test application
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
private function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
text1.text="Change by actionscript"; // no event will be fired
}
//each type character generate an event
private function onChange(event:Event):void {
var eventName:String=event.type; //flash.events.Event.CHANGE
output.text +=eventName+", value="+text1.text+"\n";
}
private function onKeyEnter(event:FlexEvent):void {
var eventName:String=event.type; //mx.events.FlexEvent.ENTER
output.text +=eventName+", value="+text1.text+"\n";
}
//user type, paste to
private function onAnyUserInput(event:TextEvent):void {
var eventName:String=event.type; //flash.events.TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT;
output.text +=eventName+", value="+text1.text+"\n";
}
private function onFocusOut(event:FocusEvent):void {
var eventName:String=flash.events.FocusEvent.FOCUS_OUT;
output.text +=eventName+", value="+text1.text+"\n";
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Button x="178" y="43" label="Change Value" click="onClick(event)"/>
<mx:TextInput id="text1" x="121" y="118" width="315"
enter="onKeyEnter(event)"
change="onChange(event)"
textInput="onAnyUserInput(event)" focusOut="onFocusOut(event)"/>
<mx:TextArea id="output"
x="121" y="179"
width="372" height="297"/>
</mx:Application>