# Clear Text field

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-text-field/170019>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 22, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-text-field/170019 "2005-11-22T02:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayFranchize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@JayFranchize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayFranchize)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-text-field/170019/1 "2005-11-22T02:31:53Z")

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I’m lqqkinf 4 the code that clears a text field once the cursor/I-beam is in it. For instance, if there is text already in the text field, I would like the code that would clear the text field once I places I beam/cursor in it…

thanks a million

Franchize