MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH Manual page 446

Description
Property; a string that sets the line type. Acceptable values are , ,
"single line" "multiline"
, and .
"multiline no wrap" "password"
This property works only with dynamic or input text and generates a warning if used with
static text. The value works only for input text.
"password"
Example
The following example sets the property to the value :
lineType "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.
Example
The following example sets the value of the property to :
maxCharacters 30
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].maxCharacters = 30;
text.orientation
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
text.orientation
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