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

Package	mx.core
Class	public class FlexTextField
Inheritance	FlexTextField TextField InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object
Subclasses	TextFieldAsset, UITextField

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

FlexTextField is a subclass of the Player's TextField class and the superclass of UITextField. It overrides the toString() method to return a string indicating the location of the object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the application.

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 When set to true and the text field is not in focus, Flash Player highlights the selection in the text field in gray.	TextField
		antiAliasType : String The type of anti-aliasing used for this text field.	TextField
		autoSize : String Controls automatic sizing and alignment of text fields.	TextField
		background : Boolean Specifies whether the text field has a background fill.	TextField
		backgroundColor : uint The color of the text field background.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		borderColor : uint The color of the text field border.	TextField
		bottomScrollV : int [read-only] An integer (1-based index) that indicates the bottommost line that is currently visible in the specified text field.	TextField
		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] The index of the insertion point (caret) position.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		displayAsPassword : Boolean Specifies whether the text field is a password text field.	TextField
		doubleClickEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether the object receives doubleClick events.	InteractiveObject
		embedFonts : Boolean Specifies whether to render by using embedded font outlines.	TextField
		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
		gridFitType : String The type of grid fitting used for this text field.	TextField
		height : Number Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels.	DisplayObject
		htmlText : String Contains the HTML representation of the text field contents.	TextField
		length : int [read-only] The number of characters in a text field.	TextField
		loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.	DisplayObject
		mask : DisplayObject The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.	DisplayObject
		maxChars : int The maximum number of characters that the text field can contain, as entered by a user.	TextField
		maxScrollH : int [read-only] The maximum value of scrollH.	TextField
		maxScrollV : int [read-only] The maximum value of scrollV.	TextField
		mouseEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages.	InteractiveObject
		mouseWheelEnabled : Boolean A Boolean value that indicates whether Flash Player automatically scrolls multiline text fields when the user clicks a text field and rolls the mouse wheel.	TextField
		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 Indicates whether field is a multiline text field.	TextField
		name : String Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.	DisplayObject
		numLines : int [read-only] Defines the number of text lines in a multiline text field.	TextField
		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 Indicates the set of characters that a user can enter into the text field.	TextField
		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 The current horizontal scrolling position.	TextField
		scrollRect : Rectangle The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.	DisplayObject
		scrollV : int The vertical position of text in a text field.	TextField
		selectable : Boolean A Boolean value that indicates whether the text field is selectable.	TextField
		selectionBeginIndex : int [read-only] The zero-based character index value of the first character in the current selection.	TextField
		selectionEndIndex : int [read-only] The zero-based character index value of the last character in the current selection.	TextField
		sharpness : Number The sharpness of the glyph edges in this text field.	TextField
		stage : Stage [read-only] The Stage of the display object.	DisplayObject
		styleSheet : StyleSheet Attaches a style sheet to the text field.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		textColor : uint The color of the text in a text field, in hexadecimal format.	TextField
		textHeight : Number [read-only] The height of the text in pixels.	TextField
		textWidth : Number [read-only] The width of the text in pixels.	TextField
		thickness : Number The thickness of the glyph edges in this text field.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		useRichTextClipboard : Boolean Specifies whether to copy and paste the text formatting along with the text.	TextField
		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.	TextField
		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
		FlexTextField() Constructor.	FlexTextField
		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 Appends the string specified by the newText parameter to the end of the text of the text field.	TextField
		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 Returns a rectangle that is the bounding box of the character.	TextField
		getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int Returns the zero-based index value of the character at the point specified by the x and y parameters.	TextField
		getFirstCharInParagraph(charIndex:int):int Given a character index, returns the index of the first character in the same paragraph.	TextField
		getImageReference(id:String):DisplayObject Returns a DisplayObject reference for the given id, for an image or SWF file that has been added to an HTML-formatted text field by using an <img> tag.	TextField
		getLineIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int Returns the zero-based index value of the line at the point specified by the x and y parameters.	TextField
		getLineIndexOfChar(charIndex:int):int Returns the zero-based index value of the line containing the character specified by the charIndex parameter.	TextField
		getLineLength(lineIndex:int):int Returns the number of characters in a specific text line.	TextField
		getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):flash.text:TextLineMetrics Returns metrics information about a given text line.	TextField
		getLineOffset(lineIndex:int):int Returns the character index of the first character in the line that the lineIndex parameter specifies.	TextField
		getLineText(lineIndex:int):String Returns the text of the line specified by the lineIndex parameter.	TextField
		getParagraphLength(charIndex:int):int Given a character index, returns the length of the paragraph containing the given character.	TextField
		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 Returns a TextFormat object that contains formatting information for the range of text that the beginIndex and endIndex parameters specify.	TextField
		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
		isFontCompatible(fontName:String, fontStyle:String):Boolean [static] Returns true if an embedded font is available with the specified fontName and fontStyle where Font.fontType is flash.text.FontType.EMBEDDED.	TextField
		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
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	EventDispatcher
		replaceSelectedText(value:String):void Replaces the current selection with the contents of the value parameter.	TextField
		replaceText(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int, newText:String):void Replaces the range of characters that the beginIndex and endIndex parameters specify with the contents of the newText parameter.	TextField
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void Sets as selected the text designated by the index values of the first and last characters, which are specified with the beginIndex and endIndex parameters.	TextField
		setTextFormat(format:flash.text:TextFormat, beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):void Applies the text formatting that the format parameter specifies to the specified text in a text field.	TextField
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String [override] Returns a string indicating the location of this object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application.	FlexTextField
		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
change	Dispatched after a control value is modified, unlike the textInput event, which is dispatched before the value is modified.	TextField
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
link	Dispatched when a user clicks a hyperlink in an HTML-enabled text field, where the URL begins with "event:".	TextField
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
scroll	Dispatched by a TextField object after the user scrolls.	TextField
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	Flash Player dispatches the textInput event when a user enters one or more characters of text.	TextField

Constructor Detail

FlexTextField

()

Constructor

public function FlexTextField()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Sets the name property to a string returned by the createUniqueName() method of the mx.utils.NameUtils class.

This string is the name of the object's class concatenated with an integer that is unique within the application, such as "UITextField18".

toString

()

method

override public function toString():String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns a string indicating the location of this object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. This string, such as "MyApp0.HBox5.UITextField18", is built by the displayObjectToString() method of the mx.utils.NameUtils class from the name property of the object and its ancestors.

Returns

String — A String indicating the location of this object within the DisplayObject hierarchy.