# Change string/variable color?(textfield)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-string-variable-color-textfield/323858>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 21, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-string-variable-color-textfield/323858 "2011-07-21T12:02:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-string-variable-color-textfield/323858/1 "2011-07-21T12:02:08Z")

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Hello, I am building a project where I got XML text displayed on a textfield.  
How can I change a specific word’s color through actionscript 3 instead of doing it on XML?

I though of creating a String variable for my word and then using that variable in my textfield.text, it works but is it possible to set a color for that variable?