How can i change color of one word in a dynamic textField in AS 3

Question

I have this function:

private function boldVerb(_phrase:String, _verb:String):String
{
    var newHtmlText:String = "";

    var pattern:RegExp = new RegExp([_verb]);

    newHtmlText = _phrase.replace(pattern, "<b>" + _verb + "</b>");
    return newHtmlText;
}

And I want to change the color of this "verb" that the function receives. Is it possible in AS3?

Answer 1

Sure. You can either use a stylesheet or you use the font tag (assuming it's an html textfield).

<font color='#FF0000'>This is red</font>

See documentation here.