Textfield.getTextFormat() does not return correct format for that index

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All I have in the fla is this code


stop();
var t; var f;
var texField=getChildAt(0);

for(var i:int=0; i <= texField.text.length-1; i++)
{
t=texField.text.charAt(i);
f=texField.getTextFormat(i);
trace(t,f.color);
} //end

and a static text textbox on the main timeline that says

ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum ipsum lorum
email to test@test.com BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA

"test@test.com" is blue text, the rest is all black. The trace from my code above traces that "t@test.com BL" is the blue text;

I have noticed that the distance that getTextFormat is off from the correct index is dependant on the number of forced linefeeds due to the restricted width of the text field.

Is this a bug in flash or is there a reason for it and someway to fix it?

you can download this example fla I am using here.
http://www.snapdrive.net/files/531244/text_test.fla

thanks!