flash.text.engine.FontMetrics - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flash.text.engine
Class	public final class FontMetrics
Inheritance	FontMetrics Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The FontMetrics class contains measurement and offset information about a font. The flash.text.engine.ElementFormat.getFontMetrics() method returns objects of this class.

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		emBox : Rectangle The emBox value represents the design space of the font and is used to place Chinese, Korean, or Japanese glyphs relative to the Roman baseline.	FontMetrics
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		strikethroughOffset : Number The strikethroughOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a strikethrough.	FontMetrics
		strikethroughThickness : Number The strikethroughThickness value is the suggested thickness for a strikethrough.	FontMetrics
		subscriptOffset : Number The subscriptOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a subscript.	FontMetrics
		subscriptScale : Number The subscriptScale value is the suggested scale factor to apply to the point size for a subscript.	FontMetrics
		superscriptOffset : Number The superscriptOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a superscript.	FontMetrics
		superscriptScale : Number The superscriptScale value is the suggested scale factor to apply to the point size for a superscript.	FontMetrics
		underlineOffset : Number The underlineOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for an underline.	FontMetrics
		underlineThickness : Number The underlineThickness value is the suggested thickness for an underline.	FontMetrics

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		FontMetrics(emBox:Rectangle, strikethroughOffset:Number, strikethroughThickness:Number, underlineOffset:Number, underlineThickness:Number, subscriptOffset:Number, subscriptScale:Number, superscriptOffset:Number, superscriptScale:Number) Creates a FontMetrics object.	FontMetrics
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
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		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
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Property Detail

emBox

property

public var emBox:Rectangle

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The emBox value represents the design space of the font and is used to place Chinese, Korean, or Japanese glyphs relative to the Roman baseline. Typically a square, sized to the point size of the font. The origin (coordinate 0,0) of the emBox is set to the left edge and Roman baseline of the rect. For example, for a 10-point font, the emBox can be a rect [L,T,R,B] of [0, -8.8, 10, 1.2].

See also

FontMetrics class overview

strikethroughOffset

property

public var strikethroughOffset:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The strikethroughOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a strikethrough.

Note that depending on the rotation of the line, this value is either added or subtracted from the position of the line to find the position for the strikethrough. In a line with TextRotation.ROTATE_0, strikethrough.y = line.y + strikethroughOffset. In a line with TextRotation.ROTATE_90, strikethrough.x = line.x - strikethroughOffset.

When applying decorations such as strikethroughs, the recommended procedure is to specify an eventMirror on the ContentElement which is to receive the decoration. In response to the flash.events.Event.ADDED event, the bounds of the TextLineMirrorRegion can be used in conjunction with the strikethroughOffset to place the strikethrough.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

strikethroughThickness

property

public var strikethroughThickness:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The strikethroughThickness value is the suggested thickness for a strikethrough.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

subscriptOffset

property

public var subscriptOffset:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The subscriptOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a subscript.

The subscriptOffset value is used with ElementFormat.baselineShift to position the subscript.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

subscriptScale

property

public var subscriptScale:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The subscriptScale value is the suggested scale factor to apply to the point size for a subscript. A scale factor of 1.0 means no scaling.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

superscriptOffset

property

public var superscriptOffset:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The superscriptOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for a superscript.

The superscriptOffset value is used with ElementFormat.baselineShift to position the superscript.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

superscriptScale

property

public var superscriptScale:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The superscriptScale value is the suggested scale factor to apply to the point size for a superscript. A scale factor of 1.0 means no scaling.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

underlineOffset

property

public var underlineOffset:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The underlineOffset value is the suggested vertical offset from the Roman baseline for an underline.

Note that depending on the rotation of the line, this value is either added or subtracted from the position of the line to find the position for the underline. In a line with TextRotation.ROTATE_0, underline.y = line.y + underlineOffset. In a line with TextRotation.ROTATE_90, underline.x = line.x - underlineOffset.

When applying decorations such as underlines, the recommended procedure is to specify an eventMirror on the ContentElement which is to receive the decoration. In response to the flash.events.Event.ADDED event, the bounds of the TextLineMirrorRegion can be used in conjunction with the underlineOffset to place the underline.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

underlineThickness

property

public var underlineThickness:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The underlineThickness value is the suggested thickness for an underline.

See also

FontMetrics class overview

Constructor Detail

FontMetrics

()

Constructor

public function FontMetrics(emBox:Rectangle, strikethroughOffset:Number, strikethroughThickness:Number, underlineOffset:Number, underlineThickness:Number, subscriptOffset:Number, subscriptScale:Number, superscriptOffset:Number, superscriptScale:Number)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Creates a FontMetrics object. The FontMetrics object contains information about the metrics of a font in an element format. The flash.text.engine.ElementFormat.getFontMetrics() method returns objects of this class.

Parameters

	`emBox:Rectangle` — The emBox of the font in pixels.

	`strikethroughOffset:Number` — The offset for a strikethrough in pixels.

	`strikethroughThickness:Number` — The thickness for a strikethrough in pixels.

	`underlineOffset:Number` — The offset for an underline in pixels.

	`underlineThickness:Number` — The thickness for an underline in pixels.

	`subscriptOffset:Number` — The offset for a subscript in pixels.

	`subscriptScale:Number` — The scale to apply to the point size of a subscript.

	`superscriptOffset:Number` — The offset for a superscript in pixels.

	`superscriptScale:Number` — The scale to apply to the point size of a superscript.