User Guide

TextSnapshot.hitTestTextNearPos() 973

var my_mc:MovieClip = this;

var my_ts:TextSnapshot = my_mc.getTextSnapshot();

my_mc.onMouseMove = function() {

// find which character the mouse pointer is over (if any)

var hitIndex:Number = my_ts.hitTestTextNearPos(_xmouse, _ymouse, 0);

// deselect everything

my_ts.setSelected(0, my_ts.getCount(), false);

if (hitIndex>=0) {

// select the single character the mouse pointer is over

my_ts.setSelected(hitIndex, hitIndex+1, true);

}

};