import fl.controls.*;//text area component

import flash.net.*;

import flash.text.*;

Load html text into TextArea component:

private function loadCaseOverviewText():void {

var urlLdr:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

urlLdr.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeTextLoadHandler);

urlLdr.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;

urlLdr.load(new URLRequest(“text_assets/advertising_overview.html”));

}//loadCaseOverviewText

private function completeTextLoadHandler(event:Event):void {

var str:String = event.target.data as String;

textAreaCMP.htmlText = str;

}//completeTextLoadHandler

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Position scrollbar back at top of TextArea component when new content is loaded or a new section is navigated to using:

textAreaCMP.verticalScrollPosition = 1;

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Set padding in TextArea component:

textAreaCMP.setStyle(“textPadding” , 10);

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Disable carat (bar) cursor from showing when rolling over textArea component:

textAreaCMP.drawFocus (false);