# TextField doesn't update

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-doesnt-update/242438>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-doesnt-update/242438 "2007-10-25T21:21:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rick\_Banghart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@Rick\_Banghart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rick_Banghart)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-doesnt-update/242438/1 "2007-10-25T21:21:24Z")

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The following event handler takes a few seconds to run. I want to give the user a courtesy message while processing happens. The problem is that the “Updating . . .” message never appears. After the processing delay only “Done” shows up. I’ve worked around the problem by putting the “Updating . . .” message in an event handler for SliderEvent:THUMBDRAGGED. But processing doesn’t really begin until the thumb is released. I’d rather have my program tell the truth.

```auto
public function sliderChanged(e:SliderEvent):void {
     myStatus.text = "Updating . . .";
     removeDots();
     placeAllDots();
     thresholdText.text = thresholdSlider.value.toString();
     myStatus.text = "Done";
        }

```