User Guide

TextAttrs object 301
This property applies only to static text; it generates a warning if used with other text types.
Example
The following example selects the characters from index 2 up to, but not including, index 6 and
sets the
autoKern property to true:
fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextSelection(3, 6);
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementTextAttr('autoKern', true);
textAttrs.bold
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
textAttrs.bold
Description
Property; a Boolean value. A value of true causes text to appear with the bold version of the font.
Example
The following example selects the first character of the selected text object and sets the bold
property to
true:
fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextSelection(0, 1);
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementTextAttr('bold', true);
textAttrs.characterPosition
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
textAttrs.characterPosition
Description
Property; a string that determines the baseline for the text. Acceptable values are "normal",
"subscript", and "superscript". This property applies only to static text.
Example
The following example selects the characters from index 2 up to, but not including, index 6 of the
selected text field and sets the
characterPosition property to "subscript":
fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextSelection(2, 6);
fl.getDocumentDOM().setElementTextAttr("characterPosition", "subscript");