flashx.textLayout.compose.TextFlowLine - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flashx.textLayout.compose
Class	public final class TextFlowLine
Inheritance	TextFlowLine Object
Implements	IVerticalJustificationLine

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The TextFlowLine class represents a single line of text in a text flow.

Use this class to access information about how a line of text has been composed: its position, height, width, and so on. When the text flow (TextFlow) is modified, the lines immediately before and at the site of the modification are marked as invalid because they need to be recomposed. Lines after the site of the modification might not be damaged immediately, but they might be regenerated once the text is composed. You can access a TextFlowLine that has been damaged, but any values you access reflect the old state of the TextFlow. When the TextFlow is recomposed, it generates new lines and you can get the new line for a given position by calling TextFlow.flowComposer.findLineAtPosition().

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		absoluteStart : int [read-only] The location of the line as an absolute character position in the TextFlow object.	TextFlowLine
		ascent : Number [read-only] Specifies the number of pixels from the baseline to the top of the tallest characters in the line.	TextFlowLine
		columnIndex : int [read-only] The number of the column in which the line has been placed, with the first column being 0.	TextFlowLine
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		controller : ContainerController [read-only] The controller (ContainerController object) for the container in which the line has been placed.	TextFlowLine
		descent : Number [read-only] Specifies the number of pixels from the baseline to the bottom of the lowest-descending characters in the line.	TextFlowLine
		height : Number [read-only] The height of the line in pixels.	TextFlowLine
		lineOffset : Number [read-only] The line's offset in pixels from the appropriate container inset (as dictated by paragraph direction and container block progression), prior to alignment of lines in the paragraph.	TextFlowLine
		location : int [read-only] One of the values from TextFlowLineLocation for specifying a line's location within a paragraph.	TextFlowLine
		paragraph : ParagraphElement [read-only] The paragraph (ParagraphElement) in which the line resides.	TextFlowLine
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		spaceAfter : Number [read-only] The amount of space to leave after the line.	TextFlowLine
		spaceBefore : Number [read-only] The amount of space to leave before the line.	TextFlowLine
		textHeight : Number [read-only] The height of the text line, which is equal to ascent plus descent.	TextFlowLine
		textLength : int [read-only] The number of characters to the next line, including trailing spaces.	TextFlowLine
		textLineExists : Boolean [read-only] Indicates whether the flash.text.engine.TextLine object for this TextFlowLine exists.	TextFlowLine
		unjustifiedTextWidth : Number [read-only] The width of the line if it was not justified.	TextFlowLine
		validity : String [read-only] The validity of the line.	TextFlowLine
		x : Number The horizontal position of the line relative to its container, expressed as the offset in pixels from the left of the container.	TextFlowLine
		y : Number The vertical position of the line relative to its container, expressed as the offset in pixels from the top of the container.	TextFlowLine

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		TextFlowLine(textLine:flash.text.engine:TextLine, paragraph:ParagraphElement, outerTargetWidth:Number = 0, lineOffset:Number = 0, absoluteStart:int = 0, numChars:int = 0) Constructor - creates a new TextFlowLine instance.	TextFlowLine
		getBounds():Rectangle Returns the bounds of the line as a rectangle.	TextFlowLine
		getTextLine(forceValid:Boolean = false):flash.text.engine:TextLine Returns the flash.text.engine.TextLine object for this line, which might be recreated if it does not exist due to garbage collection.	TextFlowLine
		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
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		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
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Property Detail

absoluteStart

property

absoluteStart:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The location of the line as an absolute character position in the TextFlow object.

Implementation
public function get absoluteStart():int

See also

TextFlow

ascent

property

ascent:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies the number of pixels from the baseline to the top of the tallest characters in the line. For a TextLine that contains only a graphic element, ascent is set to 0.

Implementation
public function get ascent():Number

columnIndex

property

columnIndex:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of the column in which the line has been placed, with the first column being 0.

Implementation
public function get columnIndex():int

controller

property

controller:ContainerController [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The controller (ContainerController object) for the container in which the line has been placed.

Implementation
public function get controller():ContainerController

descent

property

descent:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies the number of pixels from the baseline to the bottom of the lowest-descending characters in the line. For a TextLine that contains only a graphic element, descent is set to 0.

Implementation
public function get descent():Number

height

property

height:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The height of the line in pixels.

Implementation
public function get height():Number

See also

width

lineOffset

property

lineOffset:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The line's offset in pixels from the appropriate container inset (as dictated by paragraph direction and container block progression), prior to alignment of lines in the paragraph.

Implementation
public function get lineOffset():Number

location

property

location:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

One of the values from TextFlowLineLocation for specifying a line's location within a paragraph.

Implementation
public function get location():int

See also

ParagraphElement
TextFlowLineLocation

paragraph

property

paragraph:ParagraphElement [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The paragraph (ParagraphElement) in which the line resides.

Implementation
public function get paragraph():ParagraphElement

See also

ParagraphElement

spaceAfter

property

spaceAfter:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The amount of space to leave after the line.

If the line is the last line of a paragraph that has a space-after, the line will have a spaceAfter value. If the line comes at the bottom of a column, then the spaceAfter is ignored. Otherwise, the line comes before another line in the column, and the following line must be positioned vertically to insure that there is at least this much space left between this last line of the paragraph and the first line of the following paragraph.

Implementation
public function get spaceAfter():Number

See also

TextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceAfter

spaceBefore

property

spaceBefore:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The amount of space to leave before the line.

If the line is the first line of a paragraph that has a space-before applied, the line will have a spaceBefore value. If the line comes at the top of a column, spaceBefore is ignored. Otherwise, the line follows another line in the column, and it is positioned vertically to insure that there is at least this much space left between this line and the last line of the preceding paragraph.

Implementation
public function get spaceBefore():Number

See also

TextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceBefore

textHeight

property

textHeight:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The height of the text line, which is equal to ascent plus descent. The value is calculated based on the difference between the baselines that bound the line, either ideographic top and bottom or ascent and descent depending on whether the baseline at y=0 is ideographic (for example, TextBaseline.IDEOGRAPHIC_TOP) or not.

Implementation
public function get textHeight():Number

See also

TextBaseline

textLength

property

textLength:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of characters to the next line, including trailing spaces.

Implementation
public function get textLength():int

textLineExists

property

textLineExists:Boolean [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Indicates whether the flash.text.engine.TextLine object for this TextFlowLine exists. The value is true if the TextLine object has not been garbage collected and false if it has been.

Implementation
public function get textLineExists():Boolean

See also

TextLine

unjustifiedTextWidth

property

unjustifiedTextWidth:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The width of the line if it was not justified. For unjustified text, this value is the same as textLength. For justified text, this value is what the length would have been without justification, and textLength represents the actual line width. For example, when the following String is justified and assigned a width of 500, it has an actual width of 500 but an unjustified width of 268.9921875.

TBD: add graphic of justified line

Implementation
public function get unjustifiedTextWidth():Number

validity

property

validity:String [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The validity of the line.

A line can be invalid if the text, the attributes applied to it, or the controller settings have changed since the line was created. An invalid line can still be displayed, and you can use it, but the values used will be the values at the time it was created. The line represented by textLine also will be in an invalid state.

Implementation
public function get validity():String

x

property

x:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The horizontal position of the line relative to its container, expressed as the offset in pixels from the left of the container.

Note: Although this property is technically read-write, you should treat it as read-only. The setter exists only to satisfy the requirements of the IVerticalJustificationLine interface that defines both a getter and setter for this property. Use of the setter, though possible, will lead to unpredictable results.

Implementation
public function get x():Number
public function set x(value:Number):void

See also

y

property

y:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The vertical position of the line relative to its container, expressed as the offset in pixels from the top of the container.

Implementation
public function get y():Number
public function set y(value:Number):void

See also

Constructor Detail

TextFlowLine

()

Constructor

public function TextFlowLine(textLine:flash.text.engine:TextLine, paragraph:ParagraphElement, outerTargetWidth:Number = 0, lineOffset:Number = 0, absoluteStart:int = 0, numChars:int = 0)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor - creates a new TextFlowLine instance.

Note: No client should call this. It's exposed for writing your own composer.

Parameters

	`textLine:flash.text.engine:TextLine` — The TextLine display object to use for this line.

	`paragraph:ParagraphElement` — The paragraph (ParagraphElement) in which to place the line.

	`outerTargetWidth:Number` (default = `0`) — The width the line is composed to, excluding indents.

	`lineOffset:Number` (default = `0`) — The line's offset in pixels from the appropriate container inset (as dictated by paragraph direction and container block progression), prior to alignment of lines in the paragraph.

	`absoluteStart:int` (default = `0`) — The character position in the text flow at which the line begins.

	`numChars:int` (default = `0`) — The number of characters in the line.

Method Detail

computePointSelectionRectangle

()

method

 tlf_internal function computePointSelectionRectangle(idx:int, container:DisplayObject, prevLine:flashx.textLayout.compose:TextFlowLine, nextLine:flashx.textLayout.compose:TextFlowLine, constrainSelRect:Boolean):Rectangle

Parameters

	`idx:int`

	`container:DisplayObject`

	`prevLine:flashx.textLayout.compose:TextFlowLine`

	`nextLine:flashx.textLayout.compose:TextFlowLine`

	`constrainSelRect:Boolean`

Returns

Rectangle

getBounds

()

method

public function getBounds():Rectangle

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the bounds of the line as a rectangle.

Returns

Rectangle — a rectangle that represents the boundaries of the line.

getTextLine

()

method

public function getTextLine(forceValid:Boolean = false):flash.text.engine:TextLine

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the flash.text.engine.TextLine object for this line, which might be recreated if it does not exist due to garbage collection. Set forceValid to true to cause the TextLine to be regenerated. Returns null if the TextLine cannot be recreated.

Parameters

forceValid:Boolean (default = false) — if true, the TextLine is regenerated, if it exists but is invalid.

Returns

flash.text.engine:TextLine — object for this line or null if the TextLine object cannot be recreated.

See also

TextLine