# Problem with textarea

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-textarea/285975>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 8, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-textarea/285975 "2009-04-08T12:58:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![RossKidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-textarea/285975/1 "2009-04-08T12:58:15Z")

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import flash.text.TextFormat;  
import flash.text.TextField;  
import fl.controls.TextArea;

var linksText:TextArea = new TextArea();  
addChild(linksText);

With or without the imports I get

1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: TextArea.