Using the label component

Use a Label component to create a text label for another component in a form, such as a "Name:" label to the left of a TextInput field that accepts a user's name. If you're building an application using components based on version 2 (v2) of the Macromedia Component Architecture, it's a good idea to use a Label component instead of a plain text field because you can use styles to maintain a consistent look and feel.

Label parameters

The following are authoring parameters that you can set for each Label component instance in the Property inspector or in the Component Inspector panel:

text indicates the text of the label; the default value is Label.

html indicates whether the label is formatted with HTML (true) or not (false). If the html parameter is set to true, a Label cannot be formatted with styles. The default value is false.

autoSize indicates how the label sizes and aligns to fit the text. The default value is none. The parameter can be any of the following four values:

• none—the label doesn't resize or align to fit the text.
• left—the right and bottom sides of the label resize to fit the text. The left and top sides don't resize.
• center—the bottom side of the label resizes to fit the text. The horizontal center of the label stays anchored at the its original horizontal center position.
• right—the left and bottom sides of the label resize to fit the text. The top and right side don't resize.

Note: The Label component autoSize property is different from the built-in ActionScript TextField object's autoSize property.

You can write ActionScript to set additional options for Label instances using its methods, properties, and events. For more information, see Label class.

Creating an application with the Label component

The following procedure explains how to add a Label component to an application while authoring. In this example, the label is beside a combo box with dates in a shopping cart application.

To create an application with the Label component, do the following: