User Guide

646 ActionScript classes
See also
Object, createTextField (MovieClip.createTextField method)
Property summary
Modifiers Property Description
_alpha:Number Sets or retrieves the alpha transparency value
of the text field.
autoSize:Object Controls automatic sizing and alignment of
text fields.
background:Boolean Specifies if the text field has a background fill.
backgroundColor:Number The color of the text field background.
border:Boolean Specifies if the text field has a border.
borderColor:Number The color of the text field border.
bottomScroll:Number [read-
only]
An integer (one-based index) that indicates
the bottommost line that is currently visible
the text field.
condenseWhite:Boolean A Boolean value that specifies whether extra
white space (spaces, line breaks, and so on)
in an HTML text field should be removed
when the field is rendered in a browser.
embedFonts:Boolean A Boolean value that specifies whether to
render the text using embedded font outlines.
_height:Number The height of the text field in pixels.
_highquality:Number Deprecated since Flash Player 7. This
property was deprecated in favor of
TextField._quality.
Specifies the level of anti-aliasing applied to
the current SWF file.
hscroll:Number Indicates the current horizontal scrolling
position.
html:Boolean A flag that indicates whether the text field
contains an HTML representation.
htmlText:String If the text field is an HTML text field, this
property contains the HTML representation
of the text field's contents.
length:Number [read-only] Indicates the number of characters in a text
field.