AS3 Increasing the length of a string

[Axiomonline]

I am working on the following code and I keep getting a cut off at around the 'C' of Dave's computer.

I know this is going to be a simple answer but I for the life of me cannot figure out HOW to extend the string visual field. I am pretty sure the secret lies in the variable len.

Any help would be great.

import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.events.Event;

var txtFld:TextField = new TextField();
addChild(txtFld);

txtFld.textColor = 0xFF0000;

var str:String = "Hello, I am Dave's Computer. Even I can tell that TingTing is the most wonderful woman ever.";
var len:int = str.length;
var i:int = 0;

this.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnter, false, 0,true);
function onEnter(evt:Event):void {
	txtFld.appendText (str.charAt (i));
	i++;
	if (i > len) {
		removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnter);
}
}

[jAQUAN]

Set the autoSize property.

import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.events.Event;

var txtFld:TextField = new TextField();
txtFld.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
addChild(txtFld);

txtFld.textColor = 0xFF0000;

var str:String = "Hello, I am Dave's Computer. Even I can tell that TingTing is the most wonderful woman ever.";
var len:int = str.length;
var i:int = 0;

this.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnter, false, 0,true);
function onEnter(evt:Event):void {
	txtFld.appendText (str.charAt (i));
	i++;
	if (i > len) {
		removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnter);
}
}

[cultcreative]

a little trick that i often use instead of autosize is

tf.width = tf.textWidth + 10;
tf.height = tf.textHeight + 10;

* make sure that you do this after filling the text in the field

[Axiomonline]

Thank you both for your help!

While we are on the subject, I am very curious now on how to start a new line.

So instead of having a sentence like this.

You
Could
Do
Something
Like
This.

Or even have a sentence,
like this.

[cultcreative]

when adding text? you could setup htmlText and use <br> or you could just use \n in the text

[Axiomonline]

Ah so it's like JavaScript in that aspect.


Learn something new every day.

Thanks much!

[cultcreative]

if you are familiar with JS you will find a lot of similarities with actioscript