flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter (Flex 4 Beta)

	Property	Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

	Method	Defined By
		export(source:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow, format:String, conversionType:String):Object [static] Exports a TextFlow to a specified format.	TextConverter
		getExporter(format:String):flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextExporter [static] Creates an export filter.	TextConverter
		getImporter(format:String, config:IConfiguration = null):flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextImporter [static] Creates an import filter.	TextConverter
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		importToFlow(source:Object, format:String, config:IConfiguration = null):flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow [static] Creates a TextFlow from source content in a specified format.	TextConverter
		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
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		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

	Constant	Defined By
		FXG_FORMAT : String = "fxgFormat" [static] FXG Format.	TextConverter
		HTML_FORMAT : String = "htmlFormat" [static] HTML format.	TextConverter
		PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT : String = "plainTextFormat" [static] Plain text format.	TextConverter
		TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT : String = "textLayoutFormat" [static] TextLayout Format.	TextConverter

Method Detail

export

()

method

public static function export(source:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow, format:String, conversionType:String):Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Exports a TextFlow to a specified format. Supported formats include FXG, HTML, plain text, and TextLayout Markup.

Use one of the four static constants supplied with this class to specify the format parameter:

TextConverter.FXG_FORMAT
TextConverter.HTML_FORMAT
TextConverter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT
TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT

Specify the type of the exported data in the conversionType parameter with one of the two static constants supplied by the ConversionType class:

ConversionType.STRING_TYPE
ConvresionType.XML_TYPE

Returns a representation of the TextFlow in the specified format.

Parameters

	`source:flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow` — Source content

	`format:String` — Output format

	`conversionType:String` — Type of exported data

Returns

Object — Object Exported form of the TextFlow

getExporter

()

method

public static function getExporter(format:String):flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextExporter

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Creates an export filter. Returns an export filter, which you can then use to export from a TextFlow to a source string or XML object. Use this function if you have many separate exports to perform. It is equivalent to calling flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter.export().

Use one of the four static constants supplied with this class to specify the format parameter:

TextConverter.FXG_FORMAT
TextConverter.HTML_FORMAT
TextConverter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT
TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT

Parameters

format:String — Target format for exported data

Returns

flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextExporter — ITextExporter Text filter that can export in the specified format

Example ( How to use this example )

This code snippet shows a use of the getExporter method to perform repeated exports of formatted text.


var markup:String = "<TextFlow xmlns='http://ns.adobe.com/textLayout/2008'><p><span>Hello, World</span></p></TextFlow>";
var tFilter:TextConverter = new TextConverter();
var textFlow:TextFlow = tFilter.importToFlow(markup, TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT);
var exporter:ITextImporter = tFilter.getExporter(TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT));
var export1:String = exporter.export();
var export2:String = exporter.export();

getImporter

()

method

 public static function getImporter(format:String, config:IConfiguration = null):flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextImporter

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Creates an import filter. Returns an import filter, which you can then use to import from a source string or XML object to a TextFlow. Use this function if you have many separate imports to perform, or if you want to handle errors during import. It is equivalent to calling flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter.importToFlow().

Use one of the four static constants supplied with this class to specify the format parameter:

TextConverter.FXG_FORMAT
TextConverter.HTML_FORMAT
TextConverter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT
TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT

Parameters

	`format:String` — Format of source content. Use constants from flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT, PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT, HTML_FORMAT etc.

	`config:IConfiguration` (default = `null`) — configuration to use during this import. null means take the current default.

Returns

flashx.textLayout.conversion:ITextImporter — ITextImporter Text filter that can import the source data

Example ( How to use this example )

This code snippet shows a use of the getImporter method to perform repeated imports of formatted text. Note that errors are cleared at the beginning of each call to importToFlow.


var markup1:String = "<TextFlow xmlns='http://ns.adobe.com/textLayout/2008'><p><span>Hello, World</span></p></TextFlow>";
var markup2:String = "<TextFlow xmlns='http://ns.adobe.com/textLayout/2008'><p><span>Hello, Again</span></p></TextFlow>";
var tFilter:TextConverter = new TextConverter();
var importer:ITextImporter = tFilter.getImporter(TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT);
importer.throwOnError = false;
var textFlow1:TextFlow = importer.importToFlow(markup1);
if(importer.errors) {
    //deal with importing errors
}
var textFlow2:TextFlow = importer.importToFlow(markup2);
if(importer.errors) {
    //deal with importing errors
}

importToFlow

()

method

 public static function importToFlow(source:Object, format:String, config:IConfiguration = null):flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Creates a TextFlow from source content in a specified format. Supported formats include FXG, HTML, plain text, and TextLayout Markup.

Use one of the four static constants supplied with this class to specify the format parameter:

TextConverter.FXG_FORMAT
TextConverter.HTML_FORMAT
TextConverter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT
TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT

Parameters

	`source:Object` — Source content

	`format:String` — Format of source content

	`config:IConfiguration` (default = `null`) — IConfiguration to use when creating new TextFlows

Returns

flashx.textLayout.elements:TextFlow — TextFlow that was created from the source.

Constant Detail

FXG_FORMAT

Constant

public static const FXG_FORMAT:String = "fxgFormat"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

FXG Format. Use the filter for importing from, or exporting to, a TextFlow using FXG (an XML-based graphics interchange format). FXG will detect the following errors:

Unexpected namespace
Unknown element
Unknown attribute

HTML_FORMAT

Constant

public static const HTML_FORMAT:String = "htmlFormat"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

HTML format. Use this for importing from, or exporting to, a TextFlow using the HTML fomat. The Text Layout Framework HTML supports a subset of the tags and attributes supported by the TextField class in the flash.text package.

The following table lists the HTML tags and attributes supported for the import and export process (tags and attributes supported by TextField, but not supported by the Text Layout Framework are specifically described as not supported):

Tag	Description
Anchor tag	The `<a>` tag creates a hypertext link and supports the following attributes: `target`: Specifies the name of the target window where you load the page. Options include `_self`, `_blank`, `_parent`, and `_top`. The `_self` option specifies the current frame in the current window, `_blank` specifies a new window, `_parent` specifies the parent of the current frame, and `_top` specifies the top-level frame in the current window. `href`: Specifies a URL. The URL can be either absolute or relative to the location of the SWF file that is loading the page. An example of an absolute reference to a URL is `http://www.adobe.com`; an example of a relative reference is `/index.html`. Absolute URLs must be prefixed with http://; otherwise, Flash treats them as relative URLs. Note: Unlike the TextField class, ActionScript `link` events are not supported. Neither are `a:link`, `a:hover`, and `a:active` styles.
Bold tag	The `<b>` tag renders text as bold. A bold typeface must be available for the font used.
Break tag	The `<br>` tag creates a line break in the text field. Set the text field to be a multiline text field to use this tag.
Font tag	The `<font>` tag specifies a font or list of fonts to display the text.The font tag supports the following attributes: `color`: Only hexadecimal color (`#FFFFFF`) values are supported. `face`: Specifies the name of the font to use. As shown in the following example, you can specify a list of comma-delimited font names, in which case Flash Player selects the first available font. If the specified font is not installed on the local computer system or isn't embedded in the SWF file, Flash Player selects a substitute font. `size`: Specifies the size of the font. You can use absolute pixel sizes, such as 16 or 18. Note: Unlike the TextField class, you cannot use relative point sizes, such as +2 or -4.
Image tag	The `<img>` tag lets you embed external image files (JPEG, GIF, PNG), SWF files, and movie clips inside text fields. Text automatically flows around images you embed in text fields. You must set the text field to be multiline to wrap text around an image. The `<img>` tag supports the following attributes: `src`: Specifies the URL to an image or SWF file, or the linkage identifier for a movie clip symbol in the library. This attribute is required; all other attributes are optional. External files (JPEG, GIF, PNG, and SWF files) do not show until they are downloaded completely. `width`: The width of the image, SWF file, or movie clip being inserted, in pixels. `height`: The height of the image, SWF file, or movie clip being inserted, in pixels. `align`: Specifies the horizontal alignment of the embedded image within the text field. Valid values are `left` and `right`. The default value is `left`. Note: Unlike the TextField class, the following attributes are not supported: `hspace`, `vspace`, `id`, and `checkPolicyFile`. Flash displays media embedded in a text field at full size. To specify the dimensions of the media you are embedding, use the `<img>` tag `height` and `width` attributes. In general, an image embedded in a text field appears on the line following the `<img>` tag. However, when the `<img>` tag is the first character in the text field, the image appears on the first line of the text field.
Italic tag	The `<i>` tag displays the tagged text in italics. An italic typeface must be available for the font used.
List item tag	Note: Unlike the TextField class, the List item tag is not supported.
Paragraph tag	The `<p>` tag creates a new paragraph. The text field must be set to be a multiline text field to use this tag. The `<p>` tag supports the following attributes: align: Specifies alignment of text within the paragraph; valid values are `left`, `right`, `justify`, and `center`. class: Specifies a class name that can be used for styling
Span tag	The `<span>` tag supports the following attributes: class: Specifies a class name that can be used for styling
Text format tag	The `<textformat>` tag lets you use a subset of paragraph formatting properties of the TextFormat class within text fields, including line leading, indentation, margins, and tab stops. You can combine `<textformat>` tags with the built-in HTML tags. The `<textformat>` tag has the following attributes: `indent`: Specifies the indentation from the left margin to the first character in the paragraph; corresponds to `TextFormat.indent`. Both positive and negative numbers are acceptable. `leftmargin`: Specifies the left margin of the paragraph, in points; corresponds to `TextFormat.leftMargin`. `rightmargin`: Specifies the right margin of the paragraph, in points; corresponds to `TextFormat.rightMargin`. Note: Unlike the TextField class, the following attributes are unsupported: `blockindent`, `leading`, and `tabstops`.
Underline tag	The `<u>` tag underlines the tagged text.

PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT

Constant

public static const PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT:String = "plainTextFormat"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Plain text format. Use this for creating a TextFlow from a simple, unformatted String, or for creating a simple, unformatted String from a TextFlow.

TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT

Constant

public static const TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT:String = "textLayoutFormat"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

TextLayout Format. Use this for importing from, or exporting to, a TextFlow using the TextLayout markup format. Text Layout format will detect the following errors:

Unexpected namespace
Unknown element
Unknown attribute

Examples ( How to use this example )

TextConverter_example.as

This example shows a use of the TextConverter conversion class. Text in a standard markup format is imported into a TextFlow object and then displayed. The text is then exported in XML format.

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flashx.textLayout.compose.StandardFlowComposer;
    import flashx.textLayout.container.ContainerController;
    import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow;
    import flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter;
    import flashx.textLayout.conversion.ConversionType;

    public class TextConverter_example extends Sprite
    {
        public function TextConverter_example()
        {
            var markup:String = "<TextFlow xmlns='http://ns.adobe.com/textLayout/2008'><p><span>Hello, World</span></p></TextFlow>";
            var tConverter:TextConverter = new TextConverter();
            var textFlow:TextFlow = tConverter.importToFlow(markup, TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT);
            textFlow.flowComposer.addController(new ContainerController(this, 200, 50));
            textFlow.flowComposer.updateAllContainers();
            //export to XML
            var xmlOut:XML = tConverter.export(textFlow.ConversionType.XML_TYPE);
        }
    }
}

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Package	flashx.textLayout.conversion
Class	public class TextConverter
Inheritance	TextConverter Object