The TextFormat class represents character formatting information. Use the
TextFormat class to create specific text formatting for text fields. You
can apply text formatting to both static and dynamic text fields. The
properties of the TextFormat class apply to device and embedded fonts.
However, for embedded fonts, bold and italic text actually require specific
fonts. If you want to display bold or italic text with an embedded font,
you need to embed the bold and italic variations of that font.
You must use the constructor new TextFormat() to create a
TextFormat object before setting its properties. When you apply a
TextFormat object to a text field using the
TextField.defaultTextFormat property or the
TextField.setTextFormat() method, only its defined properties
are applied. Use the TextField.defaultTextFormat property to
apply formatting BEFORE you add text to the TextField, and the
setTextFormat() method to add formatting AFTER you add text to
the TextField. The TextFormat properties are null
by default because if you don't provide values for the properties, Flash
Player uses its own default formatting. The default formatting that Flash
Player uses for each property(if property's value is null) is
as follows:
The default formatting for each property is also described in each
property description.
The TextFormat class represents character formatting information. Use the TextFormat class to create specific text formatting for text fields. You can apply text formatting to both static and dynamic text fields. The properties of the TextFormat class apply to device and embedded fonts. However, for embedded fonts, bold and italic text actually require specific fonts. If you want to display bold or italic text with an embedded font, you need to embed the bold and italic variations of that font.
You must use the constructor
new TextFormat()to create a TextFormat object before setting its properties. When you apply a TextFormat object to a text field using theTextField.defaultTextFormatproperty or theTextField.setTextFormat()method, only its defined properties are applied. Use theTextField.defaultTextFormatproperty to apply formatting BEFORE you add text to theTextField, and thesetTextFormat()method to add formatting AFTER you add text to theTextField. The TextFormat properties arenullby default because if you don't provide values for the properties, Flash Player uses its own default formatting. The default formatting that Flash Player uses for each property(if property's value isnull) is as follows:The default formatting for each property is also described in each property description.