Packagemx.core
Classpublic class UITextField
InheritanceUITextField Inheritance FlexTextField Inheritance flash.text.TextField
ImplementsIAutomationObject, IFlexModule, IIMESupport, IInvalidating, ISimpleStyleClient, IToolTipManagerClient, IUITextField

The UITextField class defines the component used by many Flex components to display text. For example, the mx.controls.Button control uses a UITextField component to define the label area of the Button control.

The UITextField class extends the flash.text.TextField class to support additional functionality required by Flex, such as CSS styles, invalidation/measurement/layout, enabling/disabling, tooltips, and IME (Input Method Editor) support for entering Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text.

See also

flash.text.TextField
mx.core.UITextFormat


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
  automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object which is handling the automation related functionality.
UITextField
  automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.
UITextField
  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.
UITextField
  baselinePosition : Number
[read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text.
UITextField
  className : String
[read-only] The name of this instance's class, such as "DataGridItemRenderer".
UITextField
  document : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UITextField object.
UITextField
  enabled : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the component is enabled.
UITextField
  explicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  explicitMaxHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, if the maxHeight property is set.
UITextField
  explicitMaxWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, if the maxWidth property is set.
UITextField
  explicitMinHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  explicitMinWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  explicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  focusPane : Sprite
A single Sprite object that is shared among components and used as an overlay for drawing focus.
UITextField
  ignorePadding : Boolean
If true, the paddingLeft and paddingRight styles will not add space around the text of the component.
UITextField
  imeMode : String
Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode.
UITextField
  includeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container.
UITextField
  inheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this UITextField's chain of inheriting styles.
UITextField
  initialized : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required)
UITextField
  isPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.
UITextField
  maxHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  maxWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  measuredHeight : Number
[read-only] The default height of the component, in pixels.
UITextField
  measuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.
UITextField
  measuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.
UITextField
  measuredWidth : Number
[read-only] The default width of the component, in pixels.
UITextField
  minHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  minWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UITextField
  moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
The moduleFactory that is used to create TextFields in the correct SWF context.
UITextField
  nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy.
UITextField
  nonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this UITextField's chain of non-inheriting styles.
UITextField
  nonZeroTextHeight : Number
[read-only] Unlike textHeight, this returns a non-zero value even when the text is empty.
UITextField
  owner : DisplayObjectContainer
By default, set to the parent container of this object.
UITextField
  parent : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] The parent container or component for this component.
UITextField
  percentHeight : Number
Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
UITextField
  percentWidth : Number
Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
UITextField
  processedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after the createChildren() method creates any internal component children.
UITextField
  styleName : Object
The class style used by this component.
UITextField
  systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component.
UITextField
  toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip.
UITextField
  tweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object.
UITextField
  updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required)
UITextField
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
Constructor.
UITextField
  
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height
UITextField
  
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width
UITextField
  
getStyle(styleProp:String):*
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain.
UITextField
  
getTextStyles():TextFormat
Returns the TextFormat object that represents character formatting information for this UITextField object.
UITextField
  
Returns a UITextFormat object that contains formatting information for this component.
UITextField
  
initialize():void
Initializes this component.
UITextField
  
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList() method gets called during a later screen update.
UITextField
  
Marks a component so that its commitProperties() method gets called during a later screen update.
UITextField
  
Marks a component so that its measure() method gets called during a later screen update.
UITextField
  
move(x:Number, y:Number):void
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent.
UITextField
  
owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the child is parented or owned by this object.
UITextField
  
parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void
This function is called when a UITextField object is assigned a parent.
UITextField
  
replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event.
UITextField
  
Sizes the object.
UITextField
  
setColor(color:uint):void
Sets the font color of the text.
UITextField
  
setFocus():void
Sets the focus to this component.
UITextField
  
setStyle(styleProp:String, value:*):void
Does nothing.
UITextField
  
setVisible(visible:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Sets the visible property of this UITextField object.
UITextField
  
styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
Detects changes to style properties.
UITextField
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns a string indicating the location of this object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application.
FlexTextField
  
truncateToFit(truncationIndicator:String = null):Boolean
Truncate text to make it fit horizontally in the area defined for the control, and append an ellipsis, three periods (...), to the text.
UITextField
  
validateNow():void
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary.
UITextField
Styles
 StyleDescriptionDefined by
  
color
Type: uint   Format: Color   CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of text in the component, including the component label. The default value is 0x0B333C.
UITextField
  
disabledColor
Type: uint   Format: Color   CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is 0xAAB3B3.
UITextField
  
fontAntiAliasType
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. The possible values are "normal" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.NORMAL) and "advanced" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED).

The default value is "advanced", which enables advanced anti-aliasing for the font. Set to "normal" to disable the advanced anti-aliasing.

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you cannot apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is "advanced".
UITextField
  
fontFamily
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Name of the font to use. Unlike in a full CSS implementation, comma-separated lists are not supported. You can use any font family name. If you specify a generic font name, it is converted to an appropriate device font. The default value is "Verdana".
UITextField
  
fontGridFitType
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. The possible values are "none" (flash.text.GridFitType.NONE), "pixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.PIXEL), and "subpixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.SUBPIXEL).

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is "pixel".
UITextField
  
fontSharpness
Type: Number   CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the sharpness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -400 through 400.

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is 0.
UITextField
  
fontSize
Type: Number   Format: Length   CSS Inheritance: yes
Height of the text, in pixels. The default value is 10 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the ColorPicker control, the default value is 11.
UITextField
  
fontStyle
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are "normal" and "italic". The default value is "normal".
UITextField
  
fontThickness
Type: Number   CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the thickness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -200 to 200.

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect on system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is 0.
UITextField
  
fontWeight
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is boldface. Recognized values are normal and bold. The default value for Button controls is bold. The default value for all other controls is normal.
UITextField
  
kerning
Type: Boolean   CSS Inheritance: yes
A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled (true) or disabled (false). Kerning adjusts the gap between certain character pairs to improve readability, and should be used only when necessary, such as with headings in large fonts. Kerning is supported for embedded fonts only. Certain fonts, such as Verdana, and monospaced fonts, such as Courier New, do not support kerning. The default value is false.
UITextField
  
leading
Type: Number   Format: Length   CSS Inheritance: yes
Additional vertical space between lines of text.

The default value is 2.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 0.

UITextField
  
letterSpacing
Type: Number   CSS Inheritance: yes
The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. A positive value increases the character spacing beyond the normal spacing, while a negative value decreases it. The default value is 0.
UITextField
  
paddingLeft
Type: Number   Format: Length   CSS Inheritance: no
Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area.

The default value is 0.

The default value for a Button control is 10.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 5.

The default value for the Form container is 16.

The default value for the Tree control is 2.

UITextField
  
paddingRight
Type: Number   Format: Length   CSS Inheritance: no
Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area.

The default value is 0.

The default value for a Button control is 10.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 5.

The default value for the Form container is 16.

UITextField
  
textAlign
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Alignment of text within a container. Possible values are "left", "right", or "center".

The default value for most components is "left". For the FormItem component, the default value is "right". For the Button, LinkButton, and AccordionHeader components, the default value is "center", and this property is only recognized when the labelPlacement property is set to "left" or "right". If labelPlacement is set to "top" or "bottom", the text and any icon are centered.

UITextField
  
textDecoration
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are "none" and "underline". The default value is "none".
UITextField
  
textIndent
Type: Number   Format: Length   CSS Inheritance: yes
Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. The default value is 0.
UITextField
Property detail
automationDelegateproperty
automationDelegate:Object  [read-write]

The delegate object which is handling the automation related functionality.

Implementation
    public function get automationDelegate():Object
    public function set automationDelegate(value:Object):void
automationNameproperty 
automationName:String  [read-write]

Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.

Implementation
    public function get automationName():String
    public function set automationName(value:String):void
automationValueproperty 
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.

Implementation
    public function get automationValue():Array
baselinePositionproperty 
baselinePosition:Number  [read-only]

The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text.

Implementation
    public function get baselinePosition():Number
classNameproperty 
className:String  [read-only]

The name of this instance's class, such as "DataGridItemRenderer".

This string does not include the package name. If you need the package name as well, call the getQualifiedClassName() method in the flash.utils package. It will return a string such as "mx.controls.dataGridClasses::DataGridItemRenderer".

Implementation
    public function get className():String
documentproperty 
document:Object  [read-write]

A reference to the document object associated with this UITextField object. A document object is an Object at the top of the hierarchy of a Flex application, MXML component, or AS component.

Implementation
    public function get document():Object
    public function set document(value:Object):void
enabledproperty 
enabled:Boolean  [read-write]

A Boolean value that indicates whether the component is enabled. This property only affects the color of the text and not whether the UITextField is editable. To control editability, use the flash.text.TextField.type property.

The default value is true.

Implementation
    public function get enabled():Boolean
    public function set enabled(value:Boolean):void

See also

flash.text.TextField
explicitHeightproperty 
explicitHeight:Number  [read-write]

Number that specifies the explicit height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true explicitHeight with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleY property.

Setting the height property also sets this property to the specified height value.

Implementation
    public function get explicitHeight():Number
    public function set explicitHeight(value:Number):void
explicitMaxHeightproperty 
explicitMaxHeight:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, if the maxHeight property is set. Because maxHeight is read-only, this method returns NaN. You must override this method and add a setter to use this property.

The default value is NaN.

Implementation
    public function get explicitMaxHeight():Number

See also

explicitMaxWidthproperty 
explicitMaxWidth:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, if the maxWidth property is set. Because maxWidth is read-only, this method returns NaN. You must override this method and add a setter to use this property.

The default value is NaN.

Implementation
    public function get explicitMaxWidth():Number

See also

explicitMinHeightproperty 
explicitMinHeight:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true minHeight with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleY property.

Implementation
    public function get explicitMinHeight():Number
explicitMinWidthproperty 
explicitMinWidth:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true minWidth with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleX property.

Implementation
    public function get explicitMinWidth():Number
explicitWidthproperty 
explicitWidth:Number  [read-write]

Number that specifies the explicit width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true explicitWidth with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleX property.

Setting the width property also sets this property to the specified width value.

Implementation
    public function get explicitWidth():Number
    public function set explicitWidth(value:Number):void
focusPaneproperty 
focusPane:Sprite  [read-write]

A single Sprite object that is shared among components and used as an overlay for drawing focus. Components share this object if their parent is a focused component, not if the component implements the IFocusManagerComponent interface.

Implementation
    public function get focusPane():Sprite
    public function set focusPane(value:Sprite):void
ignorePaddingproperty 
ignorePadding:Boolean  [read-write]

If true, the paddingLeft and paddingRight styles will not add space around the text of the component.

The default value is true.

Implementation
    public function get ignorePadding():Boolean
    public function set ignorePadding(value:Boolean):void
imeModeproperty 
imeMode:String  [read-write]

Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode. The IME enables users to enter text in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Flex sets the specified IME mode when the control gets the focus, and sets it back to the previous value when the control loses the focus.

The flash.system.IMEConversionMode class defines constants for the valid values for this property. You can also specify null to specify no IME.

The default value is null.

Implementation
    public function get imeMode():String
    public function set imeMode(value:String):void

See also

flash.system.IMEConversionMode
includeInLayoutproperty 
includeInLayout:Boolean  [read-write]

Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container. If true, the object is included in its parent container's layout. If false, the object is positioned by its parent container as per its layout rules, but it is ignored for the purpose of computing the position of the next child.

Implementation
    public function get includeInLayout():Boolean
    public function set includeInLayout(value:Boolean):void
inheritingStylesproperty 
inheritingStyles:Object  [read-write]

The beginning of this UITextField's chain of inheriting styles. The getStyle() method accesses inheritingStyles[styleName] to search the entire prototype-linked chain. This object is set up by the initProtoChain() method. You typically never need to access this property directly.

Implementation
    public function get inheritingStyles():Object
    public function set inheritingStyles(value:Object):void
initializedproperty 
initialized:Boolean  [read-write]

A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required)

Implementation
    public function get initialized():Boolean
    public function set initialized(value:Boolean):void
isPopUpproperty 
isPopUp:Boolean  [read-write]

Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.

Implementation
    public function get isPopUp():Boolean
    public function set isPopUp(value:Boolean):void
maxHeightproperty 
maxHeight:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true maxHeight with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleY property. Some components have no theoretical limit to their height. In those cases their maxHeight will be set to UIComponent.DEFAULT_MAX_HEIGHT.

Implementation
    public function get maxHeight():Number
maxWidthproperty 
maxWidth:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true maxWidth with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleX property. Some components have no theoretical limit to their width. In those cases their maxWidth will be set to UIComponent.DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH.

Implementation
    public function get maxWidth():Number
measuredHeightproperty 
measuredHeight:Number  [read-only]

The default height of the component, in pixels. This value is set by the measure() method.

Implementation
    public function get measuredHeight():Number
measuredMinHeightproperty 
measuredMinHeight:Number  [read-write]

The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. This value is set by the measure() method.

Implementation
    public function get measuredMinHeight():Number
    public function set measuredMinHeight(value:Number):void
measuredMinWidthproperty 
measuredMinWidth:Number  [read-write]

The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. This value is set by the measure() method.

Implementation
    public function get measuredMinWidth():Number
    public function set measuredMinWidth(value:Number):void
measuredWidthproperty 
measuredWidth:Number  [read-only]

The default width of the component, in pixels. This value is set by the measure() method.

Implementation
    public function get measuredWidth():Number
minHeightproperty 
minHeight:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates. The default value depends on the component implementation.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true minHeight with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleY property.

Implementation
    public function get minHeight():Number
minWidthproperty 
minWidth:Number  [read-only]

Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates. The default value depends on the component implementation.

This value is used by the container in calculating the size and position of the component. It is not used by the component itself in determining its default size. Thus this property may not have any effect if parented by Container, or containers that don't factor in this property. Because the value is in component coordinates, the true minWidth with respect to its parent is affected by the scaleX property.

Implementation
    public function get minWidth():Number
moduleFactoryproperty 
moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory  [read-write]

The moduleFactory that is used to create TextFields in the correct SWF context. This is necessary so that embedded fonts will work.

Implementation
    public function get moduleFactory():IFlexModuleFactory
    public function set moduleFactory(value:IFlexModuleFactory):void
nestLevelproperty 
nestLevel:int  [read-write]

Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. This number is used by the measurement and layout code. The value is 0 if this component is not on the DisplayList.

Implementation
    public function get nestLevel():int
    public function set nestLevel(value:int):void
nonInheritingStylesproperty 
nonInheritingStyles:Object  [read-write]

The beginning of this UITextField's chain of non-inheriting styles. The getStyle() method accesses nonInheritingStyles[styleName] method to search the entire prototype-linked chain. This object is set up by the initProtoChain() method. You typically never need to access this property directly.

Implementation
    public function get nonInheritingStyles():Object
    public function set nonInheritingStyles(value:Object):void
nonZeroTextHeightproperty 
nonZeroTextHeight:Number  [read-only]

Unlike textHeight, this returns a non-zero value even when the text is empty. In this case, it returns what the textHeight would be if the text weren't empty.

Implementation
    public function get nonZeroTextHeight():Number
ownerproperty 
owner:DisplayObjectContainer  [read-write]

By default, set to the parent container of this object. However, if this object is a child component that is popped up by its parent, such as the dropdown list of a ComboBox control, the owner is the component that popped up this object.

This property is not managed by Flex, but by each component. Therefore, if you use the PopUpManger.createPopUp() or PopUpManger.addPopUp() method to pop up a child component, you should set the owner property of the child component to the component that popped it up.

The default value is the value of the parent property.

Implementation
    public function get owner():DisplayObjectContainer
    public function set owner(value:DisplayObjectContainer):void
parentproperty 
parent:DisplayObjectContainer  [read-only]

The parent container or component for this component.

Implementation
    public function get parent():DisplayObjectContainer
percentHeightproperty 
percentHeight:Number  [read-write]

Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size. Allowed values are 0-100. The default value is NaN. Setting the height or explicitHeight properties resets this property to NaN.

This property returns a numeric value only if the property was previously set; it does not reflect the exact size of the component in percent.

This property is always set to NaN for the UITextField control.

Implementation
    public function get percentHeight():Number
    public function set percentHeight(value:Number):void
percentWidthproperty 
percentWidth:Number  [read-write]

Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size. Allowed values are 0-100. The default value is NaN. Setting the width or explicitWidth properties resets this property to NaN.

This property returns a numeric value only if the property was previously set; it does not reflect the exact size of the component in percent.

This property is always set to NaN for the UITextField control.

Implementation
    public function get percentWidth():Number
    public function set percentWidth(value:Number):void
processedDescriptorsproperty 
processedDescriptors:Boolean  [read-write]

Set to true after the createChildren() method creates any internal component children.

Implementation
    public function get processedDescriptors():Boolean
    public function set processedDescriptors(value:Boolean):void
styleNameproperty 
styleName:Object  [read-write]

The class style used by this component. This can be a String, CSSStyleDeclaration or an IStyleClient.

If this is a String, it is the name of a class declaration in an mx:Style tag or CSS file. You do not include the period in the styleName. For example, if you have a class style named ".bigText", set the styleName property to "bigText" (no period).

If this is an IStyleClient (typically a UIComponent), all styles in the styleName object are used by this component.

Implementation
    public function get styleName():Object
    public function set styleName(value:Object):void
systemManagerproperty 
systemManager:ISystemManager  [read-write]

Returns the SystemManager object used by this component.

Implementation
    public function get systemManager():ISystemManager
    public function set systemManager(value:ISystemManager):void
toolTipproperty 
toolTip:String  [read-write]

Text to display in the ToolTip.

Implementation
    public function get toolTip():String
    public function set toolTip(value:String):void
tweeningPropertiesproperty 
tweeningProperties:Array  [read-write]

Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object.

Used to alert the EffectManager that certain properties of this object are being tweened, so that the EffectManger doesn't attempt to animate the same properties.

Implementation
    public function get tweeningProperties():Array
    public function set tweeningProperties(value:Array):void
updateCompletePendingFlagproperty 
updateCompletePendingFlag:Boolean  [read-write]

A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required)

Implementation
    public function get updateCompletePendingFlag():Boolean
    public function set updateCompletePendingFlag(value:Boolean):void
Constructor detail
UITextField()constructor
public function UITextField()

Constructor.

Method detail
getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight()method
public function getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number

A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height

Returns
Number — A Number which is explicitHeight if defined or measuredHeight if not.
getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth()method 
public function getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number

A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width

Returns
Number — A Number which is explicitWidth if defined or measuredWidth if not.
getStyle()method 
public function getStyle(styleProp:String):*

Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain.

This same method is used to get any kind of style property, so the value returned may be a Boolean, String, Number, int, uint (for an RGB color), Class (for a skin), or any kind of object. Therefore the return type is simply specified as *.

If you are getting a particular style property, you will know its type and will often want to store the result in a variable of that type. No casting from * to that type is necessary.

var backgroundColor:uint = getStyle("backgroundColor");

If the style property has not been set anywhere in the style lookup chain, the value returned by getStyle() will be undefined. Note that undefined is a special value that is not the same as false, "", NaN, 0, or null. No valid style value is ever undefined. You can use the static method StyleManager.isValidStyleValue() to test whether the value was set.

Parameters
styleProp:String — Name of the style property.

Returns
* — Style value.
getTextStyles()method 
public function getTextStyles():TextFormat

Returns the TextFormat object that represents character formatting information for this UITextField object.

Returns
TextFormat — A TextFormat object.

See also

flash.text.TextFormat
getUITextFormat()method 
public function getUITextFormat():UITextFormat

Returns a UITextFormat object that contains formatting information for this component. This method is similar to the getTextFormat() method of the flash.text.TextField class, but it returns a UITextFormat object instead of a TextFormat object.

The UITextFormat class extends the TextFormat class to add the text measurement methods measureText() and measureHTMLText().

Returns
UITextFormat — An object that contains formatting information for this component.

See also

mx.core.UITextFormat
flash.text.TextField
initialize()method 
public function initialize():void

Initializes this component.

This method is required by the IUIComponent interface, but it actually does nothing for a UITextField.

invalidateDisplayList()method 
public function invalidateDisplayList():void

Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList() method gets called during a later screen update.

Invalidation is a useful mechanism for eliminating duplicate work by delaying processing of changes to a component until a later screen update. For example, if you want to change the width and height, it would be wasteful to update the component immediately after you change the width and then update again with the new height. It is more efficient to change both properties and then render the component with its new size once.

Invalidation methods rarely get called. In general, setting a property on a component automatically calls the appropriate invalidation method.

invalidateProperties()method 
public function invalidateProperties():void

Marks a component so that its commitProperties() method gets called during a later screen update.

Invalidation is a useful mechanism for eliminating duplicate work by delaying processing of changes to a component until a later screen update. For example, if you want to change the text color and size, it would be wasteful to update the color immediately after you change it and then update the size when it gets set. It is more efficient to change both properties and then render the text with its new size and color once.

Invalidation methods rarely get called. In general, setting a property on a component automatically calls the appropriate invalidation method.

invalidateSize()method 
public function invalidateSize():void

Marks a component so that its measure() method gets called during a later screen update.

Invalidation is a useful mechanism for eliminating duplicate work by delaying processing of changes to a component until a later screen update. For example, if you want to change the text and font size, it would be wasteful to update the text immediately after you change it and then update the size when it gets set. It is more efficient to change both properties and then render the text with its new size once.

Invalidation methods rarely get called. In general, setting a property on a component automatically calls the appropriate invalidation method.

move()method 
public function move(x:Number, y:Number):void

Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. Calling this method is exactly the same as setting the component's x and y properties.

If you are overriding the updateDisplayList() method in a custom component, you should call the move() method rather than setting the x and y properties. The difference is that the move() method changes the location of the component and then dispatches a move event when you call the method, while setting the x and y properties changes the location of the component and dispatches the event on the next screen refresh.

Parameters
x:Number — Left position of the component within its parent.
 
y:Number — Top position of the component within its parent.
owns()method 
public function owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean

Returns true if the child is parented or owned by this object.

Parameters
child:DisplayObject — The child DisplayObject.

Returns
Booleantrue if the child is parented or owned by this UITextField object.

See also

parentChanged()method 
public function parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void

This function is called when a UITextField object is assigned a parent. You typically never need to call this method.

Parameters
p:DisplayObjectContainer — The parent of this UITextField object.
replayAutomatableEvent()method 
public function replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean

Replays the specified event. A component author should probably call super.replayAutomatableEvent in case default replay behavior has been defined in a superclass.

Parameters
event:Event — The event to replay.

Returns
Booleantrue if a replay was successful.
setActualSize()method 
public function setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void

Sizes the object. Unlike directly setting the width and height properties, calling the setActualSize() method does not set the explictWidth and explicitHeight properties, so a future layout calculation may result in the object returning to its previous size. This method is used primarily by component developers implementing the updateDisplayList() method, by Effects, and by the LayoutManager.

Parameters
w:Number — Width of the object.
 
h:Number — Height of the object.
setColor()method 
public function setColor(color:uint):void

Sets the font color of the text.

Parameters
color:uint — The new font color.
setFocus()method 
public function setFocus():void

Sets the focus to this component. The component may in turn pass focus to a subcomponent.

Note: Only the TextInput and TextArea controls show a highlight when this method sets the focus. All controls show a highlight when the user tabs to the control.

setStyle()method 
public function setStyle(styleProp:String, value:*):void

Does nothing. A UITextField cannot have inline styles.

Parameters
styleProp:String — Name of the style property.
 
value:* — New value for the style.
setVisible()method 
public function setVisible(visible:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void

Sets the visible property of this UITextField object.

Parameters
visible:Booleantrue to make this UITextField visible, and false to make it invisible.
 
noEvent:Boolean (default = false)true to suppress generating an event when you change visibility.
styleChanged()method 
public function styleChanged(styleProp:String):void

Detects changes to style properties. When any style property is set, Flex calls the styleChanged() method, passing to it the name of the style being set.

This is an advanced method that you might override when creating a subclass of UIComponent. When you create a custom component, you can override the styleChanged() method to check the style name passed to it, and handle the change accordingly. This lets you override the default behavior of an existing style, or add your own custom style properties.

If you handle the style property, your override of the styleChanged() method should call the invalidateDisplayList() method to cause Flex to execute the component's updateDisplayList() method at the next screen update.

Parameters
styleProp:String — The name of the style property, or null if all styles for this component have changed.
truncateToFit()method 
public function truncateToFit(truncationIndicator:String = null):Boolean

Truncate text to make it fit horizontally in the area defined for the control, and append an ellipsis, three periods (...), to the text.

Parameters
truncationIndicator:String (default = null) — The text to be appended after truncation. If you pass null, a localizable string such as "..." will be used.

Returns
Booleantrue if the text needed truncation.
validateNow()method 
public function validateNow():void

Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary. Processing properties that require substantial computation are normally not processed until the script finishes executing. For example setting the width property is delayed, because it may require recalculating the widths of the objects children or its parent. Delaying the processing prevents it from being repeated multiple times if the script sets the width property more than once. This method lets you manually override this behavior.