blink caret in a textfield in AS3

[Guest]

Hello everyone... euhm, i would like to have a "bink caret" (if it's the correct expression), in a textfield "input". Like this (after the "A:") :

but when i search on the net for the "input textfield", it seems difficult.

So, if it's not possible, i thought about a solution, with for example :

a1.text (the input textfield)

levrai.text (the "label" textfield)

when the letters of the keyboard are detected in a1.Text, it's immediately copy in levrai.Text, where we put a "blink cursor", like this :

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, keyDownHandler)

function keyDownHandler(ev:KeyboardEvent):void{

     levrai.text = a1.text + "█";

}

It works... but i don't know to make a blinking caret, like this :

"blablabla█"

"blablabla"

"blablabla█"

"blablabla"

xD like a true old computer screen...

Any ideas, please?

[kglad]

if you use an input textfield you'll see the default 'bar' cursor indicator.

if you want to use a custom cursor like you indicated, create a blinking cursor movieclip and add it to a movieclip that looks and acts like a textfield.  you can use an invisible textfield to capture keyboard input and display that in your movieclip that acts like a textfield.

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Thanks kglad but the solution with the movieclip seems difficult x)...

but finally i make this : I found and modify a script on the net, and it's works ..

So... I have an input textfield named "a1", a dynamic text field named "levrai", and a small textield named "cl" with a blink symbol inside ( █ )

When i write a text in the a1.text, it's automatically duplicate in the levrai.text + the super blinking cursor . And then the real cursor is not visible because it's a dynamic textfield... it's cool !!

var m:String = ""; 
var mBlink:String = "█"; 
var numOfBlinks:Number = 0;    //5; 
var speedBetweenBlinks:Number = 400; 
var blinkOn:Boolean = false; 
var t:Timer = new Timer(speedBetweenBlinks,0); 
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, setBlink); 
t.start(); 
function setBlink(e:TimerEvent):void{ 

    if(blinkOn) 
    {    cl.text = m; 
        blinkOn = false; 
        levrai.text = a1.text + cl.text; 
    } else { 
        cl.text = mBlink; 
        blinkOn = true; 
        levrai.text = a1.text + cl.text; 
    } 
}

but it give me another question that i will write in another subject, about focus... because in my project, a1.text is not "visible" finally ; i will see it later...