# AS3.0 what happened to selection.setFocus (someTxt);

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**Created:** [March 18, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-0-what-happened-to-selection-setfocus-sometxt/255073 "2008-03-18T19:12:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-0-what-happened-to-selection-setfocus-sometxt/255073/1 "2008-03-18T19:12:57Z")

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AS2 selection.setFocus (someTxt); someTxt field would be selected with cursor in field.

AS3 someTxt.setFocus(); focused on but not with cursor in field.

How to do? I have tried many things. Ahhhh the little things.