find X and Y positions of the last word of a line in a dynamic text field

Revision: 25540

at April 1, 2010 17:56 by brewsie

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//mc is the mc
//textfield is the textfield in question
//mcX/Y is the position to place the mc after the text
//getLineMetrics also returns ascent, descent, width, height, x, and leading

var mcX:int=(textfield.x+textfield.getLineMetrics(textfield.numLines-1).width)+(mc.width+20);
var mcY:int=(textfield.y+textfield.textHeight)+(mc.height+10);

Revision: 25539

at April 1, 2010 17:55 by brewsie

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var mcX:int=(textfield.x+textfield.getLineMetrics(textfield.numLines-1).width)+(mc.width+20);
var mcY:int=(textfield.y+textfield.textHeight)+(mc.height+10);

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find X and Y positions of the last word of a line in a dynamic text field

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