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Get Total Lines In Dynamic Textfield?

hey everyone...
I've created a scroller for a dynamic text field... I'd like to set it's visibility to true or false depending on whether or not there is a certain number of lines...
something like:

if( totalLines < x){
scroller._visibile=false;
}

how do I get the total number of lines?

As always... thanks for any help.

FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 05-13-2002, 02:22 PM

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for (q=0;q<my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes.length;q++){
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and (my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.lnk!=undefined))
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else
area.txt.htmlText+="<a href='"+my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.lnk+"'>"+my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.txt+"</a>";
else if (my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.txt!=undefined)
if (informationTextBold)
area.txt.htmlText+=""+my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.txt+"";
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area.txt.htmlText+=""+my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.txt+"";
if (my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.pic!=undefined){
ok=true;

var url = new String;
url = my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.pic;
//trace (url);
var blurb = new String;
blurb = my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.txt;
//trace (blurb);
var going = new String;
going = my_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[q].attributes.lnk;
//trace (going);
where.push(url);

what.push(blurb);
linkname.push(going);

var listenerObj:Object = new Object();
listenerObj.onLoadInit = function (target_mc:MovieClip):Void {
target_mc._x = (Stage.width / 2 - target_mc._width) / 2 + 850;
target_mc._y = (Stage.height / 2 - target_mc._height) / 2 + 175;
//trace("dimensions" +target_mc._width + target_mc._height);
var myDropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter (16,45,0x000000,.15,15,15,1.5,1,false,false,false);
target_mc.filters = [myDropShadowFilter];
var tw:Tween = new Tween(movieClip,"_alpha",Strong.easeIn,0,85,1,true);

myButton1._x = ((Stage.width / 2 - target_mc._width) / 2 + 850) + target_mc._width - 95;
myButton1._y = ((Stage.height / 2 - target_mc._height) / 2 + 175) + target_mc._height + 10;
wassup._x = ((Stage.width / 2 - target_mc._width) / 2 + 850) + target_mc._width - 95;
wassup._y = ((Stage.height / 2 - target_mc._height) / 2 + 175) + target_mc._height + 10;

currentSelected = "movieClip";

}

var movieClipLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
movieClipLoader.addListener(listenerObj);
movieClipLoader.loadClip(url, movieClip);
myButton1.onRelease = function() {

getURL(going);

}
}
}
}
}
}
So basically as this stands -- I can load in the text field and position it where I want to. I stored information in an array that I can trace as valid. I just need to get that array text into the text field. Whether this is possible, or whether this is the best way -- very good questions which I can't seem to find answers to.

Please help.

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