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TextField.setNewTextFormat

TextField, TextField.setNewTextFormat, setNewTextFormat

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

    TextField.setNewTextFormat(textFormat)

Parameters

`textFormat` An instance of the TextFormat object.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; sets a TextFormat object for newly inserted text, such as text inserted with the `replaceSel` method or text entered by a user in a text field. Each text field has a new text format. When text is inserted, the new text is assigned the new text format.

The text format is set in a new instance of the TextFormat object. It contains both character and paragraph formatting information. Character formatting information describes the appearance of individual characters; for example, font name, point size, color, and associated URL. Paragraph formatting information describes the appearance of a paragraph; for example, left margin, right margin, indentation of the first line, and left, right, and center alignment.

See also

`TextField.getNewTextFormat`, `TextField.getTextFormat`, `TextField.setTextFormat`