Regardless of whether you are using multiple TextFormat objects or htmlText, using getTextFormat(begin, end), the textFormat will have the appropriate url. This is a quick dirty test. Glad I could help out. I'm posting the code for my test in case anyone else finds it useful.
One thing to note! If text in a textfield does not fill the text field, a error can appear. In my code below you can see that error. A link on the bottom line will register when the cursor is in empty space below the link, but not directly over it. The x property of the mouse is triggering the rollover. Maybe someone else can explain this issue better. AS3 - Timeline code var txt:TextField = new TextField (); txt.width = txt.height = 150; txt.multiline = true; txt.wordWrap = true; txt.htmlText = "when registered, all <a href=\"www.google.com\">links</a> in text fields will update <a href=\"www.theflashblog.com\">the status bar.</a> hahahahah" txt.border = true; txt.x = txt.y = 100; addChild(txt); addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, captureEnterFrame) function captureEnterFrame (e:Event):void { var index = txt.getCharIndexAtPoint (txt.mouseX, txt.mouseY); var url = ""; if (index >= 0) { var fmt:TextFormat = txt.getTextFormat (index, index + 1); if (fmt.url) url = fmt.url; } if (url) { displayTooltip(url, new Point (mouseX, mouseY)); } else { removeTooltip(); } } function displayTooltip(url:String, pos:Point):void { if (getChildByName("ToolTip")) return; var tf:TextField = new TextField (); tf.name = "ToolTip"; tf.autoSize = "left"; tf.text = url; tf.background = true; tf.border = true; tf.backgroundColor = 0x00AAAAFF; tf.x = pos.x + 5; tf.y = pos.y + 15; addChild(tf); } function removeTooltip ():void { var t:TextField = getChildByName("ToolTip") as TextField; if (t) removeChild(t); } On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Karim Beyrouti <ka...@kurst.co.uk> wrote: > The HREF link is only part the the textfields content, and each textfield > can have more than one link amongst other copy > and need to show relevant tooltip only when user is hovering over the 'a > HREF' parts of the html textfield. > > On 15 Jun 2010, at 13:49, Glen Pike wrote: > > > Why not use the mouse coordinates? > > > > On 15/06/2010 13:24, Karim Beyrouti wrote: > >> Hi All - > >> > >> Wondering if there are any hacks to trigger a 'RollOver' script when > hovering over a 'a href' link in an html textfield. > >> Currently using TextEvent.LINK,to trigger links - but would like to show > a tooltip on rollover (of that part of text). > >> > >> So far the only solution i can think of is using : > TextField.getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number) > >> create this - but it seems like this could be quite long winded > solution. > >> > >> Any other ways of achieving this? > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> Karim _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders