User Guide

Text object 313
text.length
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.length
Description
Read-only property; an integer that represents the number of characters in the text object.
Example
The following example returns the number of characters in the selected text:
var textLength = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].length;
text.lineType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.lineType
Description
Property; a string that sets the line type. Acceptable values are "single line", "multiline",
"multiline no wrap", and "password".
This property works only with dynamic or input text and generates a warning if used with static
text. The
"password" value works only for input text.
Example
The following example sets the lineType property to the value "multiline no wrap":
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].lineType = "multiline no wrap";
text.maxCharacters
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.maxCharacters
Description
Property; an integer that specifies the maximum number of characters the user can enter in this
text object.
This property works only with input text; if used with other text types, the property generates a
warning.