| Package | spark.components |
| Class | public class RichText |
| Inheritance | RichText  TextBase UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
 | Adobe recommends that you not use this component in an application that uses the mobileDevice profile. |
RichText is a low-level UIComponent that can display one or more lines of richly-formatted text and embedded images.
For performance reasons, it does not support scrolling, selection, editing, clickable hyperlinks, or images loaded from URLs. If you need those capabilities, please see the RichEditableText class.
RichText uses the Text Layout Framework (TLF) library, which in turn builds on the Flash Text Engine (FTE) in Flash Player 10. In combination, they provide rich text layout using high-quality international typography.
The Spark architecture provides three text "primitives" -- Label, RichText, and RichEditableText. Label is the fastest and most lightweight because it uses only FTE, not TLF, but it is limited in its capabilities: no rich text, no scrolling, no selection, and no editing. RichText adds the ability to display rich text with complex layout, but is still completely non-interactive. RichEditableText is the heaviest-weight, but offers most of what TLF can do. You should use the lightest-weight text primitive that meets your needs.
RichText is similar to the MX control mx.controls.Text. The Text control uses the older TextField class, instead of TLF, to display text.
The most important differences between RichText and Text are:
- RichText offers better typography, better support for international languages, and better text layout than Text.
- RichText has an object-oriented model of what it displays, while Text does not.
- Text is selectable, while RichText does not support selection.
RichText uses TLF's object-oriented model of rich text,
in which text layout elements such as divisions, paragraphs, spans,
and images are represented at runtime by ActionScript objects
which can be programmatically accessed and manipulated.
The central object in TLF for representing rich text is a
TextFlow, and you specify what RichText should display
by setting its textFlow property to a TextFlow instance.
(Please see the description of the textFlow
property for information about how to create one.)
You can also set the text property that
is inherited from TextBase, but if you don't need
the richness of a TextFlow, you should consider using
Label instead.
At compile time, you can put TLF markup tags inside the RichText tag, as the following example shows:
<s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold">World!</s:span></s:RichText>In this case, the MXML compiler sets the
content
property, causing a TextFlow to be automatically created
from the FlowElements that you specify.
The default text formatting is determined by CSS styles
such as fontFamily, fontSize.
Any formatting information in the TextFlow overrides
the default formatting provided by the CSS styles.
You can control the spacing between lines with the
lineHeight style and the spacing between
paragraphs with the paragraphSpaceBefore
and paragraphSpaceAfter styles.
You can align or justify the text using the textAlign
and textAlignLast styles.
You can inset the text from the component's edges using the
paddingLeft, paddingTop,
paddingRight, and paddingBottom styles.
If you don't specify any kind of width for a RichText, then the longest line, as determined by these explicit line breaks, determines the width of the Label.
When you specify a width, the text wraps at the right
edge of the component and the text is clipped when there is more
text than fits.
If you set the lineBreak style to explicit,
new lines will start only at explicit lines breaks, such as
if you use CR (\r), LF (\n),
or CR+LF (\r\n) in text
or if you use <p> and <br/>
in TLF markup. In that case, lines that are wider than the control
are clipped.
If you have more text than you have room to display it,
RichText can truncate the text for you.
Truncating text means replacing excess text
with a truncation indicator such as "...".
See the inherited properties maxDisplayedLines
and isTruncated.
By default,RichText has no background,
but you can draw one using the backgroundColor
and backgroundAlpha styles.
Borders are not supported.
If you need a border, or a more complicated background, use a separate
graphic element, such as a Rect, behind the RichText.
Because RichText uses TLF,
it supports displaying left-to-right (LTR) text such as French,
right-to-left (RTL) text such as Arabic, and bidirectional text
such as a French phrase inside of an Arabic one.
If the predominant text direction is right-to-left,
set the direction style to rtl.
The textAlign style defaults to "start",
which makes the text left-aligned when direction
is ltr and right-aligned when direction
is rtl.
To get the opposite alignment,
set textAlign to end.
RichText uses TLF's StringTextFlowFactory and TextFlowTextLineFactory classes to create one or more TextLine objects to statically display its text. For performance, its TextLines do not contain information about individual glyphs; for more info, see the TextLineValidity class.
To use this component in a list-based component, such as a List or DataGrid, create an item renderer. For information about creating an item renderer, see Custom Spark item renderers.
MXML Syntax
Show MXML Syntax
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <s:RichText> tag inherits all of the tag
attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:
<s:RichText
Properties
fontContext="IFlexModuleFactory"
luminosityClip="false"
luminosityInvert="false"
maskType="MaskType.CLIP"
textFlow="TextFlow"
/>
Default MXML Propertycontent
More examples
Styling TLF-based text controls
Setting character ranges
Text in FXG and MXML graphics
Learn more
RichText control
Adding content to text controls
Selecting text
Using Text Layout Framework
Markup tags supported in TextFlow objects
Mirroring and bidirectional text
Embed fonts
Mirroring with text controls
Related API Elements
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | accessibilityDescription : String
A convenience accessor for the description property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityEnabled : Boolean
A convenience accessor for the silent property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation
The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation)
for this InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |
| accessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
The current accessibility options for this display object. | DisplayObject | |
| accessibilityShortcut : String
A convenience accessor for the shortcut property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| activeEffects : Array [read-only]
The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent | |
| alpha : Number
Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. | DisplayObject | |
| automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent | |
| automationEnabled : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is enabled for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent | |
| automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The owner of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The parent of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationTabularData : Object [read-only]
An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which
can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent | |
| automationValue : Array [read-only]
This value generally corresponds to the rendered appearance of the
object and should be usable for correlating the identifier with
the object as it appears visually within the application. | UIComponent | |
| automationVisible : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is visible for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| baseline : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| baselinePosition : Number [read-only]
The y-coordinate of the baseline
of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| bottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| buttonMode : Boolean
Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite | |
| cacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the
display object. | DisplayObject | |
| cacheAsBitmapMatrix : Matrix
If non-null, this Matrix object defines how a display object is rendered when
cacheAsBitmap is set to true. | DisplayObject | |
| cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only]
Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | |
| cachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | |
| className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
| constructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
| content : Object
This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time;
to get or set rich text content at runtime,
please use the textFlow property instead. | RichText | ||
| contentMouseX : Number [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contentMouseY : Number [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contextMenu : NativeMenu
Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject | |
| currentState : String
The current view state of the component. | UIComponent | |
| cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only]
Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| depth : Number
Determines the order in which items inside of containers
are rendered. | UIComponent | |
| descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| designLayer : DesignLayer
Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual
element. | UIComponent | |
| document : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override]
Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent | |
| dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only]
Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
which the sprite was dropped. | Sprite | |
| enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
| errorString : String
The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a
component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent | |
| explicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| filters : Array
An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu
The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| focusEnabled : Boolean
Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent | |
| focusManager : IFocusManager
Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| focusPane : Sprite
The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent | |
| focusRect : Object
Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle. | InteractiveObject | |
| graphics : Graphics [read-only]
Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector
drawing commands can occur. | Sprite | |
| hasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent | |
| hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix. | UIComponent | |
| height : Number [override]
Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| hitArea : Sprite
Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite. | Sprite | |
| horizontalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
| includeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
parent container. | UIComponent | |
| inheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| initialized : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndex : int [read-only]
The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices required to reference
this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent | |
| is3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true when the element is in 3D. | UIComponent | |
| isDocument : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object. | UIComponent | |
| isPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
that component has been popped up. | UIComponent | |
| isTruncated : Boolean [read-only]
A read-only property reporting whether the text has been truncated. | TextBase | |
| layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| left : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only]
Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
to which this display object belongs. | DisplayObject | |
| luminosityClip : Boolean
A property that controls whether the luminosity
mask clips the masked content. | RichText | ||
| luminosityInvert : Boolean
A property that controls the calculation of the RGB
color value of a graphic element being masked by
a luminosity mask. | RichText | ||
| maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the
middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent | |
| mask : DisplayObject
The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. | DisplayObject | |
| maskType : String
The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component.
The possible values are MaskType.CLIP, MaskType.ALPHA and
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
Clip Masking
When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. | RichText | ||
| maxDisplayedLines : int
An integer which determines whether, and where,
the text gets truncated. | TextBase | |
| maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| measuredHeight : Number
The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredWidth : Number
The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| minHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| minWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for
finding the style manager that controls the styles for this
component. | UIComponent | |
| mouseChildren : Boolean
Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse, or user input device, enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| mouseEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages. | InteractiveObject | |
| mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
| mouseX : Number [read-only]
Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| mouseY : Number [read-only]
Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| name : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject | |
| needsSoftKeyboard : Boolean
Specifies whether a virtual keyboard (an on-screen, software keyboard) should display
when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus. | InteractiveObject | |
| nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| nonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| numAutomationChildren : int [read-only]
The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent | |
| numChildren : int [read-only]
Returns the number of children of this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| opaqueBackground : Object
Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. | DisplayObject | |
| owner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object. | UIComponent | |
| parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only]
The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent | |
| parentApplication : Object [read-only]
A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
instance. | UIComponent | |
| parentDocument : Object [read-only]
A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| percentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| percentWidth : Number
Specifies the width of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| postLayoutTransformOffsets : mx.geom:TransformOffsets
Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's
transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout. | UIComponent | |
| processedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation,
depending on which one happens. | UIComponent | |
| prototype : Object [static]
A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object. | Object | |
| repeater : IRepeater [read-only]
A reference to the Repeater object
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndex : int [read-only]
The index of the item in the data provider
of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| right : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| 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 [override]
Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. | UIComponent | |
| rotationX : Number [override]
Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationY : Number [override]
Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationZ : Number [override]
Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| scale9Grid : Rectangle
The current scaling grid that is in effect. | DisplayObject | |
| scaleX : Number [override]
Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleY : Number [override]
Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleZ : Number [override]
Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis. | UIComponent | |
| screen : Rectangle [read-only]
Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent | |
| scrollRect : Rectangle
The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| showTruncationTip : Boolean
A property that controls whether the component
should show a toolTip when the text has been truncated. | TextBase | |
| softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest : Rectangle
Defines the area that should remain on-screen when a soft keyboard is displayed. | InteractiveObject | |
| soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform
Controls sound within this sprite. | Sprite | |
| stage : Stage [read-only]
The Stage of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| states : Array
The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent | |
| styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only]
Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleName : Object
The class style used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent | |
| systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| tabFocusEnabled : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus
via the TAB key
This is similar to the tabEnabled property
used by the Flash Player.
This is usually true for components that
handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars
have them set to false because they should not steal
focus from another component like an editor. | UIComponent | |
| tabIndex : int
Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. | InteractiveObject | |
| text : String
The text displayed by this text component. | TextBase | |
| textFlow : flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow
The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component. | RichText | ||
| textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only]
Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
| top : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| transform : flash.geom:Transform [override]
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform,
and pixel bounds. | UIComponent | |
| transformX : Number
Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformY : Number
Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformZ : Number
Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transitions : Array
An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent | |
| tweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent | |
| uid : String
A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent | |
| updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| useHandCursor : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the pointer rolls
over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true. | Sprite | |
| validationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | |
| verticalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| visible : Boolean [override]
Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent | |
| width : Number [override]
Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| x : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| y : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| z : Number [override]
Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject
instance relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
RichText()
Constructor. | RichText | ||
|
Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
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 | |
|
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
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 | |
|
Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
|
Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
|
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
|
Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
|
Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent | |
| drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, w:Number, h:Number, r:Object = null, c:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, rot:Object = null, gradient:String = null, ratios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void
Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent | |
|
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
|
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
|
Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
|
Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | |
|
Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
|
Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
|
Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject | |
|
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
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Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
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A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | |
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A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | |
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Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children
(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
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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 | |
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Returns the item in the dataProvider that was used
by the specified Repeater to produce this Repeater, or
null if this Repeater isn't repeated. | UIComponent | |
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Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
|
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
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Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
|
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type
of event. | EventDispatcher | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
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Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|
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 | |
|
Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject | |
|
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the
drawRoundRect() method
as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | |
|
Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
|
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent | |
|
Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|
Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | |
|
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 | |
|
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
|
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
|
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
|
Measures the specified HTML text, which can contain HTML tags such
as <font> and <b>,
assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|
Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField (or UIFTETextField) using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
|
Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
|
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
|
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
|
Builds or rebuilds the CSS style cache for this component
and, if the recursive parameter is true,
for all descendants of this component as well. | UIComponent | |
|
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
|
Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of
the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Removes one or more child DisplayObject instances from the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
|
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
|
Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
|
Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| [static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
|
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
|
Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
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Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
|
Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
|
Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite | |
|
Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
|
Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | Sprite | |
|
Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
|
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
| [static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
|
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the
child list. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
| [override]
Returns a string indicating the location of this object
within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite | |
| transformAround(transformCenter:Vector3D, scale:Vector3D = null, rotation:Vector3D = null, translation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutScale:Vector3D = null, postLayoutRotation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutTranslation:Vector3D = null, invalidateLayout:Boolean = true):void
A utility method to update the rotation, scale, and translation of the
transform while keeping a particular point, specified in the component's
own coordinate space, fixed in the parent's coordinate space. | UIComponent | |
|
A utility method to transform a point specified in the local
coordinates of this object to its location in the object's parent's
coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | |
|
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
|
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
|
Validates the measured size of the component
If the LayoutManager.invalidateSize() method is called with
this ILayoutManagerClient, then the validateSize() method
is called when it's time to do measurements. | UIComponent | |
|
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
|
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | |
|
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of
its ancestors for the specified event type. | EventDispatcher | |
Styles are either common or associated with a specific theme. If the style is common, it can be used with any theme. If a style is associated with a specific theme, it can only be used if your application uses that theme.
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
alignmentBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline to which the dominant baseline aligns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.alignmentBaseline For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no The alpha level of the color defined by the backgroundColor style. | TextBase | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no The color of the background of the entire bounding rectangle of this component. | TextBase | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
baselineShift | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Amount to shift the baseline. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.baselineShift. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
blockProgression | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies a vertical or horizontal progression of line placement. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
breakOpportunity | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls where lines are allowed to break when breaking wrapping text into multiple lines. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.breakOpportunity. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
cffHinting | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of CFF hinting used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.cffHinting. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
clearFloats | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls how text wraps around a float. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.clearFloats. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.color. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style color, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style color. The default value is 0x000000.Related API Elements | RichText | ||
columnCount | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Number of text columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnCount. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
columnGap | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Amount of gutter space, in pixels, to leave between the columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnGap. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
columnWidth | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Column width in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
digitCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of digit case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitCase. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
digitWidth | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Type of digit width used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the default bidirectional embedding level of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.direction. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
dominantBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies which element baseline snaps to the alignmentBaseline to
determine the vertical position of the element on the line.
For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.dominantBaseline. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
firstBaselineOffset | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline position of the first line in the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.firstBaselineOffset. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | ||
fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The name of the font to use, or a comma-separated list of font names. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontFamily. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontFamily, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontFamily. The default value for the Spark theme is Related API Elements | RichText | ||
fontLookup | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Font lookup to use. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontLookup For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontSize For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontSize, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontSize. The default value for the Spark theme is Related API Elements | RichText | ||
fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontStyle For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontStyle, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontStyle. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontWeight For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontWeight, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent | ||
justificationRule | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Rule used to justify text in a paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationRule For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
justificationStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationStyle For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
kerning | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. Kerning is enabled by default for Spark components, but is disabled by default for MX components.
Spark components interpret For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.kerning For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent | ||
leadingModel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the leading model, which is a combination of leading basis and leading direction. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.leadingModel. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
ligatureLevel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls which of the ligatures that are defined in the font may be used in the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.ligatureLevel For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
lineBreak | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Controls word wrapping within the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
lineHeight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Leading controls for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineHeight.
For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See Related API Elements | RichText | ||
lineThrough | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes If true, applies strikethrough, a line drawn through the middle of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineThrough For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
listAutoPadding | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes This specifies an auto indent for the start edge of lists when the padding value of the list on that side is auto.
For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listAutoPadding. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
listStylePosition | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the placement of a list item marker relative to the list item. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStylePosition. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
listStyleType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the appearance of items in a list. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStyleType. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text. Controls case transformations and shaping. Uses standard locale identifiers as described in Unicode Technical Standard #35. For example "en", "en_US" and "en-US" are all English, "ja" is Japanese. The default value is undefined. This property inherits its value from an ancestor; if
still undefined, it inherits from the global When using the Spark formatters and globalization classes, you can set this style on the
root application to the value of the undefined.Learn more | RichText | ||
paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Bottom inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingBottom. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Left inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingLeft. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Right inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Top inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paragraphEndIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's end edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphEndIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paragraphSpaceAfter | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave after the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paragraphSpaceBefore | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave before the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
paragraphStartIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's start edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphStartIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
renderingMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The rendering mode used for this text which applies only to embedded fonts. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.renderingMode For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent | ||
tabStops | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.tabStops. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlign For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textAlign, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style textAlign. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textAlignLast | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of the last line in the paragraph relative to the container in justified text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlignLast For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Alpha (transparency) value for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlpha For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textDecoration For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textDecoration, and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container. . For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textIndent. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textIndent, and if using StyleableStageText this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textJustify | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies options for justifying text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textJustify For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
textRotation | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines the number of degrees to rotate this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textRotation. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
trackingLeft | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the left of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingLeft For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
trackingRight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the right of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingRight For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
typographicCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of typographic case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.typographicCase For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
verticalAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Vertical alignment or justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.verticalAlign. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
whiteSpaceCollapse | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Collapses or preserves whitespace when importing text into a TextFlow. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.whiteSpaceCollapse. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
wordSpacing | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the spacing between words to use during justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.wordSpacing. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile Additional vertical space between lines of text.
For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
letterSpacing | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile The number of additional pixels to appear between each character.
For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.letterSpacing and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. Related API Elements | RichText | ||
content | property |
content:Object| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time;
to get or set rich text content at runtime,
please use the textFlow property instead.
The content property is the default property
for RichText, so that you can write MXML such as
<s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold"/>World</s:span></s:RichText>
and have the String and SpanElement that you specify
as the content be used to create a TextFlow.
This property is typed as Object because you can set it to to a String, a FlowElement, or an Array of Strings and FlowElements. In the example above, you are specifying the content to be a 2-element Array whose first element is the String "Hello" and whose second element is a SpanElement with the text "World" in boldface.
No matter how you specify the content, it gets converted into a TextFlow, and when you get this property, you will get the resulting TextFlow.
Adobe recommends using textFlow property
to get and set rich text content at runtime,
because it is strongly typed as a TextFlow
rather than as an Object.
A TextFlow is the canonical representation
for rich text content in the Text Layout Framework.
Implementation
public function get content():Object public function set content(value:Object):voidluminosityClip | property |
luminosityClip:Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
A property that controls whether the luminosity
mask clips the masked content. This property can
only have an effect if the graphic element has a
mask applied to it that is of type
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
The default value is false.
Implementation
public function get luminosityClip():Boolean public function set luminosityClip(value:Boolean):voidRelated API Elements
luminosityInvert | property |
luminosityInvert:Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
A property that controls the calculation of the RGB color value of a graphic element being masked by a luminosity mask. If true, the RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is inverted and multipled by the corresponding region in the mask. If false, the source content's pixel's RGB color value is used directly.
The default value is false.
Implementation
public function get luminosityInvert():Boolean public function set luminosityInvert(value:Boolean):voidRelated API Elements
maskType | property |
maskType:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component.
The possible values are MaskType.CLIP, MaskType.ALPHA and
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
Clip Masking
When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. This means that a mask will not affect the opacity of a pixel in the source content; it either leaves the value unmodified, if the corresponding pixel in the mask is has a non-zero alpha value, or makes it fully transparent, if the mask pixel value has an alpha value of zero.
When clip masking is used, only the actual path and shape vectors and fills defined by the mask are used to determine the effect on the source content. strokes and bitmap filters defined on the mask are ignored. Any filled region in the mask is considered filled, and renders the source content. The type and parameters of the fill is irrelevant; a solid color fill, gradient fill, or bitmap fill in a mask will all render the underlying source content, regardless of the alpha values of the mask fill.
BitmapGraphics are treated as bitmap filled rectangles when used in a clipping mask. As a result, the alpha channel of the source bitmap is irrelevant when part of a mask -- the bitmap affects the mask in the same manner as solid filled rectangle of equivalent dimensions.
Alpha Masking
In alpha mode, the opacity of each pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity of the corresponding region of the mask. i.e., a pixel in the source content with an opacity of 1 that is masked by a region of opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .5. A source pixel with an opacity of .8 masked by a region with opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .4.
Conceptually, alpha masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel of the mask content into the alpha channel of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.
When in alpha mode, the alpha channel of any bitmap data is composited normally into the mask alpha channel, and will affect the final rendered content. This holds true for both BitmapGraphics and bitmap filled shapes and paths.
Luminosity Masking
A luminosity mask, sometimes called a 'soft mask', works very similarly to an alpha mask except that both the opacity and RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity and RGB color value of the corresponding region in the mask.
Conceptually, luminosity masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel and the RGB color value of the mask content into the alpha channel and RGB color value of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.
Luminosity masking is not native to Flash but is common in Adobe Creative Suite tools like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. In order to accomplish the visual effect of a luminosity mask in Flash-rendered content, a graphic element specifying a luminosity mask actually instantiates a shader filter that mimics the visual look of a luminosity mask as rendered in Adobe Creative Suite tools.
Objects being masked by luminosity masks can set properties to control the RGB color value and clipping of the mask. See the luminosityInvert and luminosityClip attributes.
The default value is MaskType.CLIP.
Implementation
public function get maskType():String public function set maskType(value:String):voidRelated API Elements
textFlow | property |
textFlow:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.5 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5 |
The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component.
A TextFlow is the most important class in the Text Layout Framework (TLF). It is the root of a tree of FlowElements representing rich text content.
You normally create a TextFlow from TLF markup
using the TextFlowUtil.importFromString()
or TextFlowUtil.importFromXML() methods.
Alternately, you can use TLF's TextConverter class
(which can import a subset of HTML) or build a TextFlow
using methods like addChild() on TextFlow.
Setting this property affects the text property
and vice versa.
If you set the textFlow and get the text,
the text in each paragraph will be separated by a single
LF (\n).
If you set the text to a String such as
"Hello World" and get the textFlow,
it will be a TextFlow containing a single ParagraphElement
with a single SpanElement.
If the text contains explicit line breaks --
CR (\r), LF (\n), or CR+LF (\r\n) --
then the content will be set to a TextFlow
which contains multiple paragraphs, each with one span.
To turn a TextFlow object into TLF markup,
use the markup returned from the TextFlowUtil.export() method.
Implementation
public function get textFlow():flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow public function set textFlow(value:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow):voidRelated API Elements
RichText | () | Constructor |
public function RichText()| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Constructor.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- RichTextExample.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark">
<s:Panel title="Spark RichText Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:Group left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:RichText x="0" y="0" width="75" fontFamily="Times" fontSize="15" textRotation="rotate90">
<s:content>Hello World!</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Group x="100" y="0">
<s:RichText width="100" textAlign="justify" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5">
<s:content>Hello World! This is a justified paragraph of text in a RichText control. It has a border around it drawn by a Rect inside a Group.</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
<s:stroke>
<s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
</s:stroke>
</s:Rect>
</s:Group>
<s:Group x="225" y="0">
<s:RichText width="140" height="120" columnCount="2" columnGap="10">
<s:content><s:span fontWeight="bold">Hello World!</s:span> This is a paragraph of text in 2 columns. It is about 20 words long, which should be enough to cause a few line breaks.</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
<s:stroke>
<s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
</s:stroke>
</s:Rect>
</s:Group>
</s:Group>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>
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