flashx.textLayout.elements.IFormatResolver - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flashx.textLayout.elements
Interface	public interface IFormatResolver

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Interface to a format resolver. An implementation allows you to attach a styling mechanism of your choosing, such as Flex CSS styling and named styles, to a TextFlow.

See also

TextFlow.formatResolver

Public Methods

	Method		Defined By
		getResolverForNewFlow(oldFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow, newFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow):IFormatResolver Returns the format resolver when a TextFlow is copied.	IFormatResolver
		invalidate(target:Object):void Invalidates cached formatting information on this element because, for example, the parent changed, or the id or the styleName changed.	IFormatResolver
		invalidateAll(textFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow):void Invalidates any cached formatting information for a TextFlow so that formatting must be recomputed.	IFormatResolver
		resolveFormat(target:Object):flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat Given a FlowElement or ContainerController object, return any format settings for it.	IFormatResolver
		resolveUserFormat(target:Object, userFormat:String):* Given a FlowElement or ContainerController object and the name of a format property, return the format value or undefined if the value is not found.	IFormatResolver

Method Detail

getResolverForNewFlow

()

method

 public function getResolverForNewFlow(oldFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow, newFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow):IFormatResolver

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the format resolver when a TextFlow is copied.

Parameters

	`oldFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow`

	`newFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow`

Returns

IFormatResolver — the format resolver for the copy of the TextFlow.

invalidate

()

method

public function invalidate(target:Object):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Invalidates cached formatting information on this element because, for example, the parent changed, or the id or the styleName changed.

Parameters

target:Object

invalidateAll

()

method

public function invalidateAll(textFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Invalidates any cached formatting information for a TextFlow so that formatting must be recomputed.

Parameters

textFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow

resolveFormat

()

method

public function resolveFormat(target:Object):flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Given a FlowElement or ContainerController object, return any format settings for it.

Parameters

target:Object

Returns

flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat — format settings for the specified object.

resolveUserFormat

()

method

public function resolveUserFormat(target:Object, userFormat:String):*

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Given a FlowElement or ContainerController object and the name of a format property, return the format value or undefined if the value is not found.

Parameters

	`target:Object`

	`userFormat:String`

Returns

* — the value of the specified format for the specified object.