Package | mx.controls |
Class | public class Text |
Inheritance | Text ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Subclasses | AccessibleText |
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 |

The <mx:Text>
tag inherits all of the tag attributes
of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:
<mx:Text leading="2" />
Related API Elements
Method | Defined By | ||
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Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer
instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]() | 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. | EventDispatcher | |
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Indicates whether the security restrictions
would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling
the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method
with the specified point point. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children
(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object,
based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace
parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type
of event. | EventDispatcher | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
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Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
bounding box of the obj display object. | DisplayObject | |
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Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject | |
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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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Converts a three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display
object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
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Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of
the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes all child DisplayObject instances from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
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Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
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Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
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Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
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Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite | |
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Recursively stops the timeline execution of all MovieClips rooted at this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
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Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | Sprite | |
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Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the
child list. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
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Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
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Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of
its ancestors for the specified event type. | EventDispatcher |
Styles are either common or associated with a specific theme. If the style is common, it can be used with any theme. If a style is associated with a specific theme, it can only be used if your application uses that theme.
Style | Description | Defined By | ||
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![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component, including the component label. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The directionality of the text displayed by the component. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component if it is disabled. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the font to use. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Height of the text, in pixels. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is italic font. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is boldface. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 2.5 The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent | ||
![]() | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled ( true ) or disabled (false ). | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.1 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent | ||
leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The locale of the text displayed by this component. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the bottom of the Label and the bottom of the text. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the left of the Label and the left of the text. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the right of the Label and the right of the text. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the top of the Label and the top of the text. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent | ||
![]() | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Alignment of text within a container. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is underlined. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. | Label | ||
![]() | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- 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>
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