# Textbox clears on focus

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 29, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693 "2004-05-29T20:51:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![headznet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@headznet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/headznet)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/1 "2004-05-29T20:51:40Z")

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I am trying to get the textboxes on my email\_mc to clearwhen they come into focus. Is this possible in Flash MX 2004 or am I just %#&? out of luck?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/2 "2004-05-29T21:07:04Z")

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```auto
Textfield.prototype.clearOnFocus = function(){
this.onSetFocus = function(){
this.text="";
}
}
mytextfield.clearOnFocus();

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/3 "2004-05-29T21:08:16Z")

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Thanks alot cladio.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/4 "2004-05-29T21:11:19Z")

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```auto

email_txt.onSetFocus = function() {
	firstName.text = "";
};

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/5 "2004-05-29T21:11:54Z")

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EEEP, claudio beat me 🙂

You could also put this code in, it will work for all every text field you have.

```auto

TextField.prototype.onSetFocus = function() {
	this.text = "";
};

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/6 "2004-05-29T21:12:58Z")

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Anytime 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-clears-on-focus/111693/7 "2004-05-29T21:35:03Z")

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Hey thanks zao that works great too.