flashx.textLayout.elements

# ParagraphFormattedElement - AS3

Package | flashx.textLayout.elements
Class | public class ParagraphFormattedElement
Inheritance | ParagraphFormattedElement FlowGroupElement FlowElement Object
Subclasses | ContainerFormattedElement, ParagraphElement

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

You cannot create a ParagraphFormattedElement object directly. Invoking `new ParagraphFormattedElement()` throws an error exception.

Default MXML Property `mxmlChildren`

Related API Elements

ContainerFormattedElement
ParagraphElement

Public Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | alignmentBaseline : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the baseline to which the dominant baseline aligns. | FlowElement
|  | backgroundAlpha : * TextLayoutFormat: Alpha (transparency) value for the background (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | backgroundColor : * TextLayoutFormat: Background color of the text (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | baselineShift : * TextLayoutFormat: Amount to shift the baseline from the dominantBaseline value. | FlowElement
|  | blockProgression : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies a vertical or horizontal progression of line placement. | FlowElement
|  | breakOpportunity : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls where lines are allowed to break when breaking wrapping text into multiple lines. | FlowElement
|  | cffHinting : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of CFF hinting used for this text. | FlowElement
|  | clearFloats : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls how text wraps around a float. | FlowElement
|  | color : * TextLayoutFormat: Color of the text. | FlowElement
|  | columnCount : * TextLayoutFormat: Number of text columns (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | columnGap : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the amount of gutter space, in pixels, to leave between the columns (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | columnWidth : * TextLayoutFormat: Column width in pixels (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | computedFormat : flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat [read-only] Returns the computed format attributes that are in effect for this element. | FlowElement
|  | constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object
|  | coreStyles : Object [read-only] Returns the coreStyles on this FlowElement. | FlowElement
|  | digitCase : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of digit case used for this text. | FlowElement
|  | digitWidth : * TextLayoutFormat: Type of digit width used for this text. | FlowElement
|  | direction : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the default bidirectional embedding level of the text in the text block. | FlowElement
|  | dominantBaseline : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies which element baseline snaps to the alignmentBaseline to determine the vertical position of the element on the line. | FlowElement
|  | firstBaselineOffset : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the baseline position of the first line in the container. | FlowElement
|  | fontFamily : * TextLayoutFormat: The name of the font to use, or a comma-separated list of font names. | FlowElement
|  | fontLookup : * TextLayoutFormat: Font lookup to use. | FlowElement
|  | fontSize : * TextLayoutFormat: The size of the text in pixels. | FlowElement
|  | fontStyle : * TextLayoutFormat: Style of text. | FlowElement
|  | fontWeight : * TextLayoutFormat: Weight of text. | FlowElement
|  | format : flashx.textLayout.formats:ITextLayoutFormat TextLayoutFormat properties applied directly to this element. | FlowElement
|  | id : String Assigns an identifying name to the element, making it possible to set a style for the element by referencing the id. | FlowElement
|  | justificationRule : * TextLayoutFormat: Rule used to justify text in a paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | justificationStyle : * TextLayoutFormat: The style used for justification of the paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | kerning : * TextLayoutFormat: Kerning adjusts the pixels between certain character pairs to improve readability. | FlowElement
|  | leadingModel : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the leading model, which is a combination of leading basis and leading direction. | FlowElement
|  | ligatureLevel : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls which of the ligatures that are defined in the font may be used in the text. | FlowElement
|  | lineBreak : * TextLayoutFormat: Controls word wrapping within the container (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | lineHeight : * TextLayoutFormat: Leading controls for the text. | FlowElement
|  | lineThrough : * TextLayoutFormat: If true, applies strikethrough, a line drawn through the middle of the text. | FlowElement
|  | linkActiveFormat : * TextLayoutFormat: Defines the formatting attributes used for links in normal state. | FlowElement
|  | linkHoverFormat : * TextLayoutFormat: Defines the formatting attributes used for links in hover state, when the mouse is within the bounds (rolling over) a link. | FlowElement
|  | linkNormalFormat : * TextLayoutFormat: Defines the formatting attributes used for links in normal state. | FlowElement
|  | listAutoPadding : * TextLayoutFormat: This specifies an auto indent for the start edge of lists when the padding value of the list on that side is auto. | FlowElement
|  | listMarkerFormat : * TextLayoutFormat: Defines the formatting attributes list markers. | FlowElement
|  | listStylePosition : * TextLayoutFormat: Legal values are ListStylePosition.INSIDE, ListStylePosition.OUTSIDE, FormatValue.INHERIT. Default value is undefined indicating not set. If undefined during the cascade this property will inherit its value from an ancestor. | FlowElement
|  | listStyleType : * TextLayoutFormat: Legal values are ListStyleType.UPPER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.UPPER_ROMAN, ListStyleType.LOWER_ROMAN, ListStyleType.NONE, ListStyleType.DISC, ListStyleType.CIRCLE, ListStyleType.SQUARE, ListStyleType.BOX, ListStyleType.CHECK, ListStyleType.DIAMOND, ListStyleType.HYPHEN, ListStyleType.ARABIC_INDIC, ListStyleType.BENGALI, ListStyleType.DECIMAL, ListStyleType.DECIMAL_LEADING_ZERO, ListStyleType.DEVANAGARI, ListStyleType.GUJARATI, ListStyleType.GURMUKHI, ListStyleType.KANNADA, ListStyleType.PERSIAN, ListStyleType.THAI, ListStyleType.URDU, ListStyleType.CJK_EARTHLY_BRANCH, ListStyleType.CJK_HEAVENLY_STEM, ListStyleType.HANGUL, ListStyleType.HANGUL_CONSTANT, ListStyleType.HIRAGANA, ListStyleType.HIRAGANA_IROHA, ListStyleType.KATAKANA, ListStyleType.KATAKANA_IROHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.LOWER_GREEK, ListStyleType.LOWER_LATIN, ListStyleType.UPPER_ALPHA, ListStyleType.UPPER_GREEK, ListStyleType.UPPER_LATIN, FormatValue.INHERIT. Default value is undefined indicating not set. If undefined during the cascade this property will inherit its value from an ancestor. | FlowElement
|  | locale : * TextLayoutFormat: The locale of the text. | FlowElement
|  | mxmlChildren : Array Appends an array of children to this object. | FlowGroupElement
|  | numChildren : int [read-only] Returns the number of FlowElement children that this FlowGroupElement object has. | FlowGroupElement
|  | paddingBottom : * TextLayoutFormat: Bottom inset in pixels. | FlowElement
|  | paddingLeft : * TextLayoutFormat: Left inset in pixels. | FlowElement
|  | paddingRight : * TextLayoutFormat: Right inset in pixels. | FlowElement
|  | paddingTop : * TextLayoutFormat: Top inset in pixels. | FlowElement
|  | paragraphEndIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the paragraph's end edge. | FlowElement
|  | paragraphSpaceAfter : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies the amount of space, in pixels, to leave after the paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | paragraphSpaceBefore : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies the amount of space, in pixels, to leave before the paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | paragraphStartIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the paragraph's start edge. | FlowElement
|  | parent : FlowGroupElement [read-only] Returns the parent of this FlowElement object. | FlowElement
|  | parentRelativeEnd : int [read-only] Returns the relative end of this FlowElement object in the parent. | FlowElement
|  | parentRelativeStart : int [read-only] Returns the relative start of this FlowElement object in the parent. | FlowElement
|  | renderingMode : * TextLayoutFormat: The rendering mode used for this text. | FlowElement
|  | styleName : * TextLayoutFormat: Assigns an identifying class to the element, making it possible to set a style for the element by referencing the styleName. | FlowElement
|  | styles : Object [read-only] Returns the styles on this FlowElement. | FlowElement
|  | tabStops : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the tab stops associated with the paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | textAlign : * TextLayoutFormat: Alignment of lines in the paragraph relative to the container. | FlowElement
|  | textAlignLast : * TextLayoutFormat: Alignment of the last (or only) line in the paragraph relative to the container in justified text. | FlowElement
|  | textAlpha : * TextLayoutFormat: Alpha (transparency) value for the text. | FlowElement
|  | textDecoration : * TextLayoutFormat: Decoration on text. | FlowElement
|  | textIndent : * TextLayoutFormat: A Number that specifies, in pixels, the amount to indent the first line of the paragraph. | FlowElement
|  | textJustify : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies options for justifying text. | FlowElement
|  | textLength : int [read-only] Returns the total length of text owned by this FlowElement object and its children. | FlowElement
|  | textRotation : * TextLayoutFormat: Determines the number of degrees to rotate this text. | FlowElement
|  | tracking : Object [write-only] Sets the tracking and is synonymous with the trackingRight property. | FlowElement
|  | trackingLeft : * TextLayoutFormat: Number in pixels (or percent of fontSize, like 120%) indicating the amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the left of each character. | FlowElement
|  | trackingRight : * TextLayoutFormat: Number in pixels (or percent of fontSize, like 120%) indicating the amount of tracking (manual kerning) to be applied to the right of each character. | FlowElement
|  | typeName : String Each FlowElement has a typeName. | FlowElement
|  | typographicCase : * TextLayoutFormat: The type of typographic case used for this text. | FlowElement
|  | userStyles : Object Allows you to read and write user styles on a FlowElement object. | FlowElement
|  | verticalAlign : * TextLayoutFormat: Vertical alignment or justification (adopts default value if undefined during cascade). | FlowElement
|  | whiteSpaceCollapse : * TextLayoutFormat: Collapses or preserves whitespace when importing text into a TextFlow. | FlowElement
|  | wordSpacing : * TextLayoutFormat: Specifies the optimum, minimum, and maximum spacing (as a multiplier of the width of a normal space) between words to use during justification. | FlowElement

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| Method | Defined By
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|  | addChild(child:FlowElement):FlowElement Appends a child FlowElement object. | FlowGroupElement
|  | addChildAt(index:uint, child:FlowElement):FlowElement Adds a child FlowElement object at the specified index position. | FlowGroupElement
|  | clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Clears the style specified by the styleProp parameter from this FlowElement object. | FlowElement
|  | deepCopy(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1):FlowElement Makes a deep copy of this FlowElement object, including any children, copying the content between the two specified character positions and returning the copy as a FlowElement object. | FlowElement
|  | equalUserStyles(otherElement:FlowElement):Boolean Compare the userStyles of this with otherElement's userStyles. | FlowElement
|  | findChildIndexAtPosition(relativePosition:int):int Given a relative text position, find the index of the first child FlowElement that contains the relative position. | FlowGroupElement
|  | findLeaf(relativePosition:int):FlowLeafElement Given a relative text position, find the leaf element that contains the position. | FlowGroupElement
|  | getAbsoluteStart():int Returns the start location of the element in the text flow as an absolute index. | FlowElement
|  | getCharAtPosition(relativePosition:int):String Returns the character at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement object. | FlowElement
|  | getCharCodeAtPosition(relativePosition:int):int Returns the character code at the specified position, relative to this FlowElement. | FlowElement
|  | getChildAt(index:int):FlowElement Returns the FlowElement child at the specified index. | FlowGroupElement
|  | getChildIndex(child:FlowElement):int Searches in children for the specified FlowElement object and returns its index position. | FlowGroupElement
|  | getElementRelativeStart(ancestorElement:FlowElement):int Returns the start of this element relative to an ancestor element. | FlowElement
|  | getFirstLeaf():FlowLeafElement Returns the first FlowLeafElement descendant of this group. | FlowGroupElement
|  | getLastLeaf():FlowLeafElement Returns the last FlowLeafElement descendent of this group. | FlowGroupElement
|  | getNextSibling():FlowElement Returns the next FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy. | FlowElement
|  | getParagraph():ParagraphElement Returns the ParagraphElement object associated with this element. | FlowElement
|  | getPreviousSibling():FlowElement Returns the previous FlowElement sibling in the text flow hierarchy. | FlowElement
|  | getStyle(styleProp:String):* Returns the value of the style specified by the styleProp parameter, which specifies the style name and can include any user style name. | FlowElement
|  | getText(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1, paragraphSeparator:String = " "):String [override] | FlowGroupElement
|  | getTextFlow():flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow Climbs the text flow hierarchy to return the root TextFlow object for the element. | FlowElement
|  | hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object
|  | initialized(document:Object, id:String):void Called for MXML objects after the implementing object has been created and all component properties specified on the MXML tag have been initialized. | FlowElement
|  | isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter. | Object
|  | propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object
|  | removeChild(child:FlowElement):FlowElement Removes the specified child FlowElement object from the group. | FlowGroupElement
|  | removeChildAt(index:uint):FlowElement Removes the child FlowElement object at the specified index position. | FlowGroupElement
|  | replaceChildren(beginChildIndex:int, endChildIndex:int, ... rest):void Replaces child elements in the group with the specified new elements. | FlowGroupElement
|  | setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object
|  | setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void Sets the style specified by the styleProp parameter to the value specified by the newValue parameter. | FlowElement
|  | shallowCopy(relativeStart:int = 0, relativeEnd:int = -1):FlowElement Makes a copy of this FlowElement object, copying the content between two specified character positions. | FlowElement
|  | splitAtIndex(childIndex:int):FlowGroupElement Splits this object at the position specified by the childIndex parameter. | FlowGroupElement
|  | splitAtPosition(relativePosition:int):FlowElement Splits this FlowElement object at the position specified by the relativePosition parameter, which is a relative position in the text for this element. | FlowElement
|  | toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object
|  | toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object. | Object
|  | valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object

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