# Positioning the textField part of the Combobox Component in CS4

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-the-textfield-part-of-the-combobox-component-in-cs4/309545
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 18, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-the-textfield-part-of-the-combobox-component-in-cs4/309545 "2010-05-18T14:38:04Z")
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#### Post date: [May 18, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-the-textfield-part-of-the-combobox-component-in-cs4/309545/1 "2010-05-18T14:38:04Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to move the textField (or the TextInput) part of a combobox up a few pixels… should be easy but it’s not. I’ve tried this:

```auto
cb.textField.y+=5;

```

and this:

[http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=141811](http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=141811)

and still no luck… I’ve viewed the properties of the TextInput, List, and Combobox components and can’t find anything that will help me do this. I created the class mentioned in the link, and successfully linked the TextInput library symbol, but when I add a trace statement to the class I get nothing. Any ideas?