Package | flashx.textLayout.formats |
Class | public final class TextAlign |
Inheritance | TextAlign Object |
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
textAlign
and textAlignLast
properties
of the TextLayoutFormat class. The values describe the alignment of lines in the paragraph relative to the
container.
Related API Elements
Public Properties
Public Methods
Public Constants
Constant | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|
CENTER : String = "center" [static] Specifies center alignment within the container. | TextAlign | ||
END : String = "end" [static] Specifies end edge alignment - text is aligned opposite from the writing order. | TextAlign | ||
JUSTIFY : String = "justify" [static] Specifies that text is justified within the lines so they fill the container space. | TextAlign | ||
LEFT : String = "left" [static] Specifies left edge alignment. | TextAlign | ||
RIGHT : String = "right" [static] Specifies right edge alignment. | TextAlign | ||
START : String = "start" [static] Specifies start edge alignment - text is aligned to match the writing order. | TextAlign |
Constant Detail
CENTER | Constant |
public static const CENTER:String = "center"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies center alignment within the container.
END | Constant |
public static const END:String = "end"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies end edge alignment - text is aligned opposite from the writing order. Equivalent to specifying right in left-to-right text, or left in right-to-left text.
JUSTIFY | Constant |
public static const JUSTIFY:String = "justify"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies that text is justified within the lines so they fill the container space.
LEFT | Constant |
public static const LEFT:String = "left"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies left edge alignment.
RIGHT | Constant |
public static const RIGHT:String = "right"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies right edge alignment.
START | Constant |
public static const START:String = "start"
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Specifies start edge alignment - text is aligned to match the writing order. Equivalent to setting left in left-to-right text, or right in right-to-left text.
Examples How to use this example
TextAlignExample.as
This example aligns three paragraphs of "Hello World" using
CENTER, JUSTIFY, and RIGHT alignment.
package flashx.textLayout.formats.examples { import flash.display.Sprite; import flashx.textLayout.container.ContainerController; import flashx.textLayout.elements.ParagraphElement; import flashx.textLayout.elements.SpanElement; import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow; import flashx.textLayout.formats.TextAlign; import flashx.textLayout.formats.TextJustify; public class TextAlignExample extends Sprite { public function TextAlignExample() { var textFlow:TextFlow = new TextFlow(); //create paragraphs and corresponding spans var pCenter:ParagraphElement = new ParagraphElement(); var pJustify:ParagraphElement = new ParagraphElement(); var pRight:ParagraphElement = new ParagraphElement(); var spanCenter:SpanElement = new SpanElement(); var spanJustify:SpanElement = new SpanElement(); var spanRight:SpanElement = new SpanElement(); // add text to the spans spanCenter.text = "Hello, World\n"; spanJustify.text = "Hello, World\n"; spanRight.text = "Hello, World"; // add spans to paragraphs and specify alignment pCenter.addChild(spanCenter); pCenter.textAlign = TextAlign.CENTER; pJustify.addChild(spanJustify); pJustify.textAlign = TextAlign.JUSTIFY; pJustify.textJustify = TextJustify.DISTRIBUTE; pRight.addChild(spanRight); pRight.textAlign = TextAlign.RIGHT; // add paragraphs to TextFlow textFlow.addChild(pCenter); textFlow.addChild(pJustify); textFlow.addChild(pRight); // update controller to display textFlow.flowComposer.addController(new ContainerController(this,80,800)); textFlow.flowComposer.updateAllControllers(); } } }
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