| Package | mx.controls |
| Class | public class Text |
| Inheritance | Text  Label UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite |
| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The Text control does not support scroll bars. If you need scrolling, you should use a non-editable TextArea control.
You can format the text in a Text control using HTML tags, which are applied after the control's CSS styles are applied. You can also put padding around the four sides of the text.
The text in a Text control is selectable by default,
but you can make it unselectable by setting the selectable
property to false.
If the control is not as wide as the text, the text will wordwrap. The text is always aligned top-left in the control.
To size a Text component, it's common to specify an explicit width and let Flex determine the height as required to display all the text. If you specify an explicit height, some of the text may get clipped; unlike Label, Text does not truncate its text with "...". It's also common to use percentage widths and heights with Text.
If you leave both the width and the height unspecified,
Flex calculates them based on any explicit line breaks
in the text, with no wordwrapping within lines.
For example, if you set the text property,
the newline character "\n" causes a line break.
If you set the htmlText property, the HTML markup
<br> causes a line break.
If your text or htmlText is lengthy
and doesn't contain line breaks, you can get a very wide Text
component; you can set the maxWidth to limit
how wide the component is allowed to grow.
Text controls do not have backgrounds or borders and cannot take focus.
The Text control has the following default sizing characteristics:
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Default size | Flex sizes the control to fit the text, with the width long enough to fit the longest line of text and height tall enough to fit the number of lines. If you do not specify a pixel width, the height is determined by the number of explicit line breaks in the text string. If the text length changes, the control resizes to fit the new text. |
| Minimum size | 0 pixels. |
| ChMaximum sizear03 | 10000 by 10000 pixels |
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:Text> tag inherits all of the tag attributes
of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:
<mx:Text leading="2" />
See also
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Text()
Constructor. | Text | ||
 | addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void
Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
| clearStyle(styleProp:String):void
Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| contentToLocal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
| createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object
Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
| createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
| deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
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 | |
| dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
| drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void
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 | |
| effectFinished(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| effectStarted(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| endEffectsStarted():void
Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
| executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void
Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | |
| finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):* | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject
Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildren():Array
Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getClassStyleDeclarations():Array
Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):*
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | |
| getFocus():InteractiveObject
Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix():Matrix
Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix3D():Matrix3D
Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
| getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):TextLineMetrics
Returns a TextLineMetrics object with information about the text
position and measurements for a line of text in the control. | Label | |
| getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
| getRepeaterItem(whichRepeater:int = -1):Object
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 | |
| getStyle(styleProp:String):*
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
| getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle
Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user
on the screen. | UIComponent | |
| globalToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| hasCSSState():Boolean
Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
| hasState(stateName:String):Boolean
Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| horizontalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the
drawRoundRect() method
as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | |
| initialize():void
Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
| initializeRepeaterArrays(parent:IRepeaterClient):void
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateDisplayList():void
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayering():void
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayoutDirection():void
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateProperties():void
Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateSize():void
Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| localToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
| matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
| measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):TextLineMetrics
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 | |
| measureText(text:String):TextLineMetrics
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 | |
| move(x:Number, y:Number):void
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
| notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void
Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
| owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
| prepareToPrint(target:IFlexDisplayObject):Object
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
| regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void
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 | |
| registerEffects(effects:Array):void
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
| removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
| resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array
Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| resumeBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
| setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
| setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutMatrix(value:Matrix, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutMatrix3D(value:Matrix3D, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void
Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
| styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
| stylesInitialized():void
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
| suspendBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
| toString():String [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 | |
| transformPointToParent(localPosition:Vector3D, position:Vector3D, postLayoutPosition:Vector3D):void
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 | |
| validateDisplayList():void
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | |
| validateNow():void
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
| validateProperties():void
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
| validateSize(recursive:Boolean = false):void
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 | |
| validationResultHandler(event:ValidationResultEvent):void
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
| verticalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | |
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component, including the component label. | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The directionality of the text displayed by the component. | Label | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component if it is disabled. | Label | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields.See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.AntiAliasType | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Name of the font to use. | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.GridFitType | Label | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.See also flash.text.TextField | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. | Label | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.See also flash.text.TextField | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. | Label | ||
| 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. See also | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled ( true) or disabled (false). | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also | UIComponent | ||
leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Additional vertical space between lines of text. The default value is 2. The default value for the ComboBox control is 0. | Text | ||
| 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 | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text displayed by this component. | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the bottom of the Label and the bottom of the text. | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the left of the Label and the left of the text. | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the right of the Label and the right of the text. | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the top of the Label and the top of the text. | Label | ||
| 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 | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. | Label | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. | Label | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. | Label | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. | Label | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Text | () | Constructor |
Show MXML Syntaxpublic function Text()| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo Text control. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<s:Panel title="Halo Text Control Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<mx:Text width="100%">
<mx:text>This is a multiline, non-editable Halo Text component. If you need an editable multiline component, use a TextArea control.</mx:text>
</mx:Text>
<mx:Text width="100%">
<mx:htmlText>
<![CDATA[This is <font color="#FF0000">HTML text</font> in a <b>Halo Text component</b>. Using the <u>htmlText attribute</u> of the <font color="#008800">Text component</font> you can use basic HTML markup.]]>
</mx:htmlText>
</mx:Text>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>