The FlashTextEditor2 component does not have a visual appearence when it is exported to a swf file but it provides you with a programming interface for controlling the rich text format of the targeted text field.

FlashTextEditor2 component panel parameters

Parameter	Description
cssFile	The location of the CSS file.
linkColor	The color of the linked text (if it is not defined inside a CSS file).
targetBorderColor	The border color of the currently targeted text field.
targetTextField	The name of the targeted text field.
undoLevels	The number of undo levels. A value of 0 will disable the undo functionality.

FlashTextEditor2 Properties

Property	Description
enabled	Indicates whether the component is active or not.
linkColor	The color of the linked text (if it is not defined inside a CSS file)
targetBorderColor	The border color of the currently targeted text field.
targetTextField*	Sets the currently edited text field.
style	The styleSheet object of the text field.
cssFile	The location of the CSS file.
undoLevels	The number of undo levels. A value of 0 will disable undo.
toggleView	A Boolean value indicating whether the component is in HTML view (true) or not (false).
iniFormat	The initial text format of the targeted text field.
refocus	A Boolean value indicating whether the component should return focus after formatting is applied (true) or not (false).
target**	Target TextField or Flex TextArea.

FlashTextEditor2 Methods

Method	Description
getHTML	Returns an html string of the content of the currently edited text field.
setHTML	Sets the html text of the currently edited text field
toggleHTML	Toggles between normal and code view of the currently edited text field.
setStyle	Changes the style of the currently selected text.
removeStyle	Removes style.
setFormat	Changes the format of the currently selected text.
insertImage	Inserts an image at the position of cursor.
removeImage	Removes an image.
removeLink	Removes the link.
getImages	Returns properties of the images used in the currently edited text field.
getLinks	Returns properties of the links used in the currently edited text field.
undo	Executes an 'undo' action.
redo	Executes a 'redo' action.
doLater*	Calls a function after a user-defined number of frames.
returnFocus	Return focus to the targeted text field.
insert	Inserts characters at the position of cursor.

FlashTextEditor2 Events

Event	Description
change	Broadcast to all registered listeners when the html of the targeted text field is changed.
link	Broadcast to all registered listeners when a link inside the targeted text field is clicked.
styleInit	Broadcast to all registered listeners when a StyleSheet for the targeted text field is initialized.
selectionChange	Broadcast to all registered listeners when the format of the selected text is changed.

* - available only in ActionScript2 (FlashPlayer 8) version of FTE2
** - available only in ActionScript3 (Flash Player 9) version of FTE2