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| Package | flashx.textLayout.elements |
| Class | public class ContainerFormattedElement |
| Inheritance | ContainerFormattedElement  ParagraphFormattedElement FlowGroupElement FlowElement Object |
| Subclasses | DivElement, ListElement, ListItemElement, TextFlow |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Default MXML PropertymxmlChildren
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Public Properties
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 | 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 | |
| clearFloats : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Controls how text wraps around a float. | 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 coreStyles on this FlowElement. | 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 | |
| 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 : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Defines the formatting attributes used for links in normal state. | FlowElement | |
| linkHoverFormat : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Defines the formatting attributes used for links in hover state, when the mouse is within the bounds (rolling over) a link. | FlowElement | |
| linkNormalFormat : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Defines the formatting attributes used for links in normal state. | FlowElement | |
| listAutoPadding : *
TextLayoutFormat:
This specifies an auto indent for the start edge of lists when the padding value of the list on that side is auto. | FlowElement | |
| listMarkerFormat : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Defines the formatting attributes list markers. | FlowElement | |
| listStylePosition : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Legal values are ListStylePosition.INSIDE, ListStylePosition.OUTSIDE, FormatValue.INHERIT.
Default value is undefined indicating not set.
If undefined during the cascade this property will inherit its value from an ancestor. | FlowElement | |
| listStyleType : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Legal values are ListStyleType.UPPER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.UPPER_ROMAN, ListStyleType.LOWER_ROMAN, ListStyleType.NONE, ListStyleType.DISC, ListStyleType.CIRCLE, ListStyleType.SQUARE, ListStyleType.BOX, ListStyleType.CHECK, ListStyleType.DIAMOND, ListStyleType.HYPHEN, ListStyleType.ARABIC_INDIC, ListStyleType.BENGALI, ListStyleType.DECIMAL, ListStyleType.DECIMAL_LEADING_ZERO, ListStyleType.DEVANAGARI, ListStyleType.GUJARATI, ListStyleType.GURMUKHI, ListStyleType.KANNADA, ListStyleType.PERSIAN, ListStyleType.THAI, ListStyleType.URDU, ListStyleType.CJK_EARTHLY_BRANCH, ListStyleType.CJK_HEAVENLY_STEM, ListStyleType.HANGUL, ListStyleType.HANGUL_CONSTANT, ListStyleType.HIRAGANA, ListStyleType.HIRAGANA_IROHA, ListStyleType.KATAKANA, ListStyleType.KATAKANA_IROHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_GREEK, ListStyleType.LOWER_LATIN, ListStyleType.UPPER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.UPPER_GREEK, ListStyleType.UPPER_LATIN, FormatValue.INHERIT.
Default value is undefined indicating not set.
If undefined during the cascade this property will inherit its value from an ancestor. | FlowElement | |
| 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:
Bottom inset in pixels. | FlowElement | |
| paddingLeft : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Left inset in pixels. | FlowElement | |
| paddingRight : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Right inset in pixels. | FlowElement | |
| paddingTop : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Top inset in pixels. | 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 | |
| renderingMode : *
TextLayoutFormat:
The rendering mode used for this text. | FlowElement | |
| styleName : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Assigns an identifying class to the element, making it possible to set a style for the element by referencing the styleName. | FlowElement | |
| styles : Object [read-only] Returns the styles on this FlowElement. | FlowElement | |
| tabStops : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph. | FlowElement | |
| 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 | |
| typeName : String
Each FlowElement has a typeName. | 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 | |
| wordSpacing : *
TextLayoutFormat:
Specifies the optimum, minimum, and maximum spacing (as a multiplier of the width of a normal space) between words to use during justification. | FlowElement | |
Public Methods
| Method | Defined By | ||
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Appends a child FlowElement object. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Adds a child FlowElement object at the specified index position. | FlowGroupElement | |
| Clears the style specified by the styleProp parameter from this FlowElement object. | FlowElement | |
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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 | |
| Compare the userStyles of this with otherElement's userStyles. | FlowElement | |
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Given a relative text position, find the index of the first child FlowElement that contains the relative position. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Given a relative text position, find the leaf element that contains the position. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Returns the start location of the element in the text flow as an absolute index. | FlowElement | |
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Returns the character at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement object. | FlowElement | |
| Returns the character code at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement. | FlowElement | |
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Returns the FlowElement child at the specified index. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Searches in children for the specified FlowElement object and returns its index position. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Returns the start of this element relative to an ancestor element. | FlowElement | |
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Returns the first FlowLeafElement descendant of this group. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Returns the last FlowLeafElement descendent of this group. | FlowGroupElement | |
| Returns the next FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy. | FlowElement | |
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Returns the ParagraphElement object associated with this element. | FlowElement | |
| Returns the previous FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy. | FlowElement | |
| Returns the value of the style specified by the styleProp parameter, which specifies
the style name and can include any user style name. | FlowElement | |
| [override] | FlowGroupElement | |
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Climbs the text flow hierarchy to return the root TextFlow object for the element. | FlowElement | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
| Called for MXML objects after the implementing object has been created and all component properties specified on the MXML tag have been initialized. | FlowElement | |
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | |
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
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Removes the specified child FlowElement object from the group. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Removes the child FlowElement object at the specified index position. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Replaces child elements in the group with the specified new elements. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
| Sets the style specified by the styleProp parameter to the value specified by the
newValue parameter. | FlowElement | |
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Makes a copy of this FlowElement object, copying the content between two specified character positions. | FlowElement | |
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Splits this object at the position specified by the childIndex parameter. | FlowGroupElement | |
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Splits this FlowElement object at the position specified by the relativePosition parameter, which is
a relative position in the text for this element. | FlowElement | |
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Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
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Returns the string representation of the specified object. | Object | |
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Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
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