Convert CharCode to Char?

actionscript-3, apache-flex, char, character, character-encoding

Solution

It's simple:

var yourNewChar:String = String.fromCharCode(event.charCode);

Problem

What I need ok I googled this and there are many tutorials on how to get the charCode from the character but I cant seem to find out how to get the character from the charcode. Basically I am I am listening for the `KeyDown` event on a `TextInput`. I prevent the char from being typed via `event.preventDefault();` Later I need to add the text-char to the TextInput. I can get the charCode via `event.charCode` so if I can turn that into a string I can save it for later user. Why I need it Basically I am making a TextInput, that that I can set to display default text in it. When A user types into it, I want to remove the default text first then add the user typed text. Currently I am either removing it all, or ending up with both.

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