Flash link on static text

Question

in flash how to give a link on static text with the mouse over=underline effect....

please reply....

Answer 1

Adding hyperlinks to a static text is not straightforward as in the case of a normal text field because

• StaticText doesn't have htmlText property like a TextField - it inherits directly from DisplayObject.
• You cannot mimic it by listening to mouse events as DisplayObject doesn't dispatch mouse events - only an InteractiveObejct would dispatch mouse/keyboard events.
• There is no graphics property for a DisplayObject, hence you cannot mimic underlining behavior.
• The authoring tool may export multiple text field objects comprising the complete text. For example, for vertical text, the authoring tool will create one text field per character.

May be you can work around these limitations by wrapping the static text inside a Sprite - but I would use a TextField instead of reinventing the wheel.