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674 ActionScript classes
};
my_txt.addListener(txtListener);
removeListener_btn.onRelease = function() {
trace("Removing listener...");
if (!my_txt.removeListener(txtListener)) {
trace("Error! Unable to remove listener");
}
};
removeTextField (TextField.removeTextField
method)
public removeTextField() : Void
Removes the text field. This operation can only be performed on a text field that was created
with
MovieClip.createTextField(). When you call this method, the text field is removed.
This method is similar to
MovieClip.removeMovieClip().
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Example
The following example creates a text field that you can remove from the Stage when you click
the remove_btn instance. Create a button and call it
remove_btn, and then add the following
ActionScript to your FLA or ActionScript file.
this.createTextField("my_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 300,
22);
my_txt.text = new Date().toString();
my_txt.border = true;
remove_btn.onRelease = function() {
my_txt.removeTextField();
};
replaceText (TextField.replaceText method)
public replaceText(beginIndex:Number, endIndex:Number, newText:String) :
Void
Replaces a range of characters, specified by the beginIndex and endIndex parameters, in the
specified text field with the contents of the
newText parameter.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0