| Package | spark.components |
| Class | public class RichText |
| Inheritance | RichText  TextBase UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite |
| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
For performance reasons, it does not support scrolling, selection, editing, clickable hyperlinks, or images loaded from URLs. If you need those capabilities, please see the RichEditableText class.
RichText uses the Text Layout Framework (TLF) library, which in turn builds on the Flash Text Engine (FTE) in Flash Player 10. In combination, they provide rich text layout using high-quality international typography.
The Spark architecture provides three text "primitives" -- Label, RichText, and RichEditableText. Label is the fastest and most lightweight because it uses only FTE, not TLF, but it is limited in its capabilities: no rich text, no scrolling, no selection, and no editing. RichText adds the ability to display rich text with complex layout, but is still completely non-interactive. RichEditableText is the heaviest-weight, but offers most of what TLF can do. You should use the lightest-weight text primitive that meets your needs.
RichText is similar to the MX control mx.controls.Text. The Text control uses the older TextField class, instead of TLF, to display text.
The most important differences between RichText and Text are:
RichText uses TLF's object-oriented model of rich text,
in which text layout elements such as divisions, paragraphs, spans,
and images are represented at runtime by ActionScript objects
which can be programmatically accessed and manipulated.
The central object in TLF for representing rich text is a
TextFlow, and you specify what RichText should display
by setting its textFlow property to a TextFlow instance.
(Please see the description of the textFlow
property for information about how to create one.)
You can also set the text property that
is inherited from TextBase, but if you don't need
the richness of a TextFlow, you should consider using
Label instead.
At compile time, you can put TLF markup tags inside the RichText tag, as the following example shows:
<s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold">World!</s:span></s:RichText>In this case, the MXML compiler sets the
content
property, causing a TextFlow to be automatically created
from the FlowElements that you specify.
The default text formatting is determined by CSS styles
such as fontFamily, fontSize.
Any formatting information in the TextFlow overrides
the default formatting provided by the CSS styles.
You can control the spacing between lines with the
lineHeight style and the spacing between
paragraphs with the paragraphSpaceBefore
and paragraphSpaceAfter styles.
You can align or justify the text using the textAlign
and textAlignLast styles.
You can inset the text from the component's edges using the
paddingLeft, paddingTop,
paddingRight, and paddingBottom styles.
If you don't specify any kind of width for a RichText, then the longest line, as determined by these explicit line breaks, determines the width of the Label.
When you specify a width, the text wraps at the right
edge of the component and the text is clipped when there is more
text than fits.
If you set the lineBreak style to explicit,
new lines will start only at explicit lines breaks, such as
if you use CR (\r), LF (\n),
or CR+LF (\r\n) in text
or if you use <p> and <br/>
in TLF markup. In that case, lines that are wider than the control
are clipped.
If you have more text than you have room to display it,
RichText can truncate the text for you.
Truncating text means replacing excess text
with a truncation indicator such as "...".
See the inherited properties maxDisplayedLines
and isTruncated.
By default,RichText has no background,
but you can draw one using the backgroundColor
and backgroundAlpha styles.
Borders are not supported.
If you need a border, or a more complicated background, use a separate
graphic element, such as a Rect, behind the RichText.
Because RichText uses TLF,
it supports displaying left-to-right (LTR) text such as French,
right-to-left (RTL) text such as Arabic, and bidirectional text
such as a French phrase inside of an Arabic one.
If the predominant text direction is right-to-left,
set the direction style to rtl.
The textAlign style defaults to "start",
which makes the text left-aligned when direction
is ltr and right-aligned when direction
is rtl.
To get the opposite alignment,
set textAlign to end.
RichText uses TLF's StringTextFlowFactory and TextFlowTextLineFactory classes to create one or more TextLine objects to statically display its text. For performance, its TextLines do not contain information about individual glyphs; for more info, see the TextLineValidity class.
To use this component in a list-based component, such as a List or DataGrid, create an item renderer. For information about creating an item renderer, see Custom Spark item renderers.
MXML Syntax
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <s:RichText> tag inherits all of the tag
attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:
Show MXML Syntax
<s:RichText
Properties
luminosityClip="false"
luminosityInvert="false"
maskType="MaskType.CLIP"
textFlow="TextFlow"
/>
Default MXML Propertycontent
See also
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | accessibilityDescription : String
A convenience accessor for the description property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityEnabled : Boolean
A convenience accessor for the silent property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityShortcut : String
A convenience accessor for the shortcut property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| activeEffects : Array [read-only]
The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent | |
| automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent | |
| automationEnabled : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is enabled for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent | |
| automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The owner of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The parent of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationTabularData : Object [read-only]
An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which
can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent | |
| automationValue : Array [read-only]
This value generally corresponds to the rendered appearance of the
object and should be usable for correlating the identifier with
the object as it appears visually within the application. | UIComponent | |
| automationVisible : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is visible for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| baseline : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| baselinePosition : Number [read-only]
The y-coordinate of the baseline
of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | |
| bottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only]
Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | |
| cachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | |
| className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
| content : Object
This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time;
to get or set rich text content at runtime,
please use the textFlow property instead. | RichText | ||
| contentMouseX : Number [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contentMouseY : Number [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| currentState : String
The current view state of the component. | UIComponent | |
| cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only]
Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| depth : Number
Determines the order in which items inside of containers
are rendered. | UIComponent | |
| descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| designLayer : DesignLayer
Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual
element. | UIComponent | |
| document : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override]
Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent | |
| enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
| errorString : String
The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a
component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent | |
| explicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu
The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| focusEnabled : Boolean
Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent | |
| focusManager : IFocusManager
Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| focusPane : Sprite
The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent | |
| hasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent | |
| hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix. | UIComponent | |
| height : Number [override]
Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| horizontalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
| includeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
parent container. | UIComponent | |
| inheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| initialized : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndex : int [read-only]
The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices required to reference
this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent | |
| is3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true when the element is in 3D. | UIComponent | |
| isDocument : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object. | UIComponent | |
| isPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
that component has been popped up. | UIComponent | |
| isTruncated : Boolean [read-only]
A read-only property reporting whether the text has been truncated. | TextBase | |
| layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| left : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| luminosityClip : Boolean
A property that controls whether the luminosity
mask clips the masked content. | RichText | ||
| luminosityInvert : Boolean
A property that controls the calculation of the RGB
color value of a graphic element being masked by
a luminosity mask. | RichText | ||
| maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the
middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent | |
| maskType : String
The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component.
The possible values are MaskType.CLIP, MaskType.ALPHA and
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
Clip Masking
When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. | RichText | ||
| maxDisplayedLines : int
An integer which determines whether, and where,
the text gets truncated. | TextBase | |
| maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| measuredHeight : Number
The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredWidth : Number
The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| minHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| minWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for
finding the style manager that controls the styles for this
component. | UIComponent | |
| mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
| MXMLDescriptor : Array [read-only] | UIComponent | |
| MXMLProperties : Array [read-only] | UIComponent | |
| nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| nonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| numAutomationChildren : int [read-only]
The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent | |
| owner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object. | UIComponent | |
| parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only]
The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent | |
| parentApplication : Object [read-only]
A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
instance. | UIComponent | |
| parentDocument : Object [read-only]
A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| percentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| percentWidth : Number
Specifies the width of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| postLayoutTransformOffsets : TransformOffsets
Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's
transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout. | UIComponent | |
| processedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation,
depending on which one happens. | UIComponent | |
| repeater : IRepeater [read-only]
A reference to the Repeater object
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndex : int [read-only]
The index of the item in the data provider
of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| right : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| rotation : Number [override] | UIComponent | |
| rotationX : Number [override]
Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationY : Number [override]
Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationZ : Number [override]
| UIComponent | |
| scaleX : Number [override]
Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleY : Number [override]
Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleZ : Number [override]
Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis. | UIComponent | |
| screen : Rectangle [read-only]
Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent | |
| showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| showTruncationTip : Boolean
A property that controls whether the component
should show a toolTip when the text has been truncated. | TextBase | |
| states : Array
The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent | |
| styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only]
Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleName : Object
The class style used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent | |
| systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| tabFocusEnabled : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus
via the TAB key
This is similar to the tabEnabled property
used by the Flash Player.
This is usually true for components that
handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars
have them set to false because they should not steal
focus from another component like an editor. | UIComponent | |
| text : String
The text displayed by this text component. | TextBase | |
| textFlow : TextFlow
The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component. | RichText | ||
| toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
| top : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| transform : Transform [override]
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform,
and pixel bounds. | UIComponent | |
| transformX : Number
Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformY : Number
Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformZ : Number
Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transitions : Array
An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent | |
| tweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent | |
| uid : String
A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent | |
| updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| validationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | |
| verticalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| visible : Boolean [override]
Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent | |
| width : Number [override]
Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| x : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| y : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| z : Number [override]
| UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
RichText()
Constructor. | RichText | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| setFocus():void
Sets the focus to this component. | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
alignmentBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline to which the dominant baseline aligns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.alignmentBaseline For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no The alpha level of the color defined by the backgroundColor style. | TextBase | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no The color of the background of the entire bounding rectangle of this component. | TextBase | ||
| 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 | ||
baselineShift | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Amount to shift the baseline. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.baselineShift. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
blockProgression | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies a vertical or horizontal progression of line placement. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| 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 | ||
breakOpportunity | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls where lines are allowed to break when breaking wrapping text into multiple lines. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.breakOpportunity. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
cffHinting | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of CFF hinting used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.cffHinting. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The main color for a component. | UIComponent | ||
clearFloats | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls how text wraps around a float. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.clearFloats. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.color. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style color, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style color. The default value is 0x000000.See also | RichText | ||
columnBreakAfter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls column break after the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
columnBreakBefore | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls column break before the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
columnCount | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Number of text columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnCount. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
columnGap | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Amount of gutter space, in pixels, to leave between the columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnGap. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
columnWidth | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Column width in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
containerBreakAfter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls container break after the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
containerBreakBefore | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls container break before the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
digitCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of digit case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitCase. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
digitWidth | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Type of digit width used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the default bidirectional embedding level of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.direction. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
dominantBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies which element baseline snaps to the alignmentBaseline to
determine the vertical position of the element on the line.
For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.dominantBaseline. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
firstBaselineOffset | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline position of the first line in the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.firstBaselineOffset. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | ||
fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The name of the font to use, or a comma-separated list of font names. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontFamily. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontFamily, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontFamily. The default value for the Spark theme is See also | RichText | ||
fontLookup | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Font lookup to use. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontLookup For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontSize For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontSize, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontSize. The default value for the Spark theme is See also | RichText | ||
fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontStyle For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontStyle, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontStyle. See also | RichText | ||
fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontWeight For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontWeight, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight. See also | RichText | ||
| 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 | ||
justificationRule | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Rule used to justify text in a paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationRule For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
justificationStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationStyle For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
kerning | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. Kerning is enabled by default for Spark components, but is disabled by default for MX components.
Spark components interpret For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.kerning For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also | UIComponent | ||
leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile Additional vertical space between lines of text.
For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
leadingModel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the leading model, which is a combination of leading basis and leading direction. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.leadingModel. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| 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 | ||
letterSpacing | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile The number of additional pixels to appear between each character.
For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.letterSpacing and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
ligatureLevel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls which of the ligatures that are defined in the font may be used in the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.ligatureLevel For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
lineBreak | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Controls word wrapping within the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
lineHeight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Leading controls for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineHeight.
For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See See also | RichText | ||
lineThrough | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes If true, applies strikethrough, a line drawn through the middle of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineThrough For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
listAutoPadding | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes This specifies an auto indent for the start edge of lists when the padding value of the list on that side is auto.
For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listAutoPadding. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
listStylePosition | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the placement of a list item marker relative to the list item. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStylePosition. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
listStyleType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the appearance of items in a list. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStyleType. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text. Controls case transformations and shaping. Uses standard locale identifiers as described in Unicode Technical Standard #35. For example "en", "en_US" and "en-US" are all English, "ja" is Japanese. The default value is undefined. This property inherits its value from an ancestor; if
still undefined, it inherits from the global When using the Spark formatters and globalization classes, you can set this style on the
root application to the value of the undefined.See also | RichText | ||
paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Bottom inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingBottom. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Left inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingLeft. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Right inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Top inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paragraphEndIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's end edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphEndIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paragraphSpaceAfter | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave after the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paragraphSpaceBefore | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave before the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
paragraphStartIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's start edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphStartIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
renderingMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The rendering mode used for this text which applies only to embedded fonts. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.renderingMode For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| 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 | ||
tabStops | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.tabStops. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlign For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textAlign, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style textAlign. See also | RichText | ||
textAlignLast | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of the last line in the paragraph relative to the container in justified text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlignLast For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Alpha (transparency) value for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlpha For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textDecoration For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textDecoration, and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container. . For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textIndent. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textIndent, and if using StyleableStageText this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textJustify | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies options for justifying text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textJustify For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
textRotation | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines the number of degrees to rotate this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textRotation. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component. | UIComponent | ||
| 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 | ||
trackingLeft | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the left of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingLeft For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
trackingRight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the right of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingRight For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
typographicCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of typographic case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.typographicCase For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
verticalAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Vertical alignment or justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.verticalAlign. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| 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 | ||
whiteSpaceCollapse | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Collapses or preserves whitespace when importing text into a TextFlow. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.whiteSpaceCollapse. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
wordSpacing | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the spacing between words to use during justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.wordSpacing. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also | RichText | ||
| content | property |
content:Object| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time;
to get or set rich text content at runtime,
please use the textFlow property instead.
The content property is the default property
for RichText, so that you can write MXML such as
<s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold"/>World</s:span></s:RichText>
and have the String and SpanElement that you specify
as the content be used to create a TextFlow.
This property is typed as Object because you can set it to to a String, a FlowElement, or an Array of Strings and FlowElements. In the example above, you are specifying the content to be a 2-element Array whose first element is the String "Hello" and whose second element is a SpanElement with the text "World" in boldface.
No matter how you specify the content, it gets converted into a TextFlow, and when you get this property, you will get the resulting TextFlow.
Adobe recommends using textFlow property
to get and set rich text content at runtime,
because it is strongly typed as a TextFlow
rather than as an Object.
A TextFlow is the canonical representation
for rich text content in the Text Layout Framework.
public function get content():Object public function set content(value:Object):void| luminosityClip | property |
luminosityClip:Boolean| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
A property that controls whether the luminosity
mask clips the masked content. This property can
only have an effect if the graphic element has a
mask applied to it that is of type
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
The default value is false.
public function get luminosityClip():Boolean public function set luminosityClip(value:Boolean):voidSee also
| luminosityInvert | property |
luminosityInvert:Boolean| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
A property that controls the calculation of the RGB color value of a graphic element being masked by a luminosity mask. If true, the RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is inverted and multipled by the corresponding region in the mask. If false, the source content's pixel's RGB color value is used directly.
The default value is false.
public function get luminosityInvert():Boolean public function set luminosityInvert(value:Boolean):voidSee also
| maskType | property |
maskType:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component.
The possible values are MaskType.CLIP, MaskType.ALPHA and
MaskType.LUMINOSITY.
Clip Masking
When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. This means that a mask will not affect the opacity of a pixel in the source content; it either leaves the value unmodified, if the corresponding pixel in the mask is has a non-zero alpha value, or makes it fully transparent, if the mask pixel value has an alpha value of zero.
When clip masking is used, only the actual path and shape vectors and fills defined by the mask are used to determine the effect on the source content. strokes and bitmap filters defined on the mask are ignored. Any filled region in the mask is considered filled, and renders the source content. The type and parameters of the fill is irrelevant; a solid color fill, gradient fill, or bitmap fill in a mask will all render the underlying source content, regardless of the alpha values of the mask fill.
BitmapGraphics are treated as bitmap filled rectangles when used in a clipping mask. As a result, the alpha channel of the source bitmap is irrelevant when part of a mask -- the bitmap affects the mask in the same manner as solid filled rectangle of equivalent dimensions.
Alpha Masking
In alpha mode, the opacity of each pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity of the corresponding region of the mask. i.e., a pixel in the source content with an opacity of 1 that is masked by a region of opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .5. A source pixel with an opacity of .8 masked by a region with opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .4.
Conceptually, alpha masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel of the mask content into the alpha channel of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.
When in alpha mode, the alpha channel of any bitmap data is composited normally into the mask alpha channel, and will affect the final rendered content. This holds true for both BitmapGraphics and bitmap filled shapes and paths.
Luminosity Masking
A luminosity mask, sometimes called a 'soft mask', works very similarly to an alpha mask except that both the opacity and RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity and RGB color value of the corresponding region in the mask.
Conceptually, luminosity masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel and the RGB color value of the mask content into the alpha channel and RGB color value of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.
Luminosity masking is not native to Flash but is common in Adobe Creative Suite tools like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. In order to accomplish the visual effect of a luminosity mask in Flash-rendered content, a graphic element specifying a luminosity mask actually instantiates a shader filter that mimics the visual look of a luminosity mask as rendered in Adobe Creative Suite tools.
Objects being masked by luminosity masks can set properties to control the RGB color value and clipping of the mask. See the luminosityInvert and luminosityClip attributes.
The default value is MaskType.CLIP.
public function get maskType():String public function set maskType(value:String):voidSee also
| textFlow | property |
textFlow:TextFlow| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4.5 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5 |
The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component.
A TextFlow is the most important class in the Text Layout Framework (TLF). It is the root of a tree of FlowElements representing rich text content.
You normally create a TextFlow from TLF markup
using the TextFlowUtil.importFromString()
or TextFlowUtil.importFromXML() methods.
Alternately, you can use TLF's TextConverter class
(which can import a subset of HTML) or build a TextFlow
using methods like addChild() on TextFlow.
Setting this property affects the text property
and vice versa.
If you set the textFlow and get the text,
the text in each paragraph will be separated by a single
LF (\n).
If you set the text to a String such as
"Hello World" and get the textFlow,
it will be a TextFlow containing a single ParagraphElement
with a single SpanElement.
If the text contains explicit line breaks --
CR (\r), LF (\n), or CR+LF (\r\n) --
then the content will be set to a TextFlow
which contains multiple paragraphs, each with one span.
To turn a TextFlow object into TLF markup,
use the markup returned from the TextFlowUtil.export() method.
public function get textFlow():TextFlow public function set textFlow(value:TextFlow):voidSee also
| RichText | () | Constructor |
public function RichText()| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 4 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Constructor.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- RichTextExample.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark">
<s:Panel title="Spark RichText Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:Group left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:RichText x="0" y="0" width="75" fontFamily="Times" fontSize="15" textRotation="rotate90">
<s:content>Hello World!</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Group x="100" y="0">
<s:RichText width="100" textAlign="justify" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5">
<s:content>Hello World! This is a justified paragraph of text in a RichText control. It has a border around it drawn by a Rect inside a Group.</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
<s:stroke>
<s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
</s:stroke>
</s:Rect>
</s:Group>
<s:Group x="225" y="0">
<s:RichText width="140" height="120" columnCount="2" columnGap="10">
<s:content><s:span fontWeight="bold">Hello World!</s:span> This is a paragraph of text in 2 columns. It is about 20 words long, which should be enough to cause a few line breaks.</s:content>
</s:RichText>
<s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
<s:stroke>
<s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
</s:stroke>
</s:Rect>
</s:Group>
</s:Group>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>