LocationChangeEvent

Package	flash.events
Class	public class LocationChangeEvent
Inheritance	LocationChangeEvent Event Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

An HTMLLoader or StageWebView object dispatches a LocationChangeEvent object when a new page loads.

There are two types of LocationChangeEvent:

LocationChangeEvent.LOCATION_CHANGING: dispatched before a change initiated via the content displayed in a StageWebView object. Can be canceled.
LocationChangeEvent.LOCATION_CHANGE: dispatched after every location change. Cannot be canceled.

More examples

Displaying HTML content in mobile apps

Related API Elements

StageWebView

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		bubbles : Boolean [read-only] Indicates whether an event is a bubbling event.	Event
		cancelable : Boolean [read-only] Indicates whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.	Event
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		currentTarget : Object [read-only] The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.	Event
		eventPhase : uint [read-only] The current phase in the event flow.	Event
		location : String The destination URL of the change.	LocationChangeEvent
		target : Object [read-only] The event target.	Event
		type : String [read-only] The type of event.	Event

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		LocationChangeEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false, location:String = null) Creates a LocationChangeEvent object.	LocationChangeEvent
		clone():Event [override]	LocationChangeEvent
		formatToString(className:String, ... arguments):String A utility function for implementing the toString() method in custom ActionScript 3.0 Event classes.	Event
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isDefaultPrevented():Boolean Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event.	Event
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		preventDefault():void Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.	Event
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		stopImmediatePropagation():void Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in the event flow.	Event
		stopPropagation():void Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the event flow.	Event
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String [override] Returns a string that contains all the properties of the LocationChangeEvent object.	LocationChangeEvent
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

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	Constant		Defined By
		LOCATION_CHANGE : String = "locationChange" [static] Dispatched after every location change.	LocationChangeEvent
		LOCATION_CHANGING : String = "locationChanging" [static] The LOCATION_CHANGING constant defines the value of the type property LocationChangeEvent object dispatched before a change in page location.	LocationChangeEvent

Property Detail

location

property

location:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

The destination URL of the change.

Implementation
public function get location():String
public function set location(value:String):void

Constructor Detail

()

Constructor

public function LocationChangeEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false, location:String = null)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

Creates a LocationChangeEvent object.

Parameters

	`type:String`

	`bubbles:Boolean` (default = `false`)

	`cancelable:Boolean` (default = `false`)

	`location:String` (default = `null`)

Method Detail

clone

()

method

override public function clone():Event

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

Returns

Event

toString

()

method

override public function toString():String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

Returns a string that contains all the properties of the LocationChangeEvent object. The string is in the following format:

[LocationChangeEvent type=value bubbles=value cancelable=value eventPhase=value location=value

Returns

String

Constant Detail

LOCATION_CHANGE

Constant

public static const LOCATION_CHANGE:String = "locationChange"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

Dispatched after every location change.

LOCATION_CHANGING

Constant

public static const LOCATION_CHANGING:String = "locationChanging"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2.5

The LOCATION_CHANGING constant defines the value of the type property LocationChangeEvent object dispatched before a change in page location.

LocationChangeEvent - AS3

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