# Allow to edit textfield only on double click on that

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-to-edit-textfield-only-on-double-click-on-that/295914>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 7, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-to-edit-textfield-only-on-double-click-on-that/295914 "2009-09-07T11:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![patspats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b782af/32.png) [@patspats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patspats)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-to-edit-textfield-only-on-double-click-on-that/295914/1 "2009-09-07T11:43:56Z")

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hi there!

I want to add text field in a movieclip and when i double click on text field at that time only it should allow to edit. Again when i click for example an image then the textfield shouldn’t be edited.

Can somebody please tell me how this is possible ???

Thank you for any help…

Regards