That would be on the container parenting the TextArea component. Tracy
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of prashant194 Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: textarea with auto height Thanks but i didn't get you Jitendra. Where do i use "autoLayout=false". Will u please explain it if possible with an example? --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , jitendra jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > change autoLayout=false > > Thanks, > > with Regards, > Jitendra Jain > Software Engineer > 91-9979960798 > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: prashant194 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:06:59 AM > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: textarea with auto height > > > Thanks for the reply but its still not working for me. > Actually i tried the same u did for my TextArea component but this > time the height takes the full screen. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf- 8"?> > <mx:TextArea xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe. com/2006/ mxml" > creationComplete= "initComponent( )"> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > private function initComponent( ) : void { > this.height = this.textHeight; > }// > ]]> > </mx:Script> > </mx:TextArea> > > And i used this in my application using lengthy text. But somehow this > time the height takes the full screen. > My requirement is to adjust the height of the textarea so that the > text exactly fits into it. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@ > wrote: > > > > I extended Text like this: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf- 8"?> > > > > <mx:Text xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe. com/2006/ mxml" > > > > creationComplete= "initComponent( )"> > > > > <mx:Script>< ![CDATA[ > > > > > > > > private function initComponent( ):void > > > > { > > > > this.height = this.textHeight; > > > > }// > > > > ]]></mx:Script> > > > > > > > > </mx:Text> > > > > > > > > Seemed to work for my situation. Of course, "this.height = > > this.textHeight; " is the core. > > > > > > > > Tracy > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On > > Behalf Of prashant194 > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:00 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] textarea with auto height > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > I want to have my textarea auto resize its height based on the length > > of the text it contains. The width of the text area remains fixed. How > > can i do that? > > >
