title: AS3 TextLineMetrics get text width BEFORE object is on Displaylist
body: <p>I have a library MovieClip Class that consists solely of a dynamic textfield contained in a MovieClip.</p>
  
  <p>I want to instantiate this MC, populate the textField with text, get the width of the resulting text and, if the width is less than a predefined MIN_WIDTH value, append more text.</p>
  
  <p>When the width is equal to or greater than my MIN_WIDTH value, add this MovieClip class to the display list.</p>
  
  <p>My question is, does anyone know if its possible to retrieve the length of text in a textField using Textlinemetrics BEFORE the textField has been added to the display list?</p>