mx.core.FTETextField - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.core
Class	public class FTETextField
Inheritance	FTETextField Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object
Subclasses	UIFTETextField

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

FTETextField is a Sprite which displays text by using the new Flash Text Engine to implement the old TextField API.

See also

flash.text.TextField

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		accessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation) for this InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
		accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties The current accessibility options for this display object.	DisplayObject
		alpha : Number Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.	DisplayObject
		alwaysShowSelection : Boolean This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection.	FTETextField
		antiAliasType : String This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField.	FTETextField
		autoSize : String Controls automatic sizing and alignment of text fields.	FTETextField
		background : Boolean Specifies whether the text field has a background fill.	FTETextField
		backgroundColor : uint The color of the text field background.	FTETextField
		blendMode : String A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.	DisplayObject
		blendShader : Shader [write-only] Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background.	DisplayObject
		border : Boolean Specifies whether the text field has a border.	FTETextField
		borderColor : uint The color of the text field border.	FTETextField
		bottomScrollV : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		buttonMode : Boolean Specifies the button mode of this sprite.	Sprite
		cacheAsBitmap : Boolean If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the display object.	DisplayObject
		caretIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing.	FTETextField
		condenseWhite : Boolean A Boolean value that specifies whether extra white space (spaces, line breaks, and so on) in a text field with HTML text is removed.	FTETextField
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		contextMenu : NativeMenu Specifies the context menu associated with this object.	InteractiveObject
		defaultTextFormat : flash.text:TextFormat Specifies the format applied to newly inserted text, such as text entered by a user or text inserted with the replaceSelectedText() method.	FTETextField
		direction : String The directionality of the text displayed by the FTETextField.	FTETextField
		displayAsPassword : Boolean This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing.	FTETextField
		doubleClickEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether the object receives doubleClick events.	InteractiveObject
		dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only] Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on which the sprite was dropped.	Sprite
		embedFonts : Boolean Specifies whether to render by using embedded font outlines.	FTETextField
		filters : Array An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.	DisplayObject
		focusRect : Object Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle.	InteractiveObject
		fontContext : ISWFContext The ISWFContext instance that FTETextField uses for creating TextLine objects.	FTETextField
		graphics : Graphics [read-only] Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector drawing commands can occur.	Sprite
		gridFitType : String This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField.	FTETextField
		height : Number Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels.	DisplayObject
		hitArea : Sprite Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite.	Sprite
		htmlText : String Contains the HTML representation of the text field contents.	FTETextField
		length : int [read-only] The number of characters in a text field.	FTETextField
		loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.	DisplayObject
		locale : String The locale of the text displayed by FTETextField.	FTETextField
		mask : DisplayObject The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.	DisplayObject
		maxChars : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing.	FTETextField
		maxScrollH : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		maxScrollV : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		mouseChildren : Boolean Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse enabled.	DisplayObjectContainer
		mouseEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages.	InteractiveObject
		mouseWheelEnabled : Boolean This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		mouseX : Number [read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.	DisplayObject
		mouseY : Number [read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.	DisplayObject
		multiline : Boolean This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing.	FTETextField
		name : String Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.	DisplayObject
		numChildren : int [read-only] Returns the number of children of this object.	DisplayObjectContainer
		numLines : int [read-only] Defines the number of text lines in a multiline text field.	FTETextField
		opaqueBackground : Object Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.	DisplayObject
		parent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object.	DisplayObject
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		restrict : String This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		root : DisplayObject [read-only] For a display object in a loaded SWF file, the root property is the top-most display object in the portion of the display list's tree structure represented by that SWF file.	DisplayObject
		rotation : Number Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.	DisplayObject
		rotationX : Number Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.	DisplayObject
		rotationY : Number Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.	DisplayObject
		rotationZ : Number Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.	DisplayObject
		scale9Grid : Rectangle The current scaling grid that is in effect.	DisplayObject
		scaleX : Number Indicates the horizontal scale (percentage) of the object as applied from the registration point.	DisplayObject
		scaleY : Number Indicates the vertical scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.	DisplayObject
		scaleZ : Number Indicates the depth scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.	DisplayObject
		scrollH : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		scrollRect : Rectangle The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.	DisplayObject
		scrollV : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling.	FTETextField
		selectable : Boolean Setting this property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection.	FTETextField
		selectionBeginIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection.	FTETextField
		selectionEndIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection.	FTETextField
		sharpness : Number This property has no effect in FTETextField.	FTETextField
		soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform Controls sound within this sprite.	Sprite
		stage : Stage [read-only] The Stage of the display object.	DisplayObject
		styleSheet : StyleSheet Attaches a style sheet to the text field.	FTETextField
		tabChildren : Boolean Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled.	DisplayObjectContainer
		tabEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether this object is in the tab order.	InteractiveObject
		tabIndex : int Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file.	InteractiveObject
		text : String A string that is the current text in the text field.	FTETextField
		textColor : uint The color of the text in a text field, in hexadecimal format.	FTETextField
		textHeight : Number [read-only] The height of the text in pixels.	FTETextField
		textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only] Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		textWidth : Number [read-only] The width of the text in pixels.	FTETextField
		thickness : Number This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField.	FTETextField
		transform : flash.geom:Transform An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.	DisplayObject
		type : String The type of the text field.	FTETextField
		useHandCursor : Boolean A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the mouse rolls over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true.	Sprite
		useRichTextClipboard : Boolean This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection or clipboard operations.	FTETextField
		visible : Boolean Whether or not the display object is visible.	DisplayObject
		width : Number Indicates the width of the display object, in pixels.	DisplayObject
		wordWrap : Boolean A Boolean value that indicates whether the text field has word wrap.	FTETextField
		x : Number Indicates the x coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	DisplayObject
		y : Number Indicates the y coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	DisplayObject
		z : Number Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject instance relative to the 3D parent container.	DisplayObject

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		FTETextField() Constructor.	FTETextField
		addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.	EventDispatcher
		appendText(newText:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint(point:Point):Boolean Indicates whether the security restrictions would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method with the specified point point.	DisplayObjectContainer
		contains(child:DisplayObject):Boolean Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or the instance itself.	DisplayObjectContainer
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	EventDispatcher
		getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object.	DisplayObject
		getCharBoundaries(charIndex:int):Rectangle This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index.	DisplayObjectContainer
		getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name.	DisplayObjectContainer
		getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		getFirstCharInParagraph(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getImageReference(id:String):DisplayObject This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getLineIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getLineIndexOfChar(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getLineLength(lineIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):flash.text:TextLineMetrics Returns metrics information about a given text line.	FTETextField
		getLineOffset(lineIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getLineText(lineIndex:int):String This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getObjectsUnderPoint(point:Point):Array Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		getParagraphLength(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		getRect(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object, based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes.	DisplayObject
		getTextFormat(beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):flash.text:TextFormat This method has been implemented in FTETextField to simply return a copy of the defaultTextFormat, because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.	FTETextField
		globalToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates.	DisplayObject
		globalToLocal3D(point:Point):Vector3D Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates.	DisplayObject
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	EventDispatcher
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		hitTestObject(obj:DisplayObject):Boolean Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the bounding box of the obj display object.	DisplayObject
		hitTestPoint(x:Number, y:Number, shapeFlag:Boolean = false):Boolean Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the point specified by the x and y parameters.	DisplayObject
		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
		local3DToGlobal(point3d:Vector3D):Point Converts a three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates.	DisplayObject
		localToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.	DisplayObject
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance.	DisplayObjectContainer
		removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer.	DisplayObjectContainer
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	EventDispatcher
		replaceSelectedText(value:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		replaceText(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int, newText:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField.	FTETextField
		setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, index:int):void Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container.	DisplayObjectContainer
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection.	FTETextField
		setTextFormat(format:flash.text:TextFormat, beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):void This method has no effect on a FTETextField if beginIndex or endIndex does not equal -1 because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.	FTETextField
		startDrag(lockCenter:Boolean = false, bounds:Rectangle = null):void Lets the user drag the specified sprite.	Sprite
		stopDrag():void Ends the startDrag() method.	Sprite
		swapChildren(child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):void Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects.	DisplayObjectContainer
		swapChildrenAt(index1:int, index2:int):void Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the child list.	DisplayObjectContainer
		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
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	EventDispatcher

Events

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	Summary	Defined By
activate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.	EventDispatcher
added	Dispatched when a display object is added to the display list.	DisplayObject
addedToStage	Dispatched when a display object is added to the on stage display list, either directly or through the addition of a sub tree in which the display object is contained.	DisplayObject
clear	Dispatched when the user selects 'Clear' (or 'Delete') from the text context menu.	InteractiveObject
click	Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.	InteractiveObject
contextMenu	Dispatched when a user gesture triggers the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application.	InteractiveObject
copy	Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a copy operation or selects 'Copy' from the text context menu.	InteractiveObject
cut	Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a cut operation or selects 'Cut' from the text context menu.	InteractiveObject
deactivate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.	EventDispatcher
doubleClick	Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of a pointing device twice in rapid succession over the same InteractiveObject when that object's doubleClickEnabled flag is set to true.	InteractiveObject
enterFrame	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame.	DisplayObject
exitFrame	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is exiting the current frame.	DisplayObject
focusIn	Dispatched after a display object gains focus.	InteractiveObject
focusOut	Dispatched after a display object loses focus.	InteractiveObject
frameConstructed	[broadcast event] Dispatched after the constructors of frame display objects have run but before frame scripts have run.	DisplayObject
keyDown	Dispatched when the user presses a key.	InteractiveObject
keyFocusChange	Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation.	InteractiveObject
keyUp	Dispatched when the user releases a key.	InteractiveObject
middleClick	Dispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.	InteractiveObject
middleMouseDown	Dispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
middleMouseUp	Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
mouseDown	Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
mouseFocusChange	Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device.	InteractiveObject
mouseMove	Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject.	InteractiveObject
mouseOut	Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
mouseOver	Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
mouseUp	Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
mouseWheel	Dispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragComplete	Dispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragDrop	Dispatched by the target InteractiveObject when a dragged object is dropped on it and the drop has been accepted with a call to DragManager.acceptDragDrop().	InteractiveObject
nativeDragEnter	Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragExit	Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragOver	Dispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragStart	Dispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call.	InteractiveObject
nativeDragUpdate	Dispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call.	InteractiveObject
paste	Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu.	InteractiveObject
removed	Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list.	DisplayObject
removedFromStage	Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list, either directly or through the removal of a sub tree in which the display object is contained.	DisplayObject
render	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered.	DisplayObject
rightClick	Dispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.	InteractiveObject
rightMouseDown	Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
rightMouseUp	Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
rollOut	Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
rollOver	Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance.	InteractiveObject
selectAll	Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a select all operation or selects 'Select All' from the text context menu.	InteractiveObject
tabChildrenChange	Dispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes.	InteractiveObject
tabEnabledChange	Dispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes.	InteractiveObject
tabIndexChange	Dispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes.	InteractiveObject
textInput	Dispatched when a user enters one or more characters of text.	InteractiveObject

Property Detail

alwaysShowSelection

property

alwaysShowSelection:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get alwaysShowSelection():Boolean
public function set alwaysShowSelection(value:Boolean):void

antiAliasType

property

antiAliasType:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return null and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
public function get antiAliasType():String
public function set antiAliasType(value:String):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.antiAliasType

autoSize

property

autoSize:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Controls automatic sizing and alignment of text fields. Acceptable values for the TextFieldAutoSize constants: TextFieldAutoSize.NONE (the default), TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT, TextFieldAutoSize.RIGHT, and TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER.

If autoSize is set to TextFieldAutoSize.NONE (the default) no resizing occurs.

If autoSize is set to TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT, the text is treated as left-justified text, meaning that the left margin of the text field remains fixed and any resizing of a single line of the text field is on the right margin. If the text includes a line break (for example, "\n" or "\r"), the bottom is also resized to fit the next line of text. If wordWrap is also set to true, only the bottom of the text field is resized and the right side remains fixed.

If autoSize is set to TextFieldAutoSize.RIGHT, the text is treated as right-justified text, meaning that the right margin of the text field remains fixed and any resizing of a single line of the text field is on the left margin. If the text includes a line break (for example, "\n" or "\r"), the bottom is also resized to fit the next line of text. If wordWrap is also set to true, only the bottom of the text field is resized and the left side remains fixed.

If autoSize is set to TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER, the text is treated as center-justified text, meaning that any resizing of a single line of the text field is equally distributed to both the right and left margins. If the text includes a line break (for example, "\n" or "\r"), the bottom is also resized to fit the next line of text. If wordWrap is also set to true, only the bottom of the text field is resized and the left and right sides remain fixed.

Implementation
public function get autoSize():String
public function set autoSize(value:String):void

background

property

background:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies whether the text field has a background fill. If true, the text field has a background fill. If false, the text field has no background fill. Use the backgroundColor property to set the background color of a text field.

Implementation
public function get background():Boolean
public function set background(value:Boolean):void

backgroundColor

property

backgroundColor:uint

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The color of the text field background. The default value is 0xFFFFFF (white). This property can be retrieved or set, even if there currently is no background, but the color is visible only if the text field has the background property set to true.

Implementation
public function get backgroundColor():uint
public function set backgroundColor(value:uint):void

border

property

border:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies whether the text field has a border. If true, the text field has a border. If false, the text field has no border. Use the borderColor property to set the border color.

Implementation
public function get border():Boolean
public function set border(value:Boolean):void

borderColor

property

borderColor:uint

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The color of the text field border. The default value is 0x000000 (black). This property can be retrieved or set, even if there currently is no border, but the color is visible only if the text field has the border property set to true.

Implementation
public function get borderColor():uint
public function set borderColor(value:uint):void

bottomScrollV

property

bottomScrollV:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get bottomScrollV():int

See also

flash.text.TextField.bottomScrollV

caretIndex

property

caretIndex:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get caretIndex():int

See also

flash.text.TextField.caretIndex

condenseWhite

property

condenseWhite:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A Boolean value that specifies whether extra white space (spaces, line breaks, and so on) in a text field with HTML text is removed. The default value is false. The condenseWhite property only affects text set with the htmlText property, not the text property. If you set text with the text property, condenseWhite is ignored.

If condenseWhite is set to true, use standard HTML commands such as <BR> and <P> to place line breaks in the text field.

Set the condenseWhite property before setting the htmlText property.

Implementation
public function get condenseWhite():Boolean
public function set condenseWhite(value:Boolean):void

defaultTextFormat

property

defaultTextFormat:flash.text:TextFormat

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies the format applied to newly inserted text, such as text entered by a user or text inserted with the replaceSelectedText() method.

Note: When selecting characters to be replaced with setSelection() and replaceSelectedText(), the defaultTextFormat will be applied only if the text has been selected up to and including the last character. Here is an example:

	 var my_txt:TextField new TextField();
	 my_txt.text = "Flash Macintosh version";
	 var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
	 my_fmt.color = 0xFF0000;
	 my_txt.defaultTextFormat = my_fmt;
	 my_txt.setSelection(6,15); // partial text selected - defaultTextFormat not applied
	 my_txt.setSelection(6,23); // text selected to end - defaultTextFormat applied
	 my_txt.replaceSelectedText("Windows version");

When you access the defaultTextFormat property, the returned TextFormat object has all of its properties defined. No property is null.

Note: You can't set this property if a style sheet is applied to the text field.

Implementation
public function get defaultTextFormat():flash.text:TextFormat
public function set defaultTextFormat(value:flash.text:TextFormat):void

direction

property

direction:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The directionality of the text displayed by the FTETextField.

The allowed values are "ltr" for left-to-right text, as in Latin-style scripts, and "rtl" for right-to-left text, as in Arabic and Hebrew.

Note: This property does not exist in the flash.text.TextField API.

The default value is "ltr".

Implementation
public function get direction():String
public function set direction(value:String):void

displayAsPassword

property

displayAsPassword:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get displayAsPassword():Boolean
public function set displayAsPassword(value:Boolean):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.displayAsPassword

embedFonts

property

embedFonts:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Specifies whether to render by using embedded font outlines. If false, Flash Player renders the text field by using device fonts.

If you set the embedFonts property to true for a text field, you must specify a font for that text by using the font property of a TextFormat object applied to the text field. If the specified font is not embedded in the SWF file, the text is not displayed.

Implementation
public function get embedFonts():Boolean
public function set embedFonts(value:Boolean):void

fontContext

property

fontContext:ISWFContext

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The ISWFContext instance that FTETextField uses for creating TextLine objects.

Set this if you need lines to be created in a different SWF context than the one containing the TLF code.

Note: This property does not exist in the flash.text.TextField API.

The default value is null.

Implementation
public function get fontContext():ISWFContext
public function set fontContext(value:ISWFContext):void

gridFitType

property

gridFitType:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return null and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
public function get gridFitType():String
public function set gridFitType(value:String):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.gridFitType

htmlText

property

htmlText:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Contains the HTML representation of the text field contents.

Flash Player supports the following HTML tags:

Tag	Description
Anchor tag	The `<a>` tag creates a hypertext link and supports the following attributes: `target`: Specifies the name of the target window where you load the page. Options include `_self`, `_blank`, `_parent`, and `_top`. The `_self` option specifies the current frame in the current window, `_blank` specifies a new window, `_parent` specifies the parent of the current frame, and `_top` specifies the top-level frame in the current window. `href`: Specifies a URL or an ActionScript `link` event.The URL can be either absolute or relative to the location of the SWF file that is loading the page. An example of an absolute reference to a URL is `http://www.adobe.com`; an example of a relative reference is `/index.html`. Absolute URLs must be prefixed with http://; otherwise, Flash Player or AIR treats them as relative URLs. You can use the `link` event to cause the link to execute an ActionScript function in a SWF file instead of opening a URL. To specify a `link` event, use the event scheme instead of the http scheme in your `href` attribute. An example is `href="event:myText"` instead of `href="http://myURL"`; when the user clicks a hypertext link that contains the event scheme, the text field dispatches a `link` TextEvent with its `text` property set to "`myText`". You can then create an ActionScript function that executes whenever the link TextEvent is dispatched. You can also define `a:link`, `a:hover`, and `a:active` styles for anchor tags by using style sheets.
Bold tag	The `<b>` tag renders text as bold. A bold typeface must be available for the font used.
Break tag	The `<br>` tag creates a line break in the text field. Set the text field to be a multiline text field to use this tag.
Font tag	The `<font>` tag specifies a font or list of fonts to display the text.The font tag supports the following attributes: `color`: Only hexadecimal color (`#FFFFFF`) values are supported. `face`: Specifies the name of the font to use. As shown in the following example, you can specify a list of comma-delimited font names, in which case Flash Player selects the first available font. If the specified font is not installed on the local computer system or isn't embedded in the SWF file, Flash Player selects a substitute font. `size`: Specifies the size of the font. You can use absolute pixel sizes, such as 16 or 18, or relative point sizes, such as +2 or -4.
Image tag	The `<img>` tag lets you embed external image files (JPEG, GIF, PNG), SWF files, and movie clips inside text fields. Text automatically flows around images you embed in text fields. You must set the text field to be multiline to wrap text around an image. The `<img>` tag supports the following attributes: `src`: Specifies the URL to an image or SWF file, or the linkage identifier for a movie clip symbol in the library. This attribute is required; all other attributes are optional. External files (JPEG, GIF, PNG, and SWF files) do not show until they are downloaded completely. `width`: The width of the image, SWF file, or movie clip being inserted, in pixels. `height`: The height of the image, SWF file, or movie clip being inserted, in pixels. `align`: Specifies the horizontal alignment of the embedded image within the text field. Valid values are `left` and `right`. The default value is `left`. `hspace`: Specifies the amount of horizontal space that surrounds the image where no text appears. The default value is 8. `vspace`: Specifies the amount of vertical space that surrounds the image where no text appears. The default value is 8. `id`: Specifies the name for the movie clip instance (created by Flash Player) that contains the embedded image file, SWF file, or movie clip. This approach is used to control the embedded content with ActionScript. `checkPolicyFile`: Specifies that Flash Player checks for a URL policy file on the server associated with the image domain. If a policy file exists, SWF files in the domains listed in the file can access the data of the loaded image, for example, by calling the `BitmapData.draw()` method with this image as the `source` parameter. For more information, see the "Flash Player Security" chapter in Programming ActionScript 3.0. Flash displays media embedded in a text field at full size. To specify the dimensions of the media you are embedding, use the `<img>` tag `height` and `width` attributes. In general, an image embedded in a text field appears on the line following the `<img>` tag. However, when the `<img>` tag is the first character in the text field, the image appears on the first line of the text field. For AIR content in the application security sandbox, AIR ignores `img` tags in HTML content in ActionScript TextField objects. This is to prevent possible phishing attacks,
Italic tag	The `<i>` tag displays the tagged text in italics. An italic typeface must be available for the font used.
List item tag	The `<li>` tag places a bullet in front of the text that it encloses. Note: Because Flash Player and AIR do not recognize ordered and unordered list tags (`<ol>` and `<ul>`, they do not modify how your list is rendered. All lists are unordered and all list items use bullets.
Paragraph tag	The `<p>` tag creates a new paragraph. The text field must be set to be a multiline text field to use this tag. The `<p>` tag supports the following attributes: align: Specifies alignment of text within the paragraph; valid values are `left`, `right`, `justify`, and `center`. class: Specifies a CSS style class defined by a flash.text.StyleSheet object.
Span tag	The `<span>` tag is available only for use with CSS text styles. It supports the following attribute: class: Specifies a CSS style class defined by a flash.text.StyleSheet object.
Text format tag	The `<textformat>` tag lets you use a subset of paragraph formatting properties of the TextFormat class within text fields, including line leading, indentation, margins, and tab stops. You can combine `<textformat>` tags with the built-in HTML tags. The `<textformat>` tag has the following attributes: `blockindent`: Specifies the block indentation in points; corresponds to `TextFormat.blockIndent`. `indent`: Specifies the indentation from the left margin to the first character in the paragraph; corresponds to `TextFormat.indent`. Both positive and negative numbers are acceptable. `leading`: Specifies the amount of leading (vertical space) between lines; corresponds to `TextFormat.leading`. Both positive and negative numbers are acceptable. `leftmargin`: Specifies the left margin of the paragraph, in points; corresponds to `TextFormat.leftMargin`. `rightmargin`: Specifies the right margin of the paragraph, in points; corresponds to `TextFormat.rightMargin`. `tabstops`: Specifies custom tab stops as an array of non-negative integers; corresponds to `TextFormat.tabStops`.
Underline tag	The `<u>` tag underlines the tagged text.

Flash Player and AIR support the following HTML entities:

Entity	Description
<	< (less than)
>	> (greater than)
&	& (ampersand)
"	" (double quotes)
'	' (apostrophe, single quote)

Flash Player and AIR also support explicit character codes, such as & (ASCII ampersand) and € (Unicode € symbol).

Implementation
public function get htmlText():String
public function set htmlText(value:String):void

length

property

length:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of characters in a text field. A character such as tab (\t) counts as one character.

Implementation
public function get length():int

locale

property

locale:String

The locale of the text displayed by FTETextField.

FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts.

Implementation
public function get locale():String
public function set locale(value:String):void

maxChars

property

maxChars:int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get maxChars():int
public function set maxChars(value:int):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxChars

maxScrollH

property

maxScrollH:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get maxScrollH():int

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxScrollH

maxScrollV

property

maxScrollV:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get maxScrollV():int

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxScrollV

mouseWheelEnabled

property

mouseWheelEnabled:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Getting it will always return false and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
public function get mouseWheelEnabled():Boolean
public function set mouseWheelEnabled(value:Boolean):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.mouseWheelEnabled

multiline

property

multiline:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. However, you can get and set it.

Implementation
public function get multiline():Boolean
public function set multiline(value:Boolean):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.multiline

numLines

property

numLines:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Defines the number of text lines in a multiline text field. If wordWrap property is set to true, the number of lines increases when text wraps.

Implementation
public function get numLines():int

restrict

property

restrict:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get restrict():String
public function set restrict(value:String):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.restrict

scrollH

property

scrollH:int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get scrollH():int
public function set scrollH(value:int):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.scrollH

scrollV

property

scrollV:int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get scrollV():int
public function set scrollV(value:int):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.scrollV

selectable

property

selectable:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Setting this property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. If you get it, it will always be false.

Implementation
public function get selectable():Boolean
public function set selectable(value:Boolean):void

See also

flash.text.TextField.selectable

selectionBeginIndex

property

selectionBeginIndex:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get selectionBeginIndex():int

selectionEndIndex

property

selectionEndIndex:int [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get selectionEndIndex():int

See also

flash.text.TextField.selectionEndIndex

sharpness

property

sharpness:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField. because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return NaN and setting it will do nothing.

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

See also

flash.text.TextField.sharpness

styleSheet

property

styleSheet:StyleSheet

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Attaches a style sheet to the text field. For information on creating style sheets, see the StyleSheet class and Programming ActionScript 3.0.

You can change the style sheet associated with a text field at any time. If you change the style sheet in use, the text field is redrawn with the new style sheet. You can set the style sheet to null or undefined to remove the style sheet. If the style sheet in use is removed, the text field is redrawn without a style sheet.

Note: If the style sheet is removed, the contents of both TextField.text and TextField.htmlText change to incorporate the formatting previously applied by the style sheet. To preserve the original TextField.htmlText contents without the formatting, save the value in a variable before removing the style sheet.

Implementation
public function get styleSheet():StyleSheet
public function set styleSheet(value:StyleSheet):void

See also

flash.text.StyleSheet

text

property

text:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A string that is the current text in the text field. Lines are separated by the carriage return character ('\r', ASCII 13). This property contains unformatted text in the text field, without HTML tags.

To get the text in HTML form, use the htmlText property.

Implementation
public function get text():String
public function set text(value:String):void

textColor

property

textColor:uint

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The color of the text in a text field, in hexadecimal format. The hexadecimal color system uses six digits to represent color values. Each digit has 16 possible values or characters. The characters range from 0-9 and then A-F. For example, black is 0x000000; white is 0xFFFFFF.

Implementation
public function get textColor():uint
public function set textColor(value:uint):void

textHeight

property

textHeight:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The height of the text in pixels.

Implementation
public function get textHeight():Number

textWidth

property

textWidth:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The width of the text in pixels.

Implementation
public function get textWidth():Number

thickness

property

thickness:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return NaN and setting it will do nothing.

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

See also

flash.text.TextField.thickness

type

property

type:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The type of the text field. Either one of the following TextFieldType constants: TextFieldType.DYNAMIC, which specifies a dynamic text field, which a user cannot edit, or TextFieldType.INPUT, which specifies an input text field, which a user can edit.

Implementation
public function get type():String
public function set type(value:String):void

useRichTextClipboard

property

useRichTextClipboard:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection or clipboard operations. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
public function get useRichTextClipboard():Boolean
public function set useRichTextClipboard(value:Boolean):void

wordWrap

property

wordWrap:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A Boolean value that indicates whether the text field has word wrap. If the value of wordWrap is true, the text field has word wrap; if the value is false, the text field does not have word wrap. The default value is false.

Implementation
public function get wordWrap():Boolean
public function set wordWrap(value:Boolean):void

Constructor Detail

FTETextField

()

Constructor

public function FTETextField()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor.

Method Detail

appendText

()

method

public function appendText(newText:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

newText:String — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.appendText()

getCharBoundaries

()

method

public function getCharBoundaries(charIndex:int):Rectangle

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

charIndex:int — n/a

Returns

Rectangle — n/a

getCharIndexAtPoint

()

method

public function getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

	`x:Number` — n/a

	`y:Number` — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

getFirstCharInParagraph

()

method

public function getFirstCharInParagraph(charIndex:int):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

charIndex:int — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

getImageReference

()

method

public function getImageReference(id:String):DisplayObject

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

id:String — n/a

Returns

DisplayObject — n/a

getLineIndexAtPoint

()

method

public function getLineIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

	`x:Number` — n/a

	`y:Number` — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

getLineIndexOfChar

()

method

public function getLineIndexOfChar(charIndex:int):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

charIndex:int — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

getLineLength

()

method

public function getLineLength(lineIndex:int):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

lineIndex:int — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineLength()

getLineMetrics

()

method

public function getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):flash.text:TextLineMetrics

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns metrics information about a given text line.

Parameters

lineIndex:int — The line number for which you want metrics information.

Returns

flash.text:TextLineMetrics — A TextLineMetrics object.

getLineOffset

()

method

public function getLineOffset(lineIndex:int):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

lineIndex:int — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineOffset()

getLineText

()

method

public function getLineText(lineIndex:int):String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

lineIndex:int — n/a

Returns

String — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineText()

getParagraphLength

()

method

public function getParagraphLength(charIndex:int):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

charIndex:int — n/a

Returns

int — n/a

getTextFormat

()

method

public function getTextFormat(beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):flash.text:TextFormat

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has been implemented in FTETextField to simply return a copy of the defaultTextFormat, because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.

Parameters

	`beginIndex:int` (default = `-1`) — n/a

	`endIndex:int` (default = `-1`) — n/a

Returns

flash.text:TextFormat — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getTextFormat()

replaceSelectedText

()

method

public function replaceSelectedText(value:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

value:String — n/a

replaceText

()

method

public function replaceText(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int, newText:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

	`beginIndex:int` — n/a

	`endIndex:int` — n/a

	`newText:String` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.replaceText()

setSelection

()

method

public function setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

	`beginIndex:int` — n/a

	`endIndex:int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.setSelection()

setTextFormat

()

method

public function setTextFormat(format:flash.text:TextFormat, beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has no effect on a FTETextField if beginIndex or endIndex does not equal -1 because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.

Parameters

	`format:flash.text:TextFormat` — n/a

	`beginIndex:int` (default = `-1`) — n/a

	`endIndex:int` (default = `-1`) — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.setTextFormat()