hi,
i have tested u r file.... i got a orange backgrounded, vardana, bold text
saying that : The quick brown Fox...
i hope it is working fine...
ndkamp wrote:
>
> I try to apply UITextFormat to an UITextField in a custom component
> but the new format won't show. what am i doing wrong?
>
> package tests.components
> {
> import flash.text.TextLineMetrics;
> import mx.core.UIComponent;
> import mx.core.UITextField;
> import mx.core.UITextFormat;
>
> public class TestCustomComponent extends UIComponent
> {
> private var txt:UITextField;
>
> public function TestCustomComponent()
> {
> super();
> }
>
> /*
> * Create the TextField add some TextFormat and add it to
> * the displayList.
> */
> override protected function createChildren():void {
> super.createChildren();
>
> //Use TextFormat and apply some formats
> var format:UITextFormat = new
> UITextFormat(this.systemManager);
> format.font = "Verdana";
> format.bold = true;
> format.color = 0x804020;
> format.size = 20;
>
> //The TextField that should be formated
> txt = new UITextField();
>
> //The documentation says TextFormat won't be applied
> //when a styleSheet is in use, naive approach to so set
> this to null
> //is this enough?
> txt.styleSheet = null;
> txt.styleName = null;
>
> //Apply the TextFormat for defaults and all current Text
> txt.defaultTextFormat = format;
> txt.text = "The quick brown Fox...";
> this.addChild(txt);
>
> }
>
> /*
> * Sets the measures to the width of the text plus some offset
> */
> override protected function measure():void {
> super.measure();
> var metrics:TextLineMetrics = txt.getLineMetrics(0);
> this.measuredWidth = this.measuredMinWidth =
> metrics.width + 20;
> this.measuredHeight = this.measuredMinHeight =
> metrics.height + 2;
> }
>
> /*
> * Add a rounded Rectangle at the back of the TextField
> */
> override protected function
> updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number,
> unscaledHeight:Number):void {
> super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
> this.graphics.beginFill(0xff8800, 1);
> this.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, unscaledWidth,
> unscaledHeight, 10);
> this.graphics.endFill();
> txt.setActualSize(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
> }
> }
> }
>
>
>
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