# MX ListBox Dynamic Height Problem
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-listbox-dynamic-height-problem/6756
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 15, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-listbox-dynamic-height-problem/6756 "2002-10-15T21:32:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@LeonTrotsky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeonTrotsky)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-listbox-dynamic-height-problem/6756/1 "2002-10-15T21:32:12Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-listbox-dynamic-height-problem/6756/2 "2002-10-15T21:49:53Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-listbox-dynamic-height-problem/6756/3 "2002-10-16T17:54:27Z")
You can force a label to wrap thusly:
this.labelField.autosize = “left”;