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Anonymous
December 4, 2009
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Best or easiest to load texts with link?

  • December 4, 2009
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I was contemplating which is the best or easiest way to create three texts with links an Internet site. One method is creating a static text in design mode and only show the static texts with hyperlink or creating all these programmatically by loading external texts and adding the link in code.

I was thinking that to be more flexible and portable, creating the hyperlink to some texts programmatically is better but I'm not sure where to start on that. I know how to load external texts now but I'm not sure how to add hyperlinks to it.

Any suggestion is appreciated.

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Correct answer kglad

It's still not working. Here's the code:

function formatLink():void {
    var myCSS:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet();
    myCSS.setStyle("a:link", {color:'#0000CC',textDecoration:'none'});
    myCSS.setStyle("a:hover", {color:'#0000FF',textDecoration:'underline'});
    txtFormat.font = weiss.fontName;
    txtFormat.color=0x000066;
    txtFormat.size=24;
    
    //myTxtField.setTextFormat(txtFormat);
    myTxtField.defaultTextFormat(txtFormat);
    myTxtField.embedFonts = true;
    
    //loading external CSS file
    /*cssLoader = new URLLoader();// Create a new URLLoader object
    cssLoader.load(new URLRequest("eGreeting.css"));// Load "default.css" with a new URLRequest object
    css = new StyleSheet();// Create a new StyleSheet object
    css.parseCSS(cssLoader.data);// Parsing CSS*/
    //end of loeading external CSS file
    
    myTxtField.styleSheet = myCSS; // Linking CSS to TextField
    //end creating css
    
    myTxtField.htmlText="";
    myTxtField.htmlText="<p><a href='http://www.mysite.com/' target='_blank'>My Link</a></p>";
    myTxtField.wordWrap=false;
    //myTxtField.embedFonts = true;
    myTxtField.x=150;
    myTxtField.y=100;
    //trace("Third txtField.y: " + txtField.y);
    myTxtField.alpha=0;
}

And the error for the defaultTextFormat:

1195: Attempted access of inaccessible method defaultTextFormat through a reference with static type flash.text:TextField.

Is the above error means I can't do this?

myTxtField.htmlText="<p><a href='http://www.mysite.com/' target='_blank'>My Link</a></p>";


the defaultTextFormat is a property, not a method.   instead of:

   myTxtField.defaultTextFormat(txtFormat);

use:

   myTxtField.defaultTextFormat = txtFormat;

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kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2009

you can use the asfunction to create a link in a textfield.

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Anonymous
December 7, 2009

Will you explain what a "asfunction" is and how do I use it? Any link to examples is much appreciated.

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Anonymous
December 7, 2009

Okay, here's a version I tried but the texts with hyperlink does not show up on the stage. Any suggestion?

//import classes
import com.greensock.TweenLite;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
//end of importing
//start of sound section is for sound
var soundReq:URLRequest=new URLRequest("PaukenBrumfiel_AngelsOnHigh.mp3");
var sound:Sound = new Sound();
sound.load(soundReq);
sound.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
//end of sound section
//Loading external texts
var weiss:Font = new Weiss();
var slideXTween:Tween;
var txtAlphaTween:Tween;
var txtNextText:Tween;
var txtContainer:Sprite;
var txtField:TextField = new TextField();
var textRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest("happyHoliday.txt");
var textLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var txtFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
//end of loading external texts
function onComplete(event:Event):void {
    sound.play();
}
function textReady(event:Event):void
{
    txtFormat.font = weiss.fontName;
    txtFormat.color = 0x000066;
    txtFormat.size = 24;
    //txtField.x = stage.stageWidth;
    //txtField.width = 800;
    txtField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
    //txtField.height = txtField.autoSize
    txtField.wordWrap = false;
    txtField.text = event.target.data;
    txtField.setTextFormat(txtFormat);
    //txtField.y = 350;
    txtField.embedFonts = true;
}
//load external texts
textLoad.load(textRequest);
textLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, textReady);
txtField.x = stage.stageWidth;
addChild(txtField);
//trace("First txtField.y: " + txtField.y);
txtField.y = 350;
TweenLite.to(txtField, 40, {x:-stage.stageWidth*2.25, ease:Linear.easeNone, delay:0.5, onComplete:myFunction});
function myFunction():void {
    //trace("Second txtField.y: " + txtField.y);
    textLoad.load(new URLRequest("inspiration.txt"));
    txtField.x = 150;
    txtField.y = 330;
    //trace("Third txtField.y: " + txtField.y);
    txtField.alpha = 0;
    
    TweenLite.to(txtField, 5, {alpha:1, onComplete:nextText});
}
function nextText():void{
    //create and initialize css
    var myCSS:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet();
    myCSS.setStyle("a:link", {color:'#0000CC',textDecoration:'none'});
    myCSS.setStyle("a:hover", {color:'#0000FF',textDecoration:'underline'});
    
    txtField.styleSheet = myCSS;
    //end creating css
    
    txtField.htmlText = "";
    txtField.htmlText = "<a href='http://www.uwstout.edu/advancement/' target='_blank'>University Advancement Office</a>";
    
    txtField.x = 150;
    txtField.y = 350;
    //trace("Third txtField.y: " + txtField.y);
    txtField.alpha = 0;
    
    TweenLite.to(txtField, 5, {alpha:1, onComplete:nextLink});
    
    trace("tween done");
}
function nextLink():void{
    trace("done nextLink fuction");
}
//end of loading external texts
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