.0 :: Clearing A Tfl Text Field?

Oct 28, 2010

I am working with the new tfl text fields in Flash 10, and have realized that I cannot completely clear the text field from script.

using classic text, I could do something like this:

ActionScript Code:
myTextBox.text = "";

however, with tfl text, that does not clear the field and returns no errors. What does work is using a space:

ActionScript Code:
myTextBox.text = " ";

But that wont work for what Im doing because it is a text entry box, and I need there to be no leading characters when a user starts to type.

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