# tabIndex problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/163358>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 21, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/163358 "2005-09-21T19:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![beanSoldier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@beanSoldier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beanSoldier)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/163358/1 "2005-09-21T19:50:45Z")

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does anyone know how to include components in the tab order. i have some text fields and i’m doing this:

```auto

tf1_txt.tabIndex = 1;
tf2_txt.tabIndex = 2;
comboBox.tabIndex = 3;
tf3_txt.tabIndex = 4;

```

with the above code, i can tab to the component - but then it gets stuck on the component and i can’t tab to tf3\_txt. if i comment out the comboBox.tabIndex = 3; line i can correctly tab between the three text fields.

what’s wrong?

comboBox is a flash MX04 component.