me">getCharIndexFromEvent</td><td class="detailHeaderParens">()</td><td class="detailHeaderType">method</td><td class="detailHeaderRule">&nbsp;</td></tr></table><div class="detailBody"><code> public function getCharIndexFromEvent(event:MouseEvent):int</code><p></p><p></p><p> 
		 Utility function to retreive the correct character position from a mouse event.
		 For example SyleableTextFieldPlugin uses localX and localY, vs stageX and stageY
		 
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