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Text object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Example
The following example shows how you can use the
customThicknessSharpness value to specify the sharpness and
thickness of the text:
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementProperty("fontRenderingMode", "customThicknessSharpness");
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementProperty("antiAliasSharpness", 400);
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementProperty("antiAliasThickness", -200);
See also
text.antiAliasSharpness , text.antiAliasThickness
text.getTextAttr()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.getTextAttr(attrName [, startIndex [, endIndex]])
Parameters
attrName A string that specifies the name of the TextAttrs object property to be returned. For a list of possible values
for attrName , see the Property summary for the TextAttrs object .
startIndex An integer that is the index of first character. This parameter is optional.
endIndex An integer that specifies the end of the range of text, which starts with startIndex and goes up to, but does
not include, endIndex. This parameter is optional.
Returns
The value of the attribute specified in the attrName parameter.
Description
Method; retrieves the attribute specified by the attrName parameter for the text identified by the optional startIndex
and endIndex parameters. If the attribute is not consistent for the specified range, Flash returns
undefined . If you omit
the optional parameters startIndex and endIndex, the method uses the entire text range. If you specify only startIndex,
the range used is a single character at that position. If you specify both startIndex and endIndex, the range starts from
startIndex and goes up to, but does not include, endIndex.
Property value How text is rendered
device Renders the text with device fonts.
bitmap Renders aliased text as a bitmap, or as a pixel font would.
standard Renders text using the standard anti-aliasing method used by Flash MX 2004. This is the best
setting to use for animated, very large, or skewed text.
advanced Renders text using the advanced anti-aliasing font rendering technology implemented in Flash
8, which produces better anti-aliasing and improves readability, especially for small text.
customThicknessSharpness Lets you specify custom settings for the sharpness and thickness of the text when using the
advanced anti-aliasing font rendering technology implemented in Flash 8.