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MovieClip.tabIndex

movieclip, movieclip.tabIndex, tabIndex

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

`myMovieClip``.tabIndex`

Description

Property; lets you customize the tab ordering of objects in a movie. The `tabIndex` property is `undefined` by default. You can set `tabIndex` on a button, movie clip, or text field instance.

If an object in a Flash movie contains a `tabIndex` property, automatic tab ordering is disabled, and the tab ordering is calculated from the `tabIndex` properties of objects in the movie. The custom tabordering only includes objects that have `tabIndex` properties.

The `tabIndex` property must be a positive integer. The objects are ordered according to their `tabIndex` properties, in ascending order. An object with a `tabIndex` of `1` precedes an object with a `tabIndex` of `2`. The custom tab ordering disregards the hierarchical relationships of objects in a Flash movie. All objects in the Flash movie with `tabIndex` properties are placed in the tab order. You shouldn't use the same `tabIndex` value for multiple objects.