User Guide

690 ActionScript classes
_visible (TextField._visible property)
public _visible : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the text field my_txt is visible. Text fields that are not
visible (
_visible property set to false) are disabled.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Example
The following example creates a text field called
my_txt. A button called visible_btn
toggles the visibility of
my_txt.
this.createTextField("my_txt", 1, 10, 10, 200, 22);
my_txt.background = true;
my_txt.backgroundColor = 0xDFDFDF;
my_txt.border = true;
my_txt.type = "input";
visible_btn.onRelease = function() {
my_txt._visible = !my_txt._visible;
};
See also
_visible (Button._visible property), _visible (MovieClip._visible property)
_width (TextField._width property)
public _width : Number
The width of the text field, in pixels.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Example
The following example creates two text fields that you can use to change the width and height
of a third text field on the Stage. Add the following ActionScript to a FLA or ActionScript file.
this.createTextField("my_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 40, 160,
120);
my_txt.background = true;
my_txt.backgroundColor = 0xFF0000;
my_txt.border = true;
my_txt.multiline = true;
my_txt.type = "input";
my_txt.wordWrap = true;