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944 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
leftMargin Indicates the left margin of the paragraph, in points.
rightMargin Indicates the right margin of the paragraph, in points.
indent An integer that indicates the indentation from the left margin to the first character in
the paragraph.
leading A number that indicates the amount of leading vertical space between lines.
Returns
A reference to a TextFormat object.
Description
Constructor; creates a TextFormat object with the specified properties. You can then change the
properties of the TextFormat object to change the formatting of text fields.
Any parameter may be set to
null to indicate that it is not defined. All of the parameters are
optional; any omitted parameters are treated as
null.
Example
The following example creates a TextFormat object, formats the stats_txt text field, and creates
a new text field to display the text in:
// Define a TextFormat which is used to format the stats_txt text field.
var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_fmt.bold = true;
my_fmt.font = "Arial";
my_fmt.size = 12;
my_fmt.color = 0xFF0000;
// Create a text field to display the player's statistics.
this.createTextField("stats_txt", 5000, 10, 0, 530, 22);
// Apply the TextFormat to the text field.
stats_txt.setNewTextFormat(my_fmt);
stats_txt.selectable = false;
stats_txt.text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...";
To view another example, see the animations.fla file in the HelpExamples Folder. The following
list provides typical paths to the HelpExamples Folder:
• Windows: \Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\Samples\HelpExamples\
• Macintosh: HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash MX 2004/Samples/HelpExamples/