User Guide

Document object 163

Returns

A Boolean value: true if the text of at least one text string is set; false otherwise.

Description

Method; inserts a string of text. If the optional parameters are not passed, the existing text

selection is replaced; if the text object isn’t currently being edited, the whole text string is

replaced. If only

startIndex is passed, the string passed is inserted at this position. If

startIndex and endIndex are passed, the string passed replaces the segment of text starting

from

startIndex up to, but not including, endIndex.

Example

The following example replaces the current text selection with “Hello World”:

var success = fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextString("Hello World!");

The following example inserts “hello” at position 6 of the current text selection:

var pass = fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextString("hello", 6);

The following example inserts “Howdy” starting at position 2 and up to, but not including,

position 7 of the current text selection:

var ok = fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextString("Howdy", 2, 7);