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TextRange

Package | flashx.textLayout.elements
Class | public class TextRange
Inheritance | TextRange Object
Subclasses | SelectionState

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A read only class that describes a range of contiguous text. Such a range occurs when you select a section of text. The range consists of the anchor point of the selection, `anchorPosition`, and the point that is to be modified by actions, `activePosition`. As block selections are modified and extended `anchorPosition` remains fixed and `activePosition` is modified. The anchor position may be placed in the text before or after the active position.

See also

TextFlow
SelectionState

Public Properties

| Property | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
|  | absoluteEnd : int End of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow. | TextRange
|  | absoluteStart : int Start of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow. | TextRange
|  | activePosition : int Active position of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow. | TextRange
|  | anchorPosition : int Anchor position of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow. | TextRange
|  | textFlow : TextFlow Returns the TextFlow associated with the selection. | TextRange

Public Methods

| Method | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
|  | TextRange(root:TextFlow, anchorIndex:int, activeIndex:int) Constructor - creates a new TextRange instance. | TextRange
|  | updateRange(newAnchorPosition:int, newActivePosition:int):Boolean Update the range with new anchor or active position values. | TextRange

Property Detail

absoluteEnd | property

`absoluteEnd:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

End of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow.

Implementation
`public function get absoluteEnd():int`
`public function set absoluteEnd(value:int):void`

absoluteStart | property |

`absoluteStart:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Start of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow.

Implementation
`public function get absoluteStart():int`
`public function set absoluteStart(value:int):void`

activePosition | property |

`activePosition:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Active position of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow.

Implementation
`public function get activePosition():int`
`public function set activePosition(value:int):void`

anchorPosition | property |

`anchorPosition:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Anchor position of the selection, as an absolute position in the TextFlow.

Implementation
`public function get anchorPosition():int`
`public function set anchorPosition(value:int):void`

textFlow | property |

`textFlow:TextFlow`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the TextFlow associated with the selection.

Implementation
`public function get textFlow():TextFlow`
`public function set textFlow(value:TextFlow):void`
Constructor Detail

TextRange | () | Constructor

`public function TextRange(root:TextFlow, anchorIndex:int, activeIndex:int)`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor - creates a new TextRange instance. A TextRange can be (-1,-1), indicating no range, or a pair of values from 0 to `TextFlow.textLength`.

Parameters

| `root:TextFlow` — the TextFlow associated with the selection.
| `anchorIndex:int` — the index position of the anchor in the selection. The first position in the text is position 0.
| `activeIndex:int` — the index position of the active location in the selection. The first position in the text is position 0.

See also

FlowElement.textLength
Method Detail

updateRange | () | method

`public function updateRange(newAnchorPosition:int, newActivePosition:int):Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Update the range with new anchor or active position values.

Parameters

| `newAnchorPosition:int` — the anchor index of the selection.
| `newActivePosition:int` — the active index of the selection.

Returns

| `Boolean` — true if selection is changed.

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