MX ListBox Dynamic Height Problem

programming flash
1

Why? Why? Why?

I’m using the Flash MX ListBox UI Component, attempting to set the label height dynamically (to account for wraping text).

Please note the following (simplified) code in FLabel:

This does NOT work:

//::: PUBLIC METHODS
FLabelClass.prototype.setLabel = function(label)
{
// set height
this.labelField._height = 15;
}

But this does:

//::: PUBLIC METHODS
FLabelClass.prototype.setLabel = function(label)
{
// set textColor
this.labelField.textColor = 0xffffff;
}

Thoughts? Suggestions on another direction? Sympathy?

2

I was under the understanding that labels would not wrap under the component. You can change width and size of the component, but I dont know of a way to make the label wrap. Perhaps someone will educate us.

3

You can force a label to wrap thusly:

this.labelField.autosize = “left”;