TextArea parameters

You can set the following authoring parameters for each TextArea component instance in the Property inspector or the Component inspector (Window > Component Inspector menu option):

editable indicates whether the TextArea component is editable (true) or not (false). The default value is true.

html indicates whether the text is formatted with HTML (true) or not (false). If HTML is set to true, you can format the text using the font tag. The default value is false.

text indicates the contents of the TextArea component. You cannot enter carriage returns in the Property inspector or the Component inspector. The default value is "" (an empty string).

wordWrap indicates whether the text wraps (true) or not (false). The default value is true.

NOTE

If you create a TextArea using the createClassObject() method, the default value for wordWrap is false.

You can set the following additional parameters for each TextArea component instance in the Component inspector (Window > Component Inspector):

maxChars is the maximum number of characters that the text area can contain. The default value is null (meaning unlimited).

restrict indicates the set of characters that a user can enter in the text area. The default value is undefined. See TextArea.restrict.

enabled is a Boolean value that indicates whether the component can receive focus and input. The default value is true.

password is a Boolean value that indicates whether the input is a password or other text that should be hidden from view as it is typed. Flash hides the input characters with asterisks. The default value is false.

visible is a Boolean value that indicates whether the object is visible (true) or not (false). The default value is true.

NOTE

The minHeight and minWidth properties are used by internal sizing routines. They are defined in UIObject, and are overridden by different components as needed. These properties can be used if you make a custom layout manager for your application. Otherwise, setting these properties in the Component inspector has no visible effect.

You can write ActionScript to control these and additional options for the TextArea component using its properties, methods, and events. For more information, see TextArea class.

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