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RichText

Package | spark.components
Class | public class RichText
Inheritance | RichText TextBase UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

RichText is a low-level UIComponent that can display one or more lines of richly-formatted text and embedded images.

For performance reasons, it does not support scrolling, selection, editing, clickable hyperlinks, or images loaded from URLs. If you need those capabilities, please see the RichEditableText class.

RichText uses the Text Layout Framework (TLF) library, which in turn builds on the Flash Text Engine (FTE) in Flash Player 10. In combination, they provide rich text layout using high-quality international typography.

The Spark architecture provides three text "primitives" -- Label, RichText, and RichEditableText. Label is the fastest and most lightweight because it uses only FTE, not TLF, but it is limited in its capabilities: no rich text, no scrolling, no selection, and no editing. RichText adds the ability to display rich text with complex layout, but is still completely non-interactive. RichEditableText is the heaviest-weight, but offers most of what TLF can do. You should use the lightest-weight text primitive that meets your needs.

RichText is similar to the MX control mx.controls.Text. The Text control uses the older TextField class, instead of TLF, to display text.

The most important differences between RichText and Text are:

- RichText offers better typography, better support for international languages, and better text layout than Text.
- RichText has an object-oriented model of what it displays, while Text does not.
- Text is selectable, while RichText does not support selection.

RichText uses TLF's object-oriented model of rich text, in which text layout elements such as divisions, paragraphs, spans, and images are represented at runtime by ActionScript objects which can be programmatically accessed and manipulated. The central object in TLF for representing rich text is a TextFlow, and you specify what RichText should display by setting its `textFlow` property to a TextFlow instance. (Please see the description of the `textFlow` property for information about how to create one.) You can also set the `text` property that is inherited from TextBase, but if you don't need the richness of a TextFlow, you should consider using Label instead.

At compile time, you can put TLF markup tags inside the RichText tag, as the following example shows:

      <s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold">World!</s:span></s:RichText>

In this case, the MXML compiler sets the `content` property, causing a TextFlow to be automatically created from the FlowElements that you specify.

The default text formatting is determined by CSS styles such as `fontFamily`, `fontSize`. Any formatting information in the TextFlow overrides the default formatting provided by the CSS styles.

You can control the spacing between lines with the `lineHeight` style and the spacing between paragraphs with the `paragraphSpaceBefore` and `paragraphSpaceAfter` styles. You can align or justify the text using the `textAlign` and `textAlignLast` styles. You can inset the text from the component's edges using the `paddingLeft`, `paddingTop`, `paddingRight`, and `paddingBottom` styles.

If you don't specify any kind of width for a RichText, then the longest line, as determined by these explicit line breaks, determines the width of the Label.

When you specify a width, the text wraps at the right edge of the component and the text is clipped when there is more text than fits. If you set the `lineBreak` style to `explicit`, new lines will start only at explicit lines breaks, such as if you use CR (`\r`), LF (`\n`), or CR+LF (`\r\n`) in `text` or if you use `<p>` and `<br/>` in TLF markup. In that case, lines that are wider than the control are clipped.

If you have more text than you have room to display it, RichText can truncate the text for you. Truncating text means replacing excess text with a truncation indicator such as "...". See the inherited properties `maxDisplayedLines` and `isTruncated`.

By default,RichText has no background, but you can draw one using the `backgroundColor` and `backgroundAlpha` styles. Borders are not supported. If you need a border, or a more complicated background, use a separate graphic element, such as a Rect, behind the RichText.

Because RichText uses TLF, it supports displaying left-to-right (LTR) text such as French, right-to-left (RTL) text such as Arabic, and bidirectional text such as a French phrase inside of an Arabic one. If the predominant text direction is right-to-left, set the `direction` style to `rtl`. The `textAlign` style defaults to `"start"`, which makes the text left-aligned when `direction` is `ltr` and right-aligned when `direction` is `rtl`. To get the opposite alignment, set `textAlign` to `end`.

RichText uses TLF's StringTextFlowFactory and TextFlowTextLineFactory classes to create one or more TextLine objects to statically display its text. For performance, its TextLines do not contain information about individual glyphs; for more info, see the TextLineValidity class.

To use this component in a list-based component, such as a List or DataGrid, create an item renderer. For information about creating an item renderer, see Custom Spark item renderers.

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The `<s:RichText>` tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:

      <s:RichText
        Properties
        luminosityClip="false"
        luminosityInvert="false"
        maskType="MaskType.CLIP"
        textFlow="TextFlow"
      />

Default MXML Property `content`

View the examples

See also

spark.components.RichEditableText
spark.components.Label
flash.text.engine.TextLineValidity

Public Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | accessibilityDescription : String A convenience accessor for the description property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | accessibilityEnabled : Boolean A convenience accessor for the silent property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | accessibilityName : String A convenience accessor for the name property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | accessibilityShortcut : String A convenience accessor for the shortcut property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | activeEffects : Array [read-only] The list of effects that are currently playing on the component, as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent
|  | automationDelegate : Object The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent
|  | automationEnabled : Boolean [read-only] True if this component is enabled for automation, false otherwise. | UIComponent
|  | automationName : String Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent
|  | automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] The owner of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent
|  | automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] The parent of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent
|  | automationTabularData : Object [read-only] An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent
|  | automationValue : Array [read-only] This value generally corresponds to the rendered appearance of the object and should be usable for correlating the identifier with the object as it appears visually within the application. | UIComponent
|  | automationVisible : Boolean [read-only] True if this component is visible for automation, false otherwise. | UIComponent
|  | baseline : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | baselinePosition : Number [read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent
|  | bottom : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only] Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent
|  | cachePolicy : String Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent
|  | className : String [read-only] The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent
|  | content : Object This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time; to get or set rich text content at runtime, please use the textFlow property instead. | RichText
|  | contentMouseX : Number [read-only] Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent
|  | contentMouseY : Number [read-only] Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent
|  | currentState : String The current view state of the component. | UIComponent
|  | cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only] Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component and its peers. | UIComponent
|  | depth : Number Determines the order in which items inside of containers are rendered. | UIComponent
|  | descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent
|  | designLayer : DesignLayer Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual element. | UIComponent
|  | document : Object A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override] Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent
|  | enabled : Boolean Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent
|  | errorString : String The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent
|  | explicitHeight : Number Number that specifies the explicit height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | explicitMaxHeight : Number The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | explicitMaxWidth : Number The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | explicitMinHeight : Number The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | explicitMinWidth : Number The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | explicitWidth : Number Number that specifies the explicit width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | focusEnabled : Boolean Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent
|  | focusManager : IFocusManager Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component and its peers. | UIComponent
|  | focusPane : Sprite The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent
|  | hasFocusableChildren : Boolean A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent
|  | hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only] Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix. | UIComponent
|  | height : Number [override] Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | horizontalCenter : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | id : String ID of the component. | UIComponent
|  | includeInLayout : Boolean Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container. | UIComponent
|  | inheritingStyles : Object The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent
|  | initialized : Boolean A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required). | UIComponent
|  | instanceIndex : int [read-only] The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent
|  | instanceIndices : Array An Array containing the indices required to reference this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent
|  | is3D : Boolean [read-only] Contains true when the element is in 3D. | UIComponent
|  | isDocument : Boolean [read-only] Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object. | UIComponent
|  | isPopUp : Boolean Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up. | UIComponent
|  | isTruncated : Boolean [read-only] A read-only property reporting whether the text has been truncated. | TextBase
|  | layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only] The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | left : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | luminosityClip : Boolean A property that controls whether the luminosity mask clips the masked content. | RichText
|  | luminosityInvert : Boolean A property that controls the calculation of the RGB color value of a graphic element being masked by a luminosity mask. | RichText
|  | maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent
|  | maskType : String The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component. The possible values are MaskType.CLIP, MaskType.ALPHA and MaskType.LUMINOSITY. Clip Masking When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. | RichText
|  | maxDisplayedLines : int An integer which determines whether, and where, the text gets truncated. | TextBase
|  | maxHeight : Number The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | maxWidth : Number The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | measuredHeight : Number The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent
|  | measuredMinHeight : Number The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent
|  | measuredMinWidth : Number The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent
|  | measuredWidth : Number The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent
|  | minHeight : Number The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | minWidth : Number The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for finding the style manager that controls the styles for this component. | UIComponent
|  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent
|  | MXMLDescriptor : Array [read-only] | UIComponent
|  | MXMLProperties : Array [read-only] | UIComponent
|  | nestLevel : int Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent
|  | nonInheritingStyles : Object The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent
|  | numAutomationChildren : int [read-only] The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent
|  | owner : DisplayObjectContainer The owner of this IVisualElement object. | UIComponent
|  | parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only] The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent
|  | parentApplication : Object [read-only] A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent
|  | parentDocument : Object [read-only] A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | percentHeight : Number Specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size. | UIComponent
|  | percentWidth : Number Specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size. | UIComponent
|  | postLayoutTransformOffsets : TransformOffsets Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout. | UIComponent
|  | processedDescriptors : Boolean Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation, depending on which one happens. | UIComponent
|  | repeater : IRepeater [read-only] A reference to the Repeater object in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | repeaterIndex : int [read-only] The index of the item in the data provider of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | repeaterIndices : Array An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | repeaters : Array An Array containing references to the Repeater objects in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | right : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | rotation : Number [override] | UIComponent
|  | rotationX : Number [override] Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent
|  | rotationY : Number [override] Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent
|  | rotationZ : Number [override] | UIComponent
|  | scaleX : Number [override] Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent
|  | scaleY : Number [override] Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent
|  | scaleZ : Number [override] Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis. | UIComponent
|  | screen : Rectangle [read-only] Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent
|  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent
|  | showTruncationTip : Boolean A property that controls whether the component should show a toolTip when the text has been truncated. | TextBase
|  | states : Array The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent
|  | styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent
|  | styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only] Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component. | UIComponent
|  | styleName : Object The class style used by this component. | UIComponent
|  | styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent
|  | systemManager : ISystemManager Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent
|  | tabFocusEnabled : Boolean A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus via the TAB key This is similar to the tabEnabled property used by the Flash Player. This is usually true for components that handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars have them set to false because they should not steal focus from another component like an editor. | UIComponent
|  | text : String The text displayed by this text component. | TextBase
|  | textFlow : TextFlow The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component. | RichText
|  | toolTip : String Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent
|  | top : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | transform : Transform [override] An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. | UIComponent
|  | transformX : Number Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | transformY : Number Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | transformZ : Number Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | transitions : Array An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent
|  | tweeningProperties : Array Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent
|  | uid : String A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent
|  | updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent
|  | validationSubField : String Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent
|  | verticalCenter : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | visible : Boolean [override] Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent
|  | width : Number [override] Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | x : Number [override] Number that specifies the component's horizontal position, in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent
|  | y : Number [override] Number that specifies the component's vertical position, in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent
|  | z : Number [override] | UIComponent

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| Property | Defined By
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|  | currentCSSState : String [read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors. | UIComponent
|  | hasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean [read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties. | UIComponent
|  | resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources. | UIComponent
|  | unscaledHeight : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled height of the component. | UIComponent
|  | unscaledWidth : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled width of the component All of a component's drawing and child layout should be done within a bounding rectangle of this width, which is also passed as an argument to updateDisplayList(). | UIComponent

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| Method | Defined By
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|  | RichText() Constructor. | RichText
|  | addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent
|  | clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | contentToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object Returns a set of properties that identify the child within this container. | UIComponent
|  | createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within this container. | UIComponent
|  | createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. | UIComponent
|  | deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. | UIComponent
|  | determineTextFormatFromStyles():UITextFormat Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles for this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean [override] Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent
|  | drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent
|  | drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, w:Number, h:Number, r:Object = null, c:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, rot:Object = null, gradient:String = null, ratios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent
|  | effectFinished(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent
|  | effectStarted(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent
|  | endEffectsStarted():void Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent
|  | executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent
|  | finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):* | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildren():Array Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent
|  | getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent
|  | getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent
|  | getClassStyleDeclarations():Array Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent
|  | getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):* Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent
|  | getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height | UIComponent
|  | getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width | UIComponent
|  | getFocus():InteractiveObject Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutMatrix():Matrix Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutMatrix3D():Matrix3D Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent
|  | getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent
|  | getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent
|  | getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent
|  | getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent
|  | getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent
|  | getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent
|  | getRepeaterItem(whichRepeater:int = -1):Object Returns the item in the dataProvider that was used by the specified Repeater to produce this Repeater, or null if this Repeater isn't repeated. | UIComponent
|  | getStyle(styleProp:String):* Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent
|  | getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user on the screen. | UIComponent
|  | globalToContent(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | hasCSSState():Boolean Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent
|  | hasState(stateName:String):Boolean Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | horizontalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the drawRoundRect() method as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent
|  | initialize():void Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent
|  | initializeRepeaterArrays(parent:IRepeaterClient):void Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances of this component. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateDisplayList():void Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateLayering():void Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth property has changed. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateLayoutDirection():void An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateProperties():void Marks a component so that its commitProperties() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateSize():void Marks a component so that its measure() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | localToContent(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent
|  | matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of, the given type. | UIComponent
|  | measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):TextLineMetrics Measures the specified HTML text, which can contain HTML tags such as <font> and <b>, assuming that it is displayed in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | measureText(text:String):TextLineMetrics Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed in a single-line UITextField (or UIFTETextField) using a UITextFormat determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | move(x:Number, y:Number):void Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent
|  | notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent
|  | owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent
|  | prepareToPrint(target:IFlexDisplayObject):Object Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent
|  | regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void Builds or rebuilds the CSS style cache for this component and, if the recursive parameter is true, for all descendants of this component as well. | UIComponent
|  | registerEffects(effects:Array):void For each effect event, registers the EffectManager as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent
|  | removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean Replays the specified event. | UIComponent
|  | resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent
|  | resumeBackgroundProcessing():void [static] Resumes the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), after a call to suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent
|  | setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void Sizes the object. | UIComponent
|  | setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent
|  | setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void Set the current state. | UIComponent
|  | setFocus():void Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutMatrix(value:Matrix, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutMatrix3D(value:Matrix3D, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent
|  | styleChanged(styleProp:String):void Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent
|  | stylesInitialized():void Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent
|  | suspendBackgroundProcessing():void [static] Blocks the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent
|  | toString():String [override] Returns a string indicating the location of this object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite
|  | transformAround(transformCenter:Vector3D, scale:Vector3D = null, rotation:Vector3D = null, translation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutScale:Vector3D = null, postLayoutRotation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutTranslation:Vector3D = null, invalidateLayout:Boolean = true):void A utility method to update the rotation, scale, and translation of the transform while keeping a particular point, specified in the component's own coordinate space, fixed in the parent's coordinate space. | UIComponent
|  | transformPointToParent(localPosition:Vector3D, position:Vector3D, postLayoutPosition:Vector3D):void A utility method to transform a point specified in the local coordinates of this object to its location in the object's parent's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | validateDisplayList():void Validates the position and size of children and draws other visuals. | UIComponent
|  | validateNow():void Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent
|  | validateProperties():void Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent
|  | validateSize(recursive:Boolean = false):void Validates the measured size of the component If the LayoutManager.invalidateSize() method is called with this ILayoutManagerClient, then the validateSize() method is called when it's time to do measurements. | UIComponent
|  | validationResultHandler(event:ValidationResultEvent):void Handles both the valid and invalid events from a validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent
|  | verticalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect() as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent

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| Method | Defined By
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|  | addMXMLChildren(comps:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | adjustFocusRect(obj:DisplayObject = null):void Adjust the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | applyComputedMatrix():void Commits the computed matrix built from the combination of the layout matrix and the transform offsets to the flash displayObject's transform. | UIComponent
|  | attachOverlay():void This is an internal method used by the Flex framework to support the Dissolve effect. | UIComponent
|  | canSkipMeasurement():Boolean Determines if the call to the measure() method can be skipped. | UIComponent
|  | childrenCreated():void Performs any final processing after child objects are created. | UIComponent
|  | commitProperties():void Processes the properties set on the component. | UIComponent
|  | createChildren():void Create child objects of the component. | UIComponent
|  | createInFontContext(classObj:Class):Object Creates a new object using a context based on the embedded font being used. | UIComponent
|  | createInModuleContext(moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory, className:String):Object Creates the object using a given moduleFactory. | UIComponent
|  | dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent when a property is updated. | UIComponent
|  | focusInHandler(event:FocusEvent):void The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus. | UIComponent
|  | focusOutHandler(event:FocusEvent):void The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus. | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLAttributes(data:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLInstances(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):void | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLObject(document:Object, data:Array):Object | UIComponent
|  | initAdvancedLayoutFeatures():void Initializes the implementation and storage of some of the less frequently used advanced layout features of a component. | UIComponent
|  | initializationComplete():void Finalizes the initialization of this component. | UIComponent
|  | initializeAccessibility():void Initializes this component's accessibility code. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateParentSizeAndDisplayList():void Helper method to invalidate parent size and display list if this object affects its layout (includeInLayout is true). | UIComponent
|  | isOurFocus(target:DisplayObject):Boolean Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects, where the UITextField object gets focus. | UIComponent
|  | keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void The event handler called for a keyDown event. | UIComponent
|  | keyUpHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void The event handler called for a keyUp event. | UIComponent
|  | measure():void Calculates the default size, and optionally the default minimum size, of the component. | UIComponent
|  | resourcesChanged():void This method is called when a UIComponent is constructed, and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches a "change" Event to indicate that the localized resources have changed in some way. | UIComponent
|  | setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction. | UIComponent
|  | stateChanged(oldState:String, newState:String, recursive:Boolean):void This method is called when a state changes to check whether state-specific styles apply to this component. | UIComponent
|  | updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void Draws the object and/or sizes and positions its children. | UIComponent

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| Event | Summary | Defined By
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|  | add | Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | creationComplete | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent
|  | currentStateChange | Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent
|  | currentStateChanging | Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent
|  | dragComplete | Dispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop. | UIComponent
|  | dragDrop | Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent
|  | dragEnter | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | dragExit | Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent
|  | dragOver | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | dragStart | Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | effectEnd | Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent
|  | effectStart | Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent
|  | effectStop | Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect. | UIComponent
|  | enterState | Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent
|  | exitState | Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent
|  | hide | Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent
|  | initialize | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent
|  | invalid | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent
|  | mouseDownOutside | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent
|  | mouseWheelOutside | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent
|  | move | Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent
|  | preinitialize | Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent
|  | remove | Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | resize | Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent
|  | show | Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent
|  | stateChangeComplete | Dispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing. | UIComponent
|  | stateChangeInterrupted | Dispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipCreate | Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipEnd | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipHide | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipShow | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipShown | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipStart | Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionEnd | A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionStart | A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionStarting | A cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | updateComplete | Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent
|  | valid | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent
|  | valueCommit | Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent

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|  | alignmentBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline to which the dominant baseline aligns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.alignmentBaseline For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.alignmentBaseline | RichText
|  | backgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no The alpha level of the color defined by the `backgroundColor` style. | TextBase
|  | backgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no The color of the background of the entire bounding rectangle of this component. | TextBase
|  | baseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent
|  | baselineShift | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Amount to shift the baseline. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.baselineShift. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.baselineShift | RichText
|  | blockProgression | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies a vertical or horizontal progression of line placement. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression | RichText
|  | bottom | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | breakOpportunity | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls where lines are allowed to break when breaking wrapping text into multiple lines. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.breakOpportunity. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.breakOpportunity | RichText
|  | cffHinting | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of CFF hinting used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.cffHinting. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.cffHinting | RichText
|  | chromeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The main color for a component. | UIComponent
|  | clearFloats | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls how text wraps around a float. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.clearFloats. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.clearFloats | RichText
|  | color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.color. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style color, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style color. The default value is`0x000000`. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.color spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.color spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.color | RichText
|  | columnBreakAfter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls column break after the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakAfter | RichText
|  | columnBreakBefore | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls column break before the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnBreakBefore | RichText
|  | columnCount | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Number of text columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnCount. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnCount | RichText
|  | columnGap | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Amount of gutter space, in pixels, to leave between the columns. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnGap. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnGap | RichText
|  | columnWidth | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: no Column width in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.columnWidth | RichText
|  | containerBreakAfter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls container break after the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakAfter | RichText
|  | containerBreakBefore | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls container break before the element. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.containerBreakBefore | RichText
|  | digitCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of digit case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitCase. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitCase | RichText
|  | digitWidth | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Type of digit width used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitWidth. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.digitWidth | RichText
|  | direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the default bidirectional embedding level of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.direction. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.direction | RichText
|  | dominantBaseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies which element baseline snaps to the `alignmentBaseline` to determine the vertical position of the element on the line. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.dominantBaseline. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.dominantBaseline | RichText
|  | errorColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent
|  | firstBaselineOffset | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the baseline position of the first line in the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.firstBaselineOffset. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.firstBaselineOffset | RichText
|  | focusBlendMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusThickness | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent
|  | fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The name of the font to use, or a comma-separated list of font names. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontFamily. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontFamily, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontFamily. The default value for the Spark theme is `Arial`. The default value for the Mobile theme is `_sans`. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontFamily spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.fontFamily spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.fontFamily | RichText
|  | fontLookup | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Font lookup to use. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontLookup For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontLookup | RichText
|  | fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontSize For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontSize, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontSize. The default value for the Spark theme is `12`. The default value for the Mobile theme is `24`. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontSize spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.fontSize spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.fontSize | RichText
|  | fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontStyle For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontStyle, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontStyle. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontStyle spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.fontStyle spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.fontStyle | RichText
|  | fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontWeight For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style fontWeight, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.fontWeight spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.fontWeight spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.fontWeight | RichText
|  | horizontalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | interactionMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. See also mx.core.InteractionMode.MOUSE mx.core.InteractionMode.TOUCH | UIComponent
|  | justificationRule | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Rule used to justify text in a paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationRule For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationRule | RichText
|  | justificationStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationStyle For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.justificationStyle | RichText
|  | kerning | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The style used for justification of the paragraph. Kerning is enabled by default for Spark components, but is disabled by default for MX components. Spark components interpret `default` as `auto`, while MX components interpret `default` as `false`. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.kerning For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.kerning | RichText
|  | layoutDirection | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also MXFTEText.css mx.core.ILayoutDirectionElement mx.core.LayoutDirection | UIComponent
|  | leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile Additional vertical space between lines of text. For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See `lineHeight`. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style fontWeight and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.leading lineHeight | RichText
|  | leadingModel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the leading model, which is a combination of leading basis and leading direction. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.leadingModel. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.leadingModel | RichText
|  | left | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | letterSpacing | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: mobile The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. For the Spark theme, this is not supported. See `trackingLeft` and `trackingRight`. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.letterSpacing and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.letterSpacing trackingLeft trackingRight | RichText
|  | ligatureLevel | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Controls which of the ligatures that are defined in the font may be used in the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.ligatureLevel For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.ligatureLevel | RichText
|  | lineBreak | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Controls word wrapping within the container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.blockProgression. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineBreak | RichText
|  | lineHeight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Leading controls for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineHeight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See `leading`. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineHeight leading | RichText
|  | lineThrough | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes If true, applies strikethrough, a line drawn through the middle of the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineThrough For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.lineThrough | RichText
|  | listAutoPadding | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes This specifies an auto indent for the start edge of lists when the padding value of the list on that side is `auto`. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listAutoPadding. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listAutoPadding | RichText
|  | listStylePosition | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the placement of a list item marker relative to the list item. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStylePosition. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStylePosition | RichText
|  | listStyleType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes This controls the appearance of items in a list. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStyleType. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.listStyleType | RichText
|  | locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text. Controls case transformations and shaping. Uses standard locale identifiers as described in Unicode Technical Standard #35. For example "en", "en_US" and "en-US" are all English, "ja" is Japanese. The default value is undefined. This property inherits its value from an ancestor; if still undefined, it inherits from the global `locale` style. During the application initialization, if the global `locale` style is undefined, then the default value is set to "en". When using the Spark formatters and globalization classes, you can set this style on the root application to the value of the `LocaleID.DEFAULT` constant. Those classes will then use the client operating system's international preferences. The default value is`undefined`. See also http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/ | RichText
|  | paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Bottom inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingBottom. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingBottom | RichText
|  | paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Left inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingLeft. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingLeft | RichText
|  | paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Right inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight | RichText
|  | paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Top inset, in pixels. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paddingRight | RichText
|  | paragraphEndIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's end edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphEndIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphEndIndent | RichText
|  | paragraphSpaceAfter | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave after the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceAfter. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceAfter | RichText
|  | paragraphSpaceBefore | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of space to leave before the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceBefore. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphSpaceBefore | RichText
|  | paragraphStartIndent | Type: Number Format: length CSS Inheritance: yes The amount to indent the paragraph's start edge. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphStartIndent. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.paragraphStartIndent | RichText
|  | renderingMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The rendering mode used for this text which applies only to embedded fonts. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.renderingMode For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.renderingMode | RichText
|  | right | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | showErrorSkin | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid. | UIComponent
|  | showErrorTip | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it. | UIComponent
|  | tabStops | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.tabStops. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.tabStops | RichText
|  | textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlign For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textAlign, and if using StyleableStageText, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText Style textAlign. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlign spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableStageText.textAlign spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.textAlign | RichText
|  | textAlignLast | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of the last line in the paragraph relative to the container in justified text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlignLast For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlignLast | RichText
|  | textAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Alpha (transparency) value for the text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlpha For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textAlpha | RichText
|  | textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textDecoration For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textDecoration, and if using StyleableStageText, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textDecoration spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.textDecoration | RichText
|  | textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container. . For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textIndent. For the Mobile theme, if using StyleableTextField, see spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField Style textIndent, and if using StyleableStageText this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textIndent spark.components.supportClasses.StyleableTextField.textIndent | RichText
|  | textJustify | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies options for justifying text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textJustify For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textJustify | RichText
|  | textRotation | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines the number of degrees to rotate this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textRotation. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.textRotation | RichText
|  | themeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component. | UIComponent
|  | top | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | trackingLeft | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the left of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingLeft For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingLeft | RichText
|  | trackingRight | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes The amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the right of each character. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingRight For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.trackingRight | RichText
|  | typographicCase | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The type of typographic case used for this text. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.typographicCase For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.typographicCase | RichText
|  | verticalAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Vertical alignment or justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.verticalAlign. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.verticalAlign | RichText
|  | verticalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | whiteSpaceCollapse | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Collapses or preserves whitespace when importing text into a TextFlow. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.whiteSpaceCollapse. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.whiteSpaceCollapse | RichText
|  | wordSpacing | Type: Object CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the spacing between words to use during justification. For the Spark theme, see flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.wordSpacing. For the Mobile theme, this is not supported. See also flashx.textLayout.formats.ITextLayoutFormat.wordSpacing | RichText

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| Effect | Description | Defined By
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|  | addedEffect | Triggering Event: added Played when the component is added as a child to a Container. | UIComponent
|  | creationCompleteEffect | Triggering Event: creationComplete Played when the component is created. | UIComponent
|  | focusInEffect | Triggering Event: focusIn Played when the component gains keyboard focus. | UIComponent
|  | focusOutEffect | Triggering Event: focusOut Played when the component loses keyboard focus. | UIComponent
|  | hideEffect | Triggering Event: hide Played when the component becomes invisible. | UIComponent
|  | mouseDownEffect | Triggering Event: mouseDown Played when the user presses the mouse button while over the component. | UIComponent
|  | mouseUpEffect | Triggering Event: mouseUp Played when the user releases the mouse button while over the component. | UIComponent
|  | moveEffect | Triggering Event: move Played when the component is moved. | UIComponent
|  | removedEffect | Triggering Event: removed Played when the component is removed from a Container. | UIComponent
|  | resizeEffect | Triggering Event: resize Played when the component is resized. | UIComponent
|  | rollOutEffect | Triggering Event: rollOut Played when the user rolls the mouse so it is no longer over the component. | UIComponent
|  | rollOverEffect | Triggering Event: rollOver Played when the user rolls the mouse over the component. | UIComponent
|  | showEffect | Triggering Event: show Played when the component becomes visible. | UIComponent

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|  | DEFAULT_MAX_HEIGHT : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxWidth property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredMinHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_WIDTH : Number = 40 [static] The default value for the measuredMinWidth property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_WIDTH : Number = 160 [static] The default value for the measuredWidth property. | UIComponent

Property Detail

content | property

`content:Object`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This property is intended for use in MXML at compile time; to get or set rich text content at runtime, please use the `textFlow` property instead.

The `content` property is the default property for RichText, so that you can write MXML such as

          <s:RichText>Hello <s:span fontWeight="bold"/>World</s:span></s:RichText>

and have the String and SpanElement that you specify as the content be used to create a TextFlow.

This property is typed as Object because you can set it to to a String, a FlowElement, or an Array of Strings and FlowElements. In the example above, you are specifying the content to be a 2-element Array whose first element is the String "Hello" and whose second element is a SpanElement with the text "World" in boldface.

No matter how you specify the content, it gets converted into a TextFlow, and when you get this property, you will get the resulting TextFlow.

Adobe recommends using `textFlow` property to get and set rich text content at runtime, because it is strongly typed as a TextFlow rather than as an Object. A TextFlow is the canonical representation for rich text content in the Text Layout Framework.

Implementation
`public function get content():Object`
`public function set content(value:Object):void`

luminosityClip | property |

`luminosityClip:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A property that controls whether the luminosity mask clips the masked content. This property can only have an effect if the graphic element has a mask applied to it that is of type `MaskType.LUMINOSITY`.

The default value is `false`.

Implementation
`public function get luminosityClip():Boolean`
`public function set luminosityClip(value:Boolean):void`

See also

maskType

luminosityInvert | property |

`luminosityInvert:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A property that controls the calculation of the RGB color value of a graphic element being masked by a luminosity mask. If true, the RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is inverted and multipled by the corresponding region in the mask. If false, the source content's pixel's RGB color value is used directly.

The default value is `false`.

Implementation
`public function get luminosityInvert():Boolean`
`public function set luminosityInvert(value:Boolean):void`

See also

maskType

maskType | property |

`maskType:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The maskType defines how the mask is applied to the component.

The possible values are `MaskType.CLIP`, `MaskType.ALPHA` and `MaskType.LUMINOSITY`.

Clip Masking

When masking in clip mode, a clipping masks is reduced to 1-bit. This means that a mask will not affect the opacity of a pixel in the source content; it either leaves the value unmodified, if the corresponding pixel in the mask is has a non-zero alpha value, or makes it fully transparent, if the mask pixel value has an alpha value of zero.

When clip masking is used, only the actual path and shape vectors and fills defined by the mask are used to determine the effect on the source content. strokes and bitmap filters defined on the mask are ignored. Any filled region in the mask is considered filled, and renders the source content. The type and parameters of the fill is irrelevant; a solid color fill, gradient fill, or bitmap fill in a mask will all render the underlying source content, regardless of the alpha values of the mask fill.

BitmapGraphics are treated as bitmap filled rectangles when used in a clipping mask. As a result, the alpha channel of the source bitmap is irrelevant when part of a mask -- the bitmap affects the mask in the same manner as solid filled rectangle of equivalent dimensions.

Alpha Masking

In alpha mode, the opacity of each pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity of the corresponding region of the mask. i.e., a pixel in the source content with an opacity of 1 that is masked by a region of opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .5. A source pixel with an opacity of .8 masked by a region with opacity of .5 will have a resulting opacity of .4.

Conceptually, alpha masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel of the mask content into the alpha channel of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.

When in alpha mode, the alpha channel of any bitmap data is composited normally into the mask alpha channel, and will affect the final rendered content. This holds true for both BitmapGraphics and bitmap filled shapes and paths.

Luminosity Masking

A luminosity mask, sometimes called a 'soft mask', works very similarly to an alpha mask except that both the opacity and RGB color value of a pixel in the source content is multiplied by the opacity and RGB color value of the corresponding region in the mask.

Conceptually, luminosity masking is equivalent to rendering the transformed mask and source content into separate RGBA surfaces, and multiplying the alpha channel and the RGB color value of the mask content into the alpha channel and RGB color value of the source content. All of the mask content is rendered into its surface before compositing into the source content's surface. As a result, all FXG features, such as strokes, bitmap filters, and fill opacity will affect the final composited content.

Luminosity masking is not native to Flash but is common in Adobe Creative Suite tools like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. In order to accomplish the visual effect of a luminosity mask in Flash-rendered content, a graphic element specifying a luminosity mask actually instantiates a shader filter that mimics the visual look of a luminosity mask as rendered in Adobe Creative Suite tools.

Objects being masked by luminosity masks can set properties to control the RGB color value and clipping of the mask. See the luminosityInvert and luminosityClip attributes.

The default value is `MaskType.CLIP`.

Implementation
`public function get maskType():String`
`public function set maskType(value:String):void`

See also

spark.core.MaskType

textFlow | property |

`textFlow:TextFlow`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The TextFlow representing the rich text displayed by this component.

A TextFlow is the most important class in the Text Layout Framework (TLF). It is the root of a tree of FlowElements representing rich text content.

You normally create a TextFlow from TLF markup using the `TextFlowUtil.importFromString()` or `TextFlowUtil.importFromXML()` methods. Alternately, you can use TLF's TextConverter class (which can import a subset of HTML) or build a TextFlow using methods like `addChild()` on TextFlow.

Setting this property affects the `text` property and vice versa.

If you set the `textFlow` and get the `text`, the text in each paragraph will be separated by a single LF (`\n`).

If you set the `text` to a String such as `"Hello World"` and get the `textFlow`, it will be a TextFlow containing a single ParagraphElement with a single SpanElement.

If the text contains explicit line breaks -- CR (`\r`), LF (`\n`), or CR+LF (`\r\n`) -- then the content will be set to a TextFlow which contains multiple paragraphs, each with one span.

To turn a TextFlow object into TLF markup, use the markup returned from the `TextFlowUtil.export()` method.

Implementation
`public function get textFlow():TextFlow`
`public function set textFlow(value:TextFlow):void`

See also

spark.utils.TextFlowUtil.importFromString()
spark.utils.TextFlowUtil.importFromXML()
spark.components.RichEditableText.text
Constructor Detail

RichText | () | Constructor

`public function RichText()`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor.

Examples
RichTextExample.mxml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <!--

      Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
      contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
      this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
      The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
      (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
      the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at

          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
      WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
      limitations under the License.

    -->
    <!-- RichTextExample.mxml -->
    <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark">

        <s:Panel title="Spark RichText Example"
                width="75%" height="75%"
                horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
            <s:Group left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
                <s:RichText x="0" y="0" width="75" fontFamily="Times" fontSize="15" textRotation="rotate90">
                    <s:content>Hello World!</s:content>
                </s:RichText>

                <s:Group x="100" y="0">
                    <s:RichText width="100" textAlign="justify" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5">
                        <s:content>Hello World! This is a justified paragraph of text in a RichText control. It has a border around it drawn by a Rect inside a Group.</s:content>
                    </s:RichText>
                    <s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
                        <s:stroke>
                            <s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
                        </s:stroke>
                    </s:Rect>
                </s:Group>

                <s:Group x="225" y="0">
                    <s:RichText width="140" height="120" columnCount="2" columnGap="10">
                        <s:content><s:span fontWeight="bold">Hello World!</s:span> This is a paragraph of text in 2 columns. It is about 20 words long, which should be enough to cause a few line breaks.</s:content>
                    </s:RichText>
                    <s:Rect width="100%" height="100%">
                        <s:stroke>
                            <s:SolidColorStroke color="red"/>
                        </s:stroke>
                    </s:Rect>
                </s:Group>
            </s:Group>
        </s:Panel>

    </s:Application>

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