Textfield._Alpha - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

TextField._alpha

Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt._alpha:Number
Description
Property; sets or retrieves the alpha transparency value of the text field specified by
values are 0 (fully transparent) to 100 (fully opaque). The default value is 100. Transparency
values are not supported for text files that use device fonts. You must use embedded fonts to use
the transparency property with a text field.
_alpha
Example
The following code sets the
font symbol in the library by selecting New Font from the Library options menu. Then set the
linkage of the font to
var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_fmt.font = "my font";
// where 'my font' is the linkage name of a font in the Library
this.createTextField("my_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 100, 22);
my_txt.border = true;
my_txt.embedFonts = true;
my_txt.text = "Hello World";
my_txt.setTextFormat(my_fmt);
my_txt._alpha = 20;
See also
Button._alpha,
property of a text field named
_alpha
.Add the following ActionScript to your FLA or AS file:
my font
MovieClip._alpha
my_txt
to 20%. Create a new
my_txt
TextField._alpha
. Valid
875