# \[F8\]AS 2 how does the tab selction work?

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**Created:** [September 6, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as-2-how-does-the-tab-selction-work/295875 "2009-09-06T15:15:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as-2-how-does-the-tab-selction-work/295875/1 "2009-09-06T15:15:33Z")

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Hello,

I have this code on my username and password textfield components and I need to click on the username to be able to jump to the password field.

username\_txt.tabIndex = 1;  
password\_txt.tabIndex = 2;

If I try to add the Selection.setFocus on the username field, then the tabIndex doesn’t work.

I suppose I might have to build a listener event, but am not sure.

Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks.