Use a change event to show slider value in a TextArea control
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Script> import mx.events.SliderEvent; import mx.controls.sliderClasses.Slider; private function sliderChange(event:SliderEvent):void { var currentSlider:Slider=Slider(event.currentTarget); thumb.text=String(currentSlider.value); } </mx:Script> <mx:HSlider change="sliderChange(event);" /> <mx:TextArea id="thumb" /> </mx:Application>