MACROMEDIA Flash Lite 2, Reference

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TextField 689
_url (TextField._url property)
public _url : String [read-only]
Retrieves the URL of the SWF file that created the text field.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Example
The following example retrieves the URL of the SWF file that created the text field, and a
SWF file that loads into it.
this.createTextField("my_txt", 1, 10, 10, 100, 22);
trace(my_txt._url);
var mclListener:Object = new Object();
mclListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
trace(target_mc._url);
};
var holder_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
holder_mcl.addListener(mclListener);
holder_mcl.loadClip("best_flash_ever.swf",
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc", 2));
When you test this example, the URL of the SWF file you are testing, and the file called
best_flash_ever.swf are displayed in the Output panel.When you test this example, the URL
of the SWF file you are testing, and the file called best_flash_ever.swf write to the log file.
variable (TextField.variable property)
public variable : String
The name of the variable that the text field is associated with. The type of this property is
String.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Example
The following example creates a text field called
my_txt
and associates the variable
today_date
with the text field. When you change the variable
today_date
, then the text that
appears in
my_txt
updates.
this.createTextField("my_txt", 1, 10, 10, 200, 22);
my_txt.variable = "today_date";
var today_date:Date = new Date();
var date_interval:Number = setInterval(updateDate, 500);
function updateDate():Void {
today_date = new Date();
}