| addListener | M | myTextField.addListener (myObject) | Registers myObject to receive notification of onChanged and onScroller events associated with myTextField . |
| getDepth | M | myTextField.getDepth() | Returns the depth of myTextField . |
| getFontList | M | TextField.getFontList() | Returns an array of font names . Note: TextField , not myTextField . |
| getNewTextFormat | M | myTextField.getNewTextFormat() | Returns a copy of the TextFormat object applied to new text inserted in myTextField manually or using replaceSel() . |
| removeListener | M | myTextField.removeListener(myObject) | Removes myObject from the array of listeners associated with myTextField , that is, cancels myTextField.addListener(myObject) . |
| removeTextField | M | myTextField.removeTextField() | Removes myTextField , if it was created with MovieClip.create TextField() . |
| setNewTextFormat | M | myTextField.setNewTextFormat (myTextFormat) | Sets myTextFormat as the text format object for new text inserted in myTextField manually or using replaceSel() . |
| replaceSel | M | myTextField.replaceSel( newText ) | Substitutes the newText string for currently selected text. |
| setTextFormat | M | myTextField.setTextFormat (myTextFormat) | Assigns myTextFormat to text that is already in myTextField . |
| _alpha | A | myTextField._alpha | The transparency value of myTextField , an integer from to 100 . |
| autoSize | A | myTextField.autoSize | A string specifying the anchor point for myTextField when it is being automatically resized to fit text. See Table A.13. |
| background | A | myTextField.background | A Boolean that shows ( true ) or hides ( false ) background fill. |
| backgroundColor | A | myTextField.backgroundColor | Specifies the color of the background fill. An integer, often in hexadecimal format, for example, 0xFF0000. |
| border | A | myTextField.border | A Boolean that specifies whether the text field has a border. |
| borderColor | A | myTextField.borderColor | Specifies the color of the border. An integer, often in hexa decimal format, for example, 0xFF0000. |
| bottomScroll | A | myTextField.bottomScroll | A read-only integer specifying the bottommost line in myTextField that is visible. |
| condenseWhite | A | myTextField. condenseWhite | A Boolean that specifies whether "white space" (including spaces, line breaks, and paragraph breaks) are removed from HTML text. Ignored if html attribute is false . |
| embedFonts | A | myTextField.embedFonts | A Boolean that specifies whether the text field uses embedded font outlines ( true ) or device fonts ( false ). |
| _focusrect | A | myTextField._focusrect | A Boolean that specifies whether a text field has a yellow rectangle around it when it has focus. |
| _highquality | A | TextField._highquality | References the global _highquality variable. Globally enables smoothing bitmaps and antialiasing. An integer. : none. 1 : antialias, smooth bitmaps if no animation in movie (default). 2 : smooth bitmaps and antialias. |
| _height | A | myTextField._height | A read-write integer, the height of myTextField in pixels. Affects bounding box size only, not font size . |
| hscroll | A | myTextField.hscroll | An integer that specifies, in pixels, the current horizontal scroll position of myTextField . |
| html | A | myTextField.html | A Boolean that specifies whether myTextField contains HTML text. Must precede myTextField.htmlText . |
| htmlText | A | myTextField.htmlText | A string containing HTML-formatted text for myTextField . |
| length | A | myTextField.length | A read-only integer, the number of characters in myTextField . |
| maxChars | A | myTextField.maxChars | An integer. When myTextField contains this number of characters, Flash disables manual insertion of characters. |
| maxhscroll | A | myTextField.maxhscroll | A read-only integer value that specifies, in pixels, the maximum possible value of myTextField.hscroll , given the current text. |
| maxscroll | A | myTextField.maxscroll | A read-only integer value that specifies, in pixels, the maximum possible value of myTextField.scroll , given the current text. |
| multiline | A | myTextField.multiline | A Boolean that specifies whether myTextField can contain multiple lines. |
| _name | A | myTextField._name | A string, the instance name, for example, "myTextField" . |
| _parent | A | myTextField._parent | A reference to the movie clip or button that is myTextField 's parent. |
| password | A | myTextField.password | A Boolean that specifies whether myTextField is a password field. If it is true , Flash displays asterisks on the screen instead of input characters. |
| _quality | A | TextField._quality | Global string attribute, specifies the rendering quality of a movie. LOW : Graphics not antialiased; bitmaps not smoothed. MEDIUM : Graphics antialiased using a 2 x 2 pixel grid; bitmaps not smoothed. Suitable for movies with no text. HIGH : Graphics antialiased using a 4 x 4 pixel grid; bitmaps smoothed if no animation in movie. ( HIGH is the default.) BEST : Graphics antialiased using a 4 x 4 pixel grid; bitmaps always smoothed. |
| restrict | A | myTextField.restrict | A string specifying the set of characters that a user can enter into myTextField . A dash indicates a range. A caret ( ^ ) means the following characters are excluded, whereas preceding characters are allowed. The following example includes only lowercase letters , but excludes the lowercase letter w : myTextField.restrict = "a-z^w"; |
| _rotation | A | myTextField._rotation | A read-write integer value that specifies the current degree of rotation of myTextField . |
| scroll | A | myTextField.scroll | A read-write integer value that specifies the current vertical scrolling position of myTextField , measured in lines of text. |
| selectable | A | myTextField.selectable | Boolean, specifies whether myTextField is selectable. |
| _soundbuftime | A | myTextField._soundbuftime | References the global _sound buftime variable. Globally sets and gets the amount of time, in seconds, a sound must prebuffer before it streams. An integer, defaulting to 5 . |
| tabEnabled | A | myTextField.tabEnabled | A Boolean that specifies myTextField is included in automatic tab ordering. |
| tabIndex | A | myTextField.tabIndex | Specifies the tab order of myTextField . |
| text | A | myTextField.text | A read-write string, the current text in the text field. |
| textColor | A | myTextField.textColor | A read-write integer, the color of the current text in the text field. Often in hex format, such as 0xFF0000. |
| textHeight | A | myTextField.textHeight | A read-only integer value that specifies the height of the actual text (not the bounding box). |
| textWidth | A | myTextField.textWidth | A read-only integer value that specifies the width of the actual text (not the bounding box). |
| type | A | myTextField.type | A read-write string, dynamic or input , that specifies whether myTextField is an input text field or dynamic text field. |
| _url | A | myTextField._url | A read-only string, the URL of the SWF file that created the text field instance. |
| variable | A | myTextField.variable | A read-write string, the variable name associated with the text field. |
| _visible | A | myTextField._visible | A read-write Boolean value that determines whether myTextField is hidden ( false ) or visible ( true ). |
| _width | A | myTextField._width | A read-write integer, the width of myTextField in pixels. This affects only the bounding box of the text field; it does not affect the border thickness or text font size. |
| wordWrap | A | myTextField.wordWrap | A read-write Boolean that specifies whether the text field word-wraps. |
| _x | A | myTextField._x | A read-write integer, the x coordinate of myTextField . |
| _xmouse | A | myTextField._xmouse | A read-only integer, the x coordinate of the cursor relative to myTextField . |
| _xscale | A | myTextField._xscale | A read-write integer from -100 to 100 , specifying the percentage for horizontally scaling myTextField . |
| _y | A | myTextField._y | A read-write integer, the y coordinate of myTextField . |
| _ymouse | A | myTextField._ymouse | A read-only integer, the y coordinate of the cursor relative to myTextField . |
| _yscale | A | myTextField._yscale | A read-write integer from -100 to 100 , specifying the percentage for vertically scaling myTextField . |
| onChanged | E | myTextField.onChanged = function ( textfieldName ) {} | Invoked when the text in the field is changed. |
| onKillFocus | E | myTextField.onKillFocus = function ( newFocus ) {} | Invoked when the text field loses focus. |
| onScroller | E | myTextField.onScroller = function ( textfieldName ) {} | Invoked when the scroll , maxscroll , hscroll , maxhscroll , or bottomscroll attribute of myTextField changes. |
| onSetFocus | E | myTextField.onSetFocus = function ( oldFocus ) {} | Invoked when the text field receives focus. |
