Special characters, such as \t for tab and \n for newline, can be used within a text string.

 

package {

  import flash.display.Sprite;
  import flash.text.TextField;
  public class Main extends Sprite {
    public function Main(  ) {
      var field:TextField = new TextField(  );
 
      field.text = "this will \n display in the field";
      addChild(field);
    }
  }
}

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Special characters, such as \t for tab and \n for newline, can be used within a text string. : text « TextField « Flash / Flex / ActionScript

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