Setting text field properties dynamically

To use ActionScript to set the properties of a text field, you must assign the text field an instance name. If you create the text field on the Stage with the Text tool, you can assign the instance name in the Property inspector. If you create the text field dynamically, you can assign an instance name as a parameter of the createTextField method.

To set text field properties dynamically:

  1. Select Window > Actions to open the Actions panel if it isn't already open.
  2. Do one of the following to create a text field:
  3. Do one of the following to place text in the text field:
  4. In the Actions toolbox, select the Objects category, then select the Movie category, then select the TextField category, then select the Property category, then double-click the multiline property.
  5. Enter the following parameters:
  6. Repeat step 4 for the wordWrap and border properties. The following code displays in the Script pane:
  7. mytext.multiline = true;
    mytext.wordWrap = true;
    mytext.border = true;
    

For a complete list of TextField object methods and detailed descriptions of each, see the TextField object entry in the online ActionScript Dictionary in the Help menu.