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Detection of a paste event originated from the default ContextMenu in a flash TextField

Textfields currently do not dispatch paste events. When the user is using keyboard shortcuts to paste, there's a way to workaround that shortcoming by listening to various keyboard events in the textfield.

Is there a way to detect the paste event when it is originated from a click on the ContextMenu?

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When you choose an item in a ContextMenu, the chosen ContextMenuItem dispatches a menuItemSelect event. Use that.

Robusto  2010-10-01 14:26:03
I just can't get a reference of the default contextMenu in order to add an event listener. I've tried a lot. Would you be so kind and provide a working example?
fusion  2010-10-01 17:56:53
Oh, I see what you're asking now. Can't you just listen for the `paste` event in the TextInput? According to Adobe, it is: *Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu.*
Robusto  2010-10-01 18:21:05
fusion  2010-10-01 18:53:13
Hmm ... I just tested it and you're right. The docs say it should, and the code completion on the TextInput in MXML even offers "paste" as a valid event to listen for. But the handler doesn't get called. Bummer.
Robusto  2010-10-01 19:12:33

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