About top-level and built-in classes 295
The flash.text package
The flash.text package contains the TextRenderer class for working with advanced anti-
aliasing in available in Flash Player 8.
The mx.lang package
The mx.lang package contains the Locale class for working with multilanguage text.
The System and TextField packages
The System package contains the capabilities, IME, and security classes. These classes deal
with client settings that might affect your application in Flash Player. For more information
on each class, see the cross references provided in the following table.
Class Description
TextRenderer This class provides functionality for the advanced anti-aliasing
capability in Flash Player 8. See TextRenderer
(flash.text.TextRenderer).
Class Description
Locale This class lets you control how multilanguage text displays in a SWF
file. See Locale (mx.lang.Locale).
Class Description
capabilities The capabilities class determines the abilities of the system and Flash
Player that’s hosting the SWF file. This lets you customize content for
different formats. See capabilities (System.capabilities).
IME The IME class lets you directly manipulate the operating system’s input
method editor (IME) that’s within the Flash Player application running
on a client computer. See IME (System.IME).
security The security class contains methods that specify how SWF files in
different domains can communicate with each other. See security
(System.security).