Using the Flash Text Engine

The Flash Text Engine (FTE) provides low-level support for sophisticated control of text metrics, formatting, and bidirectional text. It offers improved text flow and enhanced language support. While it can be used to create and manage simple text elements, the FTE is primarily designed as a foundation for developers to create text-handling components. As such, Flash Text Engine assumes a more advanced level of programming expertise. To display simple text elements, see the earlier sections that describe the use of the TextField and related objects.

Note: Flash Text Engine is available starting with Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5.