Set Properties to TextField with Flash ActionScript 3

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///// Create New TextField /////
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// Create a textfield object with the name "textField_txt"
var textField_txt:TextField = new TextField();

 

// Add the new textfield_txt instance to the stage
addChild(textField_txt);

 

// Add Content to TextField
textField_txt.text = "Hello World";

 

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///// Set BASIC Properties /////
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// Set position of TextField (x = Left, y = Top)
textField_txt.x = 150;
textField_txt.y = 200;

 

// Set width of Text Field
textField_txt.width = 350;

 

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///// Set Other Properties /////
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// Text not selectable
textField_txt.selectable = false;

 

// Text border
textField_txt.border = false;

 

// Autosize with the text and align to the left.
textField_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

Remarks:

In the next Flash ActionScript tutorial, we will set some Text Format (e.g. Text Size, Text Color, etc..) to the Text Field.

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