The Configuration object for this TextFlow object. The Configuration object specifies the initial character and paragraph formats, the initial container format, and attributes for selection highlighting, links, focus, and scrolling.

If you do not specify a Configuration object, Text Layout Framework uses a default Configuration object, which is referenced by the defaultConfiguration property.

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Default configuration for all new TextFlow objects if the configuration is not specified.

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Manages the containers for this element.

The TextLines that are created from the element appear as children of the container. The flowComposer manages the containers, and as the text is edited it adds lines to and removes lines from the containers. The flowComposer also keeps track of some critical attributes, such as the width and height to compose to, whether scrolling is on, and so on.

The container and flowComposer are closely related. If you reset flowComposer, the container is reset to the new flowComposer's container. Likewise if the container is reset, flowComposer is reset to the container's new flowComposer.

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A callback function for resolving element styles. You can use this to provide styling using CSS or named styles, for example.

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The generation number for this TextFlow object. The undo and redo operations use the generation number to validate that it's legal to undo or redo an operation. The generation numbers must match.

Each model change increments generation so if the generation number changes, you know the TextFlow model has changed.

The TextLayoutFormat object for this TextFlow object. This enables several optimizations for reusing host formats. For example;

        textFlowA.hostFormat = textFlowB.hostFormat
        

        format = new TextLayoutFormat()
        textFlow.hostFormat = format
        format.fontSize = 24;
        

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The InteractionManager associated with this TextFlow object.

Controls all selection and editing on the text. If the TextFlow is not selectable, the interactionManager is null. To make the TextFlow editable, assign a interactionManager that is both an ISelectionManager and an IEditManager. To make a TextFlow that is read-only and allows selection, assign a interactionManager that is an ISelectionManager only.

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The parent element is the element that the TextFlow is nested inside (such as a TableCellElement). This property is for support of nested TextFlows to handle things like selection and editing.

Constructor - creates a new TextFlow instance.

If you provide a config parameter, the contents of the Configuration object are copied and you cannot make changes. You can access configuration settings, however, through the configuration property. If the config parameter is null, you can access the default configuration settings through the defaultConfiguration property.

The Configuration object provides a mechanism for setting configurable default attributes on a TextFlow. While you can't make changes to the Configuration object, you can override default attributes, if necessary, by setting the attributes of TextFlow and its children.

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Returns an element whose id property matches the idName parameter. Provides the ability to apply a style based on the id.

For example, the following line sets the style "color" to 0xFF0000 (red), for the element having the id span1.

         textFlow.getElementByID("span1").setStyle("color", 0xFF0000);
         

Note: In the following code, p.addChild(s) removes s from its original parent and adds it to p, the new parent.

         var s:SpanElement = new SpanElement();
         var p:ParagraphElement = new ParagraphElement();
         ...
         s = textFlow.getElementByID("span3") as SpanElement;
         p.addChild(s);
         textFlow.addChild(p);
         

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Returns all elements that have styleName set to styleNameValue.

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Returns all elements that have typeName set to typeNameValue.

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Invalidates all formatting information for the TextFlow, forcing it to be recomputed. Call this method when styles have changed.

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Dispatched when any link is clicked.

Dispatched after every recompose.

Dispatched by a TextFlow object each time it is damaged You can use this event to find out that the TextFlow has changed, but do not access the TextFlow itself when this event is sent out. This event is sent when TextFlow changes are partially complete, so it can be in an inconsistent state: some changes have been mad already, and other changes are still pending. Get the information you need from the event, and make required changes after control returns to your application.

Changing an operation at this time (after it has been executed) may fail.

Dispatched when a InlineGraphicElement is resized due to having width or height as auto or percent and the graphic has finished loading.

Dispatched when the mouse is pressed down over any link.

Dispatched when the mouse passes over any link.

Dispatched when the mouse is released over any link.

Dispatched when the mouse goes out of any link.

Dispatched when the mouse first enters any link.

Dispatched by a TextFlow object after text is scrolled within a controller container.

Dispatched whenever the selection is changed. Primarily used to update selection-dependent user interface. It can also be used to alter the selection, but cannot be used to alter the TextFlow itself.

Dispatched by a TextFlow object each time a container has had new DisplayObjects added or updated as a result of composition.