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flashx.textLayout.elements 
IFormatResolver 
Packageflashx.textLayout.elements
Interfacepublic 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



Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Returns the format resolver when a TextFlow is copied.
IFormatResolver
  
Invalidates cached formatting information on this element because, for example, the parent changed, or the id or the styleName changed.
IFormatResolver
  
Invalidates any cached formatting information for a TextFlow so that formatting must be recomputed.
IFormatResolver
  
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.