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FTETextField

Package | mx.core
Class | public class FTETextField
Inheritance | FTETextField flash.display.Sprite
Implements | IFontContextComponent
Subclasses | UIFTETextField

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

FTETextField is a Sprite which displays text by using the new Flash Text Engine to implement the old TextField API.

See also

flash.text.TextField

Public Properties

| Property | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
|  | alwaysShowSelection : Boolean This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. | FTETextField
|  | antiAliasType : String This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. | FTETextField
|  | autoSize : String | FTETextField
|  | background : Boolean | FTETextField
|  | backgroundColor : uint | FTETextField
|  | border : Boolean | FTETextField
|  | borderColor : uint | FTETextField
|  | bottomScrollV : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | caretIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. | FTETextField
|  | condenseWhite : Boolean | FTETextField
|  | defaultTextFormat : TextFormat | FTETextField
|  | direction : String The directionality of the text displayed by the FTETextField. | FTETextField
|  | displayAsPassword : Boolean This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. | FTETextField
|  | embedFonts : Boolean | FTETextField
|  | fontContext : IFlexModuleFactory The IFlexModuleFactory instance that FTETextField uses for creating TextLine objects. | FTETextField
|  | gridFitType : String This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. | FTETextField
|  | htmlText : String | FTETextField
|  | length : int [read-only] | FTETextField
|  | locale : String The locale of the text displayed by FTETextField. | FTETextField
|  | maxChars : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. | FTETextField
|  | maxScrollH : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | maxScrollV : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | mouseWheelEnabled : Boolean This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | multiline : Boolean This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. | FTETextField
|  | numLines : int [read-only] | FTETextField
|  | restrict : String This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | scrollH : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | scrollV : int This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. | FTETextField
|  | selectable : Boolean Setting this property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. | FTETextField
|  | selectionBeginIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. | FTETextField
|  | selectionEndIndex : int [read-only] This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. | FTETextField
|  | sharpness : Number This property has no effect in FTETextField. | FTETextField
|  | styleSheet : StyleSheet | FTETextField
|  | text : String | FTETextField
|  | textColor : uint | FTETextField
|  | textHeight : Number [read-only] | FTETextField
|  | textWidth : Number [read-only] | FTETextField
|  | thickness : Number This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. | FTETextField
|  | type : String | FTETextField
|  | useRichTextClipboard : Boolean This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection or clipboard operations. | FTETextField
|  | wordWrap : Boolean | FTETextField

Public Methods

| Method | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
|  | FTETextField() Constructor. | FTETextField
|  | appendText(newText:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getCharBoundaries(charIndex:int):Rectangle This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getFirstCharInParagraph(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getImageReference(id:String):DisplayObject This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getLineIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getLineIndexOfChar(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getLineLength(lineIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):TextLineMetrics | FTETextField
|  | getLineOffset(lineIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getLineText(lineIndex:int):String This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getParagraphLength(charIndex:int):int This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | getTextFormat(beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):TextFormat This method has been implemented in FTETextField to simply return a copy of the defaultTextFormat, because FTETextField does not support formatting a range. | FTETextField
|  | replaceSelectedText(value:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | replaceText(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int, newText:String):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. | FTETextField
|  | setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. | FTETextField
|  | setTextFormat(format:TextFormat, beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):void This method has no effect on a FTETextField if beginIndex or endIndex does not equal -1 because FTETextField does not support formatting a range. | FTETextField

Property Detail

alwaysShowSelection | property

`alwaysShowSelection:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get alwaysShowSelection():Boolean`
`public function set alwaysShowSelection(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.alwaysShowSelection

antiAliasType | property |

`antiAliasType:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return `null` and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
`public function get antiAliasType():String`
`public function set antiAliasType(value:String):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.antiAliasType

autoSize | property |

`autoSize:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get autoSize():String`
`public function set autoSize(value:String):void`

background | property |

`background:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get background():Boolean`
`public function set background(value:Boolean):void`

backgroundColor | property |

`backgroundColor:uint`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get backgroundColor():uint`
`public function set backgroundColor(value:uint):void`

border | property |

`border:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get border():Boolean`
`public function set border(value:Boolean):void`

borderColor | property |

`borderColor:uint`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get borderColor():uint`
`public function set borderColor(value:uint):void`

bottomScrollV | property |

`bottomScrollV:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get bottomScrollV():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.bottomScrollV

caretIndex | property |

`caretIndex:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get caretIndex():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.caretIndex

condenseWhite | property |

`condenseWhite:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get condenseWhite():Boolean`
`public function set condenseWhite(value:Boolean):void`

defaultTextFormat | property |

`defaultTextFormat:TextFormat`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get defaultTextFormat():TextFormat`
`public function set defaultTextFormat(value:TextFormat):void`

direction | property |

`direction:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The directionality of the text displayed by the FTETextField.

The allowed values are `"ltr"` for left-to-right text, as in Latin-style scripts, and `"rtl"` for right-to-left text, as in Arabic and Hebrew.

Note: This property does not exist in the flash.text.TextField API.

The default value is `"ltr"`.

Implementation
`public function get direction():String`
`public function set direction(value:String):void`

displayAsPassword | property |

`displayAsPassword:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get displayAsPassword():Boolean`
`public function set displayAsPassword(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.displayAsPassword

embedFonts | property |

`embedFonts:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get embedFonts():Boolean`
`public function set embedFonts(value:Boolean):void`

fontContext | property |

`fontContext:IFlexModuleFactory`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The IFlexModuleFactory instance that FTETextField uses for creating TextLine objects. This is usually, but not always, an ISWFContext.

Set this if you need lines to be created in a different SWF context than the one containing the TLF code.

Note: This property does not exist in the flash.text.TextField API.

The default value is `null`.

Implementation
`public function get fontContext():IFlexModuleFactory`
`public function set fontContext(value:IFlexModuleFactory):void`

gridFitType | property |

`gridFitType:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return `null` and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
`public function get gridFitType():String`
`public function set gridFitType(value:String):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.gridFitType

htmlText | property |

`htmlText:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get htmlText():String`
`public function set htmlText(value:String):void`

length | property |

`length:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get length():int`

locale | property |

`locale:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The locale of the text displayed by FTETextField.

FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts.

Implementation
`public function get locale():String`
`public function set locale(value:String):void`

maxChars | property |

`maxChars:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

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

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxChars

maxScrollH | property |

`maxScrollH:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get maxScrollH():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxScrollH

maxScrollV | property |

`maxScrollV:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get maxScrollV():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.maxScrollV

mouseWheelEnabled | property |

`mouseWheelEnabled:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Getting it will always return `false` and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
`public function get mouseWheelEnabled():Boolean`
`public function set mouseWheelEnabled(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.mouseWheelEnabled

multiline | property |

`multiline:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support editing. However, you can get and set it.

Implementation
`public function get multiline():Boolean`
`public function set multiline(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.multiline

numLines | property |

`numLines:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get numLines():int`

restrict | property |

`restrict:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get restrict():String`
`public function set restrict(value:String):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.restrict

scrollH | property |

`scrollH:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

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

See also

flash.text.TextField.scrollH

scrollV | property |

`scrollV:int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support scrolling. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

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

See also

flash.text.TextField.scrollV

selectable | property |

`selectable:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Setting this property has no effect in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. If you get it, it will always be `false`.

Implementation
`public function get selectable():Boolean`
`public function set selectable(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.selectable

selectionBeginIndex | property |

`selectionBeginIndex:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get selectionBeginIndex():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.selectionBeginIndex

selectionEndIndex | property |

`selectionEndIndex:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get selectionEndIndex():int`

See also

flash.text.TextField.selectionEndIndex

sharpness | property |

`sharpness:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField. because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return `NaN` and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
`public function get sharpness():Number`
`public function set sharpness(value:Number):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.sharpness

styleSheet | property |

`styleSheet:StyleSheet`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get styleSheet():StyleSheet`
`public function set styleSheet(value:StyleSheet):void`

See also

flash.text.StyleSheet

text | property |

`text:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get text():String`
`public function set text(value:String):void`

textColor | property |

`textColor:uint`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get textColor():uint`
`public function set textColor(value:uint):void`

textHeight | property |

`textHeight:Number` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get textHeight():Number`

textWidth | property |

`textWidth:Number` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get textWidth():Number`

thickness | property |

`thickness:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property has no effect in FTETextField because FTE uses a newer font renderer than TextField. Getting it will always return `NaN` and setting it will do nothing.

Implementation
`public function get thickness():Number`
`public function set thickness(value:Number):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.thickness

type | property |

`type:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get type():String`
`public function set type(value:String):void`

useRichTextClipboard | property |

`useRichTextClipboard:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property is not implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection or clipboard operations. Accessing it will throw a runtime error.

Implementation
`public function get useRichTextClipboard():Boolean`
`public function set useRichTextClipboard(value:Boolean):void`

See also

flash.text.TextField.useRichTextClipboard

wordWrap | property |

`wordWrap:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Implementation
`public function get wordWrap():Boolean`
`public function set wordWrap(value:Boolean):void`
Constructor Detail

FTETextField | () | Constructor

`public function FTETextField()`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor.

Method Detail

appendText | () | method

`public function appendText(newText:String):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `newText:String` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.appendText()

getCharBoundaries | () | method |

`public function getCharBoundaries(charIndex:int):Rectangle`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `charIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `Rectangle` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getCharBoundaries()

getCharIndexAtPoint | () | method |

`public function getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `x:Number` — n/a
| `y:Number` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getCharIndexAtPoint()

getFirstCharInParagraph | () | method |

`public function getFirstCharInParagraph(charIndex:int):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `charIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getFirstCharInParagraph()

getImageReference | () | method |

`public function getImageReference(id:String):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `id:String` — n/a

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getImageReference()

getLineIndexAtPoint | () | method |

`public function getLineIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `x:Number` — n/a
| `y:Number` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineIndexAtPoint()

getLineIndexOfChar | () | method |

`public function getLineIndexOfChar(charIndex:int):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `charIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineIndexOfChar()

getLineLength | () | method |

`public function getLineLength(lineIndex:int):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `lineIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineLength()

getLineMetrics | () | method |

`public function getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):TextLineMetrics`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Parameters

| `lineIndex:int`

Returns

| `TextLineMetrics`

getLineOffset | () | method |

`public function getLineOffset(lineIndex:int):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `lineIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineOffset()

getLineText | () | method |

`public function getLineText(lineIndex:int):String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `lineIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `String` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getLineText()

getParagraphLength | () | method |

`public function getParagraphLength(charIndex:int):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `charIndex:int` — n/a

Returns

| `int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getParagraphLength()

getTextFormat | () | method |

`public function getTextFormat(beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):TextFormat`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has been implemented in FTETextField to simply return a copy of the `defaultTextFormat`, because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.

Parameters

| `beginIndex:int` (default = `-1`)`` — n/a
| `endIndex:int` (default = `-1`)`` — n/a

Returns

| `TextFormat` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.getTextFormat()

replaceSelectedText | () | method |

`public function replaceSelectedText(value:String):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `value:String` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.replaceSelectedText()

replaceText | () | method |

`public function replaceText(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int, newText:String):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because very few components use it in TextField. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `beginIndex:int` — n/a
| `endIndex:int` — n/a
| `newText:String` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.replaceText()

setSelection | () | method |

`public function setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has not been implemented in FTETextField because FTETextField does not support selection. It will throw a runtime error if called.

Parameters

| `beginIndex:int` — n/a
| `endIndex:int` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.setSelection()

setTextFormat | () | method |

`public function setTextFormat(format:TextFormat, beginIndex:int = -1, endIndex:int = -1):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This method has no effect on a FTETextField if `beginIndex` or `endIndex` does not equal -1 because FTETextField does not support formatting a range.

Parameters

| `format:TextFormat` — n/a
| `beginIndex:int` (default = `-1`)`` — n/a
| `endIndex:int` (default = `-1`)`` — n/a

See also

flash.text.TextField.setTextFormat()

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