setSelection is correct. What do you mean by not able to store it?
You may also need to subclass, get to the internal textfield and flip
the alwaysShowSelection property.
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of getflex
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:53 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] highlighting text
Hi everyone..
Which is the best way to highlighting the textArea text. i tried with
setSelection but cant able to store it..anyone help me out...
Thanks