MACROMEDIA FLEX-FLEX ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference page 749

Description
Method; sets the default new text format of a text field; that is, the text format to be used for
newly inserted text, such as text inserted with the
user. When text is inserted, the newly inserted text is assigned the default new text format.
The new default text format is specified by
Example
In the following example, a new text field (called
properties are set. The format of the newly inserted text is applied.
var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_fmt.bold = true;
my_fmt.font = "Arial";
my_fmt.color = 0xFF9900;
this.createTextField("my_txt", 999, 0, 0, 400, 300);
my_txt.wordWrap = true;
my_txt.multiline = true;
my_txt.border = true;
my_txt.type = "input";
my_txt.setNewTextFormat(my_fmt);
my_txt.text = "Oranges are a good source of vitamin C";
See also
TextField.getNewTextFormat(), TextField.getTextFormat(),
TextField.setTextFormat()
TextField.setTextFormat()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt.setTextFormat (textFormat:TextFormat) : Void
my_txt.setTextFormat (index:Number, textFormat:TextFormat) : Void
my_txt.setTextFormat (beginIndex:Number, endIndex:Number,
textFormat:TextFormat) : Void
Parameters
A TextFormat object, which contains character and paragraph formatting
textFormat
information.
An integer that specifies a character within
index
An integer.
beginIndex
An integer that specifies the first character after the desired text span.
endIndex
Returns
Nothing.
replaceSel()
, which is a TextFormat object.
textFormat
) is created at runtime and several
my_txt
.
my_txt
method or text entered by a
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