getCharIndexAtPoint() equivalent in Spark RichEditableText

Question

I want to find a way to get the character index in a Spark based RichEditableText based on mouse x, y position.

The mx.controls.TextArea has a protected getCharIndexAtPoint() method but I can't find an equivalent of this in the Spark RichEditableText which is disappointing.

Any ideas or recommendations?

Answer 1

I can see why. seems RichEditableText uses FTE, while TextArea uses TextField, so you can just use TextField::getCharIndexAtPoint. you may just as well have no char at a point.

It's a long time since I've had a a look at FTE, but I think TextLine::getAtomIndexAtPoint would be a good start. Also, you should have a look at TLFTextField::getCharIndexAtPoint.

greetz

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