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An integer that represents the amount of vertical space in pixels (called leading) between lines.
The default value is null, which indicates that the property is undefined.
Example
The following example creates a text field and sets the leading to 10.
var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_fmt.leading = 10;
this.createTextField("my_txt", 1, 100, 100, 100, 100);
my_txt.multiline = true;
my_txt.wordWrap = true;
my_txt.border = true;
my_txt.text = "This is my first text field object text";
my_txt.setTextFormat(my_fmt);
leftMargin (TextFormat.leftMargin property)
public leftMargin : Number
The left margin of the paragraph, in points. The default value is null, which indicates that
the property is undefined.
Example
The following example creates a text field and sets the left margin to 20 points.
this.createTextField("mytext",1,100,100,100,100);
mytext.multiline = true;
mytext.wordWrap = true;
mytext.border = true;
var myformat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myformat.leftMargin = 20;
mytext.text = "this is my first text field object text";
mytext.setTextFormat(myformat);
rightMargin (TextFormat.rightMargin property)
public rightMargin : Number
The right margin of the paragraph, in points. The default value is null, which indicates that
the property is undefined.
Example
The following example creates a text field and sets the right margin to 20 points.
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