User Guide

Document object 125
document.setTextString()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.setTextString( text [, startIndex [, endIndex]] )
Parameters
text
A string of the characters to insert in the text field.
startIndex An integer that specifies first character to replace. The first character position is 0
(zero). This parameter is optional.
endIndex An integer that specifies the last character to replace. The first character position is 0
(zero). This parameter is optional.
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. See document.getTextString().
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);
document.setTransformationPoint()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.setTransformationPoint( transformationPoint )