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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > Button > tabEnabled (Button.tabEnabled property)

tabEnabled (Button.tabEnabled property)

Specifies whether my_btn is included in automatic tab ordering. It is undefined by default.

If the tabEnabled property is undefined or true, the object is included in automatic tab ordering. If the tabIndex property is also set to a value, the object is included in custom tab ordering as well. If tabEnabled is false, the object is not included in automatic or custom tab ordering, even if the tabIndex property is set.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6

Example

The following ActionScript is used to set the tabEnabled property for one of four buttons to false. However, all four buttons (one_btn, two_btn, three_btn, and four_btn) are placed in a custom tab order using tabIndex. Although tabIndex is set for three_btn, three_btn is not included in a custom or automatic tab order because tabEnabled is set to false for that instance. To set the tab ordering for the four buttons, add the following ActionScript to Frame 1 of the Timeline:

three_btn.tabEnabled = false;
two_btn.tabIndex = 1;
four_btn.tabIndex = 2;
three_btn.tabIndex = 3;
one_btn.tabIndex = 4;

Make sure that you disable keyboard shortcuts when you test the SWF file by selecting Control > Disable Keyboard Shortcuts in the test environment.

See also

tabIndex (Button.tabIndex property), tabEnabled (MovieClip.tabEnabled property), tabEnabled (TextField.tabEnabled property)

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