MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE - Alpha (Textfield.

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TextField 1169

See also

onChanged (TextField.onChanged handler), onScroller (TextField.onScroller

handler)

, removeListener (TextField.removeListener method)

_alpha (TextField._alpha property)

public _alpha : Number

Sets or retrieves the alpha transparency value of the text field. Valid values are 0 (fully

transparent) to 100 (fully opaque). The default value is 100. Transparency values are not

supported for text fields that use device fonts. You must use embedded fonts to use the

_alpha transparency property with a text field.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6

Example

The following code sets the

_alpha property of a text field named my_txt to 20%. Create a

new font symbol in the library by selecting New Font from the Library options menu. Then

set the linkage of the font to

my font. Set the linkage for a font symbol to my font. Add the

following ActionScript code to your FLA or AS file.

var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

my_fmt.font = "my font";

// where 'my font' is the linkage name of a font in the Library

this.createTextField("my_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 100,

22);

my_txt.border = true;

my_txt.embedFonts = true;

my_txt.text = "Hello World";

my_txt.setTextFormat(my_fmt);

my_txt._alpha = 20;

The MovieClip.getNextHighestDepth() method used in this example requires Flash Player

7 or later. If your SWF file includes a version 2 component, use the version 2 components

DepthManager class instead of the

MovieClip.getNextHighestDepth() method.

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE - Alpha (Textfield._Alpha Property)