You could for example set up an event listener that listens to the FlexEvent.UPDATE_COMPLETE event. That one is triggered every time the TextArea is visually updated (The Change event only fires when using data binding or interacting with the component) .
addEventListener(FlexEvent.UPDATE_COMPLETE, onUpdateComplete); and the triggered method would look like this . private function onUpdateComplete(event:FlexEvent):void { textArea.verticalScrollPosition = textArea.textHeight; } If you write a custom textArea component and put this code in it, you also have to use validateNow() at the beginning in the triggered method. Hth, Sascha _____ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Saturday, 06 January, 2007 16:52 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Automatically scrolling a TextArea to the very bottom? Hello All, I am trying to find the common methods, when comparing the TextArea from Flash 8 to the TextArea from Flex 2.0 - In my Flash App, whenever I wanted to scroll my TextArea all the way to the bottom, I used the following code: myTextArea.vPosition = myTextArea.maxVPosition; I am trying to sift through the Properties and Methods of the Flex version, and I am not entirely sure how to accomplish this. Could any of you point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance for all your help, Mike