flashx.textLayout.elements.LinkElement - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flashx.textLayout.elements
Class	public final class LinkElement
Inheritance	LinkElement SubParagraphGroupElement FlowGroupElement FlowElement Object
Implements	IEventDispatcher

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The LinkElement class defines a link to a URI (Universal Resource Identifier), which is executed when the user clicks it. The LinkElement class is a subclass of the SubParagraphGroupElement class and it can contain one or more FlowElement objects, such as a SpanElement object that stores the link text. An empty LinkElement, which does not contain a FlowElement object, is ignored.

If you specify a target, it must be one of the following values:

Target value	description
_self	Replaces the current HTML page. If it is in a frame or frameset, it will load within that frame. If it is the full browser, it opens to replace the page from which it came.
_blank	Opens a new browser name with no name.
_parent	Replaces the HTML page from which it came.
_top	Loads in the current browser, replacing anything within it, such as a frameset.

Default MXML PropertymxmlChildren

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Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		alignmentBaseline : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the baseline to which the dominant baseline aligns.	FlowElement
		backgroundAlpha : * TextLayoutFormat: Alpha (transparency) value for the background (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		backgroundColor : * TextLayoutFormat: Background color of the text (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		baselineShift : * TextLayoutFormat: Amount to shift the baseline from the dominantBaseline value.	FlowElement
		blockProgression : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies a vertical or horizontal progression of line placement.	FlowElement
		breakOpportunity : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls where lines are allowed to break when breaking wrapping text into multiple lines.	FlowElement
		cffHinting : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of CFF hinting used for this text.	FlowElement
		color : * TextLayoutFormat: Color of the text.	FlowElement
		columnCount : * TextLayoutFormat: Number of text columns (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		columnGap : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the amount of gutter space, in pixels, to leave between the columns (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		columnWidth : * TextLayoutFormat: Column width in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		computedFormat : flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat [read-only] Returns the computed format attributes that are in effect for this element.	FlowElement
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		coreStyles : Object [read-only] Returns the core styles on a FlowElement instance.	FlowElement
		digitCase : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of digit case used for this text.	FlowElement
		digitWidth : * TextLayoutFormat: Type of digit width used for this text.	FlowElement
		direction : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the default bidirectional embedding level of the text in the text block.	FlowElement
		dominantBaseline : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies which element baseline snaps to the alignmentBaseline to determine the vertical position of the element on the line.	FlowElement
		firstBaselineOffset : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the baseline position of the first line in the container.	FlowElement
		fontFamily : * TextLayoutFormat: The name of the font to use, or a comma-separated list of font names.	FlowElement
		fontLookup : * TextLayoutFormat: Font lookup to use.	FlowElement
		fontSize : * TextLayoutFormat: The size of the text in pixels.	FlowElement
		fontStyle : * TextLayoutFormat: Style of text.	FlowElement
		fontWeight : * TextLayoutFormat: Weight of text.	FlowElement
		format : flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat TextLayoutFormat properties applied directly to this element.	FlowElement
		href : String The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) associated with the LinkElement object.	LinkElement
		id : String Assigns an identifying name to the element, making it possible to set a style for the element by referencing the id.	FlowElement
		justificationRule : * TextLayoutFormat: Rule used to justify text in a paragraph.	FlowElement
		justificationStyle : * TextLayoutFormat: The style used for justification of the paragraph.	FlowElement
		kerning : * TextLayoutFormat: Kerning adjusts the pixels between certain character pairs to improve readability.	FlowElement
		leadingModel : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the leading model, which is a combination of leading basis and leading direction.	FlowElement
		ligatureLevel : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls which of the ligatures that are defined in the font may be used in the text.	FlowElement
		lineBreak : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls word wrapping within the container (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		lineHeight : * TextLayoutFormat: Leading controls for the text.	FlowElement
		lineThrough : * TextLayoutFormat: If true, applies strikethrough, a line drawn through the middle of the text.	FlowElement
		linkActiveFormat : * Defines the formatting attributes used for links in active state, when the mouse is down on a link.	FlowElement
		linkHoverFormat : * Defines the formatting attributes used for links in hover state, when the mouse is within the bounds (rolling over) a link.	FlowElement
		linkNormalFormat : * Defines the formatting attributes used for links in normal state.	FlowElement
		linkState : String [read-only] The current state of the link.	LinkElement
		locale : * TextLayoutFormat: The locale of the text.	FlowElement
		mxmlChildren : Array Appends an array of children to this object.	FlowGroupElement
		numChildren : int [read-only] Returns the number of FlowElement children that this FlowGroupElement object has.	FlowGroupElement
		paddingBottom : * TextLayoutFormat: Botttom inset in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		paddingLeft : * TextLayoutFormat: Left inset in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		paddingRight : * TextLayoutFormat: Right inset in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		paddingTop : * TextLayoutFormat: Top inset in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		paragraphEndIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the paragraph's end edge.	FlowElement
		paragraphSpaceAfter : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies the amount of space, in pixels, to leave after the paragraph.	FlowElement
		paragraphSpaceBefore : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies the amount of space, in pixels, to leave before the paragraph.	FlowElement
		paragraphStartIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the paragraph's start edge.	FlowElement
		parent : FlowGroupElement [read-only] Returns the parent of this FlowElement object.	FlowElement
		parentRelativeEnd : int [read-only] Returns the relative end of this FlowElement object in the parent.	FlowElement
		parentRelativeStart : int [read-only] Returns the relative start of this FlowElement object in the parent.	FlowElement
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		renderingMode : * TextLayoutFormat: The rendering mode used for this text.	FlowElement
		styleName : String Assigns an identifying class to the element, making it possible to set a style for the element by referencing the styleName.	FlowElement
		tabStops : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph.	FlowElement
		target : String The Target value associated with the LinkElement.	LinkElement
		textAlign : * TextLayoutFormat: Alignment of lines in the paragraph relative to the container.	FlowElement
		textAlignLast : * TextLayoutFormat: Alignment of the last (or only) line in the paragraph relative to the container in justified text.	FlowElement
		textAlpha : * TextLayoutFormat: Alpha (transparency) value for the text.	FlowElement
		textDecoration : * TextLayoutFormat: Decoration on text.	FlowElement
		textIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the first line of the paragraph.	FlowElement
		textJustify : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies options for justifying text.	FlowElement
		textLength : int [read-only] Returns the total length of text owned by this FlowElement object and its children.	FlowElement
		textRotation : * TextLayoutFormat: Determines the number of degrees to rotate this text.	FlowElement
		tracking : Object [write-only] Sets the tracking and is synonymous with the trackingRight property.	FlowElement
		trackingLeft : * TextLayoutFormat: Number in pixels (or percent of fontSize, like 120%) indicating the amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the left of each character.	FlowElement
		trackingRight : * TextLayoutFormat: Number in pixels (or percent of fontSize, like 120%) indicating the amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the right of each character.	FlowElement
		typographicCase : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of typographic case used for this text.	FlowElement
		userStyles : Object Allows you to read and write user styles on a FlowElement object.	FlowElement
		verticalAlign : * TextLayoutFormat: Vertical alignment or justification (adopts default value if undefined during cascade).	FlowElement
		whiteSpaceCollapse : * TextLayoutFormat: Collapses or preserves whitespace when importing text into a TextFlow.	FlowElement

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		LinkElement() Constructor - creates a new LinkElement instance.	LinkElement
		addChild(child:FlowElement):FlowElement Appends a child FlowElement object.	FlowGroupElement
		addChildAt(index:uint, child:FlowElement):FlowElement Adds a child FlowElement object at the specified index position.	FlowGroupElement
		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.	LinkElement
		clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Clears the style specified by the styleProp parameter from this FlowElement object.	FlowElement
		deepCopy(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1):FlowElement Makes a deep copy of this FlowElement object, including any children, copying the content between the two specified character positions and returning the copy as a FlowElement object.	FlowElement
		dispatchEvent(evt:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	LinkElement
		equalUserStyles(otherElement:FlowElement):Boolean Compare the userStyles of this with otherElement's userStyles.	FlowElement
		findChildIndexAtPosition(relativePosition:int):int Given a relative text position, find the index of the first child FlowElement that contains the relative position.	FlowGroupElement
		findLeaf(relativePosition:int):FlowLeafElement Given a relative text position, find the leaf element that contains the position.	FlowGroupElement
		getAbsoluteStart():int Returns the start location of the element in the text flow as an absolute index.	FlowElement
		getCharAtPosition(relativePosition:int):String Returns the character at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement object.	FlowElement
		getCharCodeAtPosition(relativePosition:int):int Returns the character code at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement.	FlowElement
		getChildAt(index:int):FlowElement Returns the FlowElement child at the specified index.	FlowGroupElement
		getChildIndex(child:FlowElement):int Searches in children for the specified FlowElement object and returns its index position.	FlowGroupElement
		getElementRelativeStart(ancestorElement:FlowElement):int Returns the start of this element relative to an ancestor element.	FlowElement
		getFirstLeaf():FlowLeafElement Returns the first FlowLeafElement descendant of this group.	FlowGroupElement
		getLastLeaf():FlowLeafElement Returns the last FlowLeafElement descendent of this group.	FlowGroupElement
		getNextSibling():FlowElement Returns the next FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy.	FlowElement
		getParagraph():ParagraphElement Returns the ParagraphElement object associated with this element.	FlowElement
		getPreviousSibling():FlowElement Returns the previous FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy.	FlowElement
		getStyle(styleProp:String):* Returns the value of the style specified by the styleProp parameter, which specifies the style name and can include any user style name.	FlowElement
		getText(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1, paragraphSeparator:String = " "):String [override]	FlowGroupElement
		getTextFlow():flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow Climbs the text flow hierarchy to return the root TextFlow object for the element.	FlowElement
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	LinkElement
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		initialized(document:Object, id:String):void Called for MXML objects after the implementing object has been created and all component properties specified on the MXML tag have been initialized.	FlowElement
		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
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		removeChild(child:FlowElement):FlowElement Removes the specified child FlowElement object from the group.	FlowGroupElement
		removeChildAt(index:uint):FlowElement Removes the child FlowElement object at the specified index position.	FlowGroupElement
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	LinkElement
		replaceChildren(beginChildIndex:int, endChildIndex:int, ... rest):void Replaces child elements in the group with the specified new elements.	FlowGroupElement
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void Sets the style specified by the styleProp parameter to the value specified by the newValue parameter.	FlowElement
		shallowCopy(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1):FlowElement Makes a copy of this FlowElement object, copying the content between two specified character positions.	FlowElement
		splitAtIndex(childIndex:int):FlowGroupElement Splits this object at the position specified by the childIndex parameter.	FlowGroupElement
		splitAtPosition(relativePosition:int):FlowElement Splits this FlowElement object at the position specified by the relativePosition parameter, which is a relative position in the text for this element.	FlowElement
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	LinkElement

Events

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	Summary	Defined By
click	Dispatched when the link is clicked.	LinkElement
mouseDown	Dispatched when the mouse is pressed down over a link.	LinkElement
mouseMove	Dispatched when the mouse passes over the link.	LinkElement
mouseUp	Dispatched when the mouse is released over a link.	LinkElement
rollOut	Dispatched when the mouse goes out of the link.	LinkElement
rollOver	Dispatched when the mouse first enters the link.	LinkElement

Property Detail

href

property

href:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) associated with the LinkElement object. The URI can be any URI supported by the flash.net.navigateToURL() method. This property maps to the request parameter for that method.

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

See also

flash.net.navigateToURL()

linkState

property

linkState:String [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The current state of the link.

Implementation
public function get linkState():String

See also

LinkState

target

property

target:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The Target value associated with the LinkElement. Possible values are "_self", "_blank", "_parent", and "_top". This value maps to the window parameter of the flash.net.navigateToURL() method.

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

See also

flash.net.navigateToURL()

Constructor Detail

LinkElement

()

Constructor

public function LinkElement()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor - creates a new LinkElement instance.

Method Detail

addEventListener

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method

 public function addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event. You can register event listeners on all nodes in the display list for a specific type of event, phase, and priority.

After you successfully register an event listener, you cannot change its priority through additional calls to addEventListener(). To change a listener's priority, you must first call removeEventListener(). Then you can register the listener again with the new priority level.

After the listener is registered, subsequent calls to addEventListener() with a different value for either type or useCapture result in the creation of a separate listener registration. For example, if you first register a listener with useCapture set to true, it listens only during the capture phase. If you call addEventListener() again using the same listener object, but with useCapture set to false, you have two separate listeners: one that listens during the capture phase, and another that listens during the target and bubbling phases.

You cannot register an event listener for only the target phase or the bubbling phase. Those phases are coupled during registration because bubbling applies only to the ancestors of the target node.

When you no longer need an event listener, remove it by calling EventDispatcher.removeEventListener(); otherwise, memory problems might result. Objects with registered event listeners are not automatically removed from memory because the garbage collector does not remove objects that still have references.

Copying an EventDispatcher instance does not copy the event listeners attached to it. (If your newly created node needs an event listener, you must attach the listener after creating the node.) However, if you move an EventDispatcher instance, the event listeners attached to it move along with it.

If the event listener is being registered on a node while an event is also being processed on this node, the event listener is not triggered during the current phase but may be triggered during a later phase in the event flow, such as the bubbling phase.

If an event listener is removed from a node while an event is being processed on the node, it is still triggered by the current actions. After it is removed, the event listener is never invoked again (unless it is registered again for future processing).

Parameters

	`type:String` — The type of event.

	`listener:Function` — The listener function that processes the event. This function must accept an event object as its only parameter and must return nothing, as this example shows: `function(evt:Event):void` The function can have any name.

	`useCapture:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Determines whether the listener works in the capture phase or the target and bubbling phases. If `useCapture` is set to `true`, the listener processes the event only during the capture phase and not in the target or bubbling phase. If `useCapture` is `false`, the listener processes the event only during the target or bubbling phase. To listen for the event in all three phases, call `addEventListener()` twice, once with `useCapture` set to `true`, then again with `useCapture` set to `false`.

	`priority:int` (default = `0`) — The priority level of the event listener. Priorities are designated by a 32-bit integer. The higher the number, the higher the priority. All listeners with priority n are processed before listeners of priority n-1. If two or more listeners share the same priority, they are processed in the order in which they were added. The default priority is 0.

	`useWeakReference:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Determines whether the reference to the listener is strong or weak. A strong reference (the default) prevents your listener from being garbage-collected. A weak reference does not. Class-level member functions are not subject to garbage collection, so you can set `useWeakReference` to `true` for class-level member functions without subjecting them to garbage collection. If you set `useWeakReference` to `true` for a listener that is a nested inner function, the function will be garbge-collected and no longer persistent. If you create references to the inner function (save it in another variable) then it is not garbage-collected and stays persistent.

dispatchEvent

()

method

public function dispatchEvent(evt:Event):Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatches an event into the event flow. The event target is the EventDispatcher object upon which dispatchEvent() is called.

Parameters

evt:Event — The event object dispatched into the event flow.

Returns

Boolean — A value of true unless preventDefault() is called on the event, in which case it returns false.

hasEventListener

()

method

public function hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event. This allows you to determine where an EventDispatcher object has altered handling of an event type in the event flow hierarchy. To determine whether a specific event type will actually trigger an event listener, use IEventDispatcher.willTrigger().

The difference between hasEventListener() and willTrigger() is that hasEventListener() examines only the object to which it belongs, whereas willTrigger() examines the entire event flow for the event specified by the type parameter.

Parameters

type:String — The type of event.

Returns

Boolean — A value of true if a listener of the specified type is registered; false otherwise.

removeEventListener

()

method

public function removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. If there is no matching listener registered with the EventDispatcher object, a call to this method has no effect.

Parameters

	`type:String` — The type of event.

	`listener:Function` — The listener object to remove.

	`useCapture:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Specifies whether the listener was registered for the capture phase or the target and bubbling phases. If the listener was registered for both the capture phase and the target and bubbling phases, two calls to `removeEventListener()` are required to remove both: one call with `useCapture` set to `true`, and another call with `useCapture` set to `false`.

willTrigger

()

method

public function willTrigger(type:String):Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type. This method returns true if an event listener is triggered during any phase of the event flow when an event of the specified type is dispatched to this EventDispatcher object or any of its descendants.

Parameters

type:String — The type of event.

Returns

Boolean — A value of true if a listener of the specified type will be triggered; false otherwise.

Event Detail

click

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.CLICK

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the link is clicked. Clients may override how the link handles the event by handling it themselves, and calling preventDefault().

mouseDown

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the mouse is pressed down over a link.

mouseMove

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the mouse passes over the link.

mouseUp

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.MOUSE_UP

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the mouse is released over a link.

rollOut

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.ROLL_OUT

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the mouse goes out of the link.

rollOver

Event

Event Object Type: flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent
property FlowElementMouseEvent.type = flashx.textLayout.events.FlowElementMouseEvent.ROLL_OVER

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched when the mouse first enters the link.

Examples How to use this example

LinkElementExample.as

This example adds a LinkElement to a paragraph and overrides the default format for the hover state, making the link text red.


package flashx.textLayout.elements.examples
{
    import flash.display.Sprite;    
    import flashx.textLayout.container.ContainerController;
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.LinkElement;
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.ParagraphElement;
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.SpanElement;
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow;
    import flashx.textLayout.formats.TextLayoutFormat;
    
    public class LinkElementExample extends Sprite
    {
        public function LinkElementExample()
        {
            var textFlow:TextFlow = new TextFlow();
            var textLayoutFormat:TextLayoutFormat = new TextLayoutFormat();
          
            textLayoutFormat.fontFamily = "Arial, Helvetica, _sans";
            textLayoutFormat.fontSize = 18;
            textFlow.hostFormat = textLayoutFormat;

            var p:ParagraphElement = new ParagraphElement();
            var span1:SpanElement = new SpanElement();
            var link:LinkElement = new LinkElement();
            var span2:SpanElement = new SpanElement();
            var inf:Object = {color:0xFF0000};   
            p.linkHoverFormat = inf;
            span1.text = "Text that includes a link to "; 
            link.href = "http://www.adobe.com";
            var linkSpan:SpanElement = new SpanElement();
            linkSpan.text = "Adobe's website";
            link.addChild(linkSpan);
            span2.text = ". Notice the custom formatting when the cursor hovers " + 
                    "over the link.";
            p.addChild(span1);
            p.addChild(link);
            p.addChild(span2);
            textFlow.addChild(p);
            textFlow.flowComposer.addController(new ContainerController(this,stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight));
            textFlow.flowComposer.updateAllControllers();
        }
    }
}