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Text object
Last updated 5/2/2011
text.length
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.length
Description
Read-only property; an integer that represents the number of characters in the Text object.
Example
The following example returns the number of characters in the selected text:
var textLength = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].length;
text.lineType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.lineType
Description
Property; a string that sets the line type. Acceptable values are
"single line" , "multiline" , "multiline no wrap" ,
and "password" .
This property works only with dynamic or input text and generates a warning if used with static text. The "password"
value works only for input text.
Example
The following example sets the
lineType property to the value multiline no wrap :
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].lineType = "multiline no wrap";
text.maxCharacters
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.maxCharacters
Description
Property; an integer that specifies the maximum number of characters the user can enter in this Text object.