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at December 20, 2011 02:01 by adrianparr
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var originalStr:String = "<p>Each<br>word<br>should<br>be<br>on<br>a<br>new<br>line.</p><p>\tThis line should be tabbed.</p><p>But this line shouldn't be tabbed.</p><p><li>Bullet points don't work though</li><li>Bullet points don't work though</li><li>Bullet points don't work though</li></p><p>Paste into Notepad to view the results!</p>";

var textfieldStr:String = unescape(originalStr);

var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.multiline = true;
tf.width = stage.stageWidth;
tf.height = stage.stageHeight;
addChild(tf);
tf.htmlText = textfieldStr;

var clipboardForNotepadStr:String = unescape(tf.text.replace(/\r/g, '
'));
System.setClipboard(clipboardForNotepadStr);
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                                        Initial Description
                                        

                                    

                                    
Linebreaks differ between Flash TextField and a plain text file like Notepad. In this example we convert the html linebreaks in Flash to \r\n

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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AS3 Convert TextField LineBreaks to CRLF for Display as Plain Text (Notepad) on Windows

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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text, line

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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ActionScript 3