package flashx.textLayout.operations.examples
{
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow;
    import flashx.textLayout.events.FlowOperationEvent;
    import flashx.textLayout.operations.FlowOperation;
    import flashx.textLayout.operations.ApplyLinkOperation;
    
    public class ApplyLinkOperation_example
    {
        public function attach(textFlow:TextFlow):void
        {
            textFlow.addEventListener(FlowOperationEvent.FLOW_OPERATION_BEGIN, opBeginHandler);
        }
            
        public function opBeginHandler(evt:FlowOperationEvent):void { 
            var flowOp:FlowOperation = evt.operation; 
            if(flowOp is ApplyLinkOperation && evt.cancelable) {
                //if link is invalid, cancel link operation
                if(!linkValid(flowOp.textFlow)) {
                    evt.preventDefault();
                }
            }
        }
        private function linkValid(tf:TextFlow):Boolean { 
            //code to check inserted link text in this TextFlow for validity
            return false;
        }
    }
}