FileEvent

Package	mx.events
Class	public class FileEvent
Inheritance	FileEvent Event Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent class represents event objects that are specific to the FileSystemList, FileSystemDataGrid, FileSystemTree and FileSystemComboBox controls.

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Related API Elements

mx.controls.FileSystemComboBox
mx.controls.FileSystemDataGrid
mx.controls.FileSystemList
mx.controls.FileSystemTree

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
		file : File The File instance associated with this event.	FileEvent
		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
		FileEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false, file:File = null) Constructor.	FileEvent
		clone():Event Duplicates an instance of an Event subclass.	Event
		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 Returns a string containing all the properties of the Event object.	Event
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

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	Constant		Defined By
		DIRECTORY_CHANGE : String = "directoryChange" [static] The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryChange event.	FileEvent
		DIRECTORY_CHANGING : String = "directoryChanging" [static] The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryChanging event.	FileEvent
		DIRECTORY_CLOSING : String = "directoryClosing" [static] The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryClosing event.	FileEvent
		DIRECTORY_OPENING : String = "directoryOpening" [static] The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryOpening event.	FileEvent
		FILE_CHOOSE : String = "fileChoose" [static] The FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a fileChoose event.	FileEvent

Property Detail

file

property

public var file:File

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The File instance associated with this event.

Constructor Detail

()

Constructor

public function FileEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false, file:File = null)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters

	`type:String` — The event type; indicates the action that caused the event.

	`bubbles:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Specifies whether the event can bubble up the display list hierarchy.

	`cancelable:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Specifies whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.

	`file:File` (default = `null`) — The File instance associated with this event.

Constant Detail

DIRECTORY_CHANGE

Constant

public static const DIRECTORY_CHANGE:String = "directoryChange"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryChange event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	false
`cancelable`	false
`currentTarget`	The Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use `myButton.addEventListener()` to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the `currentTarget`.
`file`	The File object associated with this event.
`target`	The Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the `currentTarget` property to always access the Object listening for the event.
`type`	FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE

DIRECTORY_CHANGING

Constant

public static const DIRECTORY_CHANGING:String = "directoryChanging"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryChanging event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	false
`cancelable`	true
`currentTarget`	The Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use `myButton.addEventListener()` to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the `currentTarget`.
`file`	The File object associated with this event.
`target`	The Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the `currentTarget` property to always access the Object listening for the event.
`type`	FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING

DIRECTORY_CLOSING

Constant

public static const DIRECTORY_CLOSING:String = "directoryClosing"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryClosing event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	false
`cancelable`	true
`currentTarget`	The Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use `myButton.addEventListener()` to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the `currentTarget`.
`file`	The File object associated with this event.
`target`	The Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the `currentTarget` property to always access the Object listening for the event.
`type`	FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING

DIRECTORY_OPENING

Constant

public static const DIRECTORY_OPENING:String = "directoryOpening"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a directoryOpening event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	false
`cancelable`	true
`currentTarget`	The Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use `myButton.addEventListener()` to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the `currentTarget`.
`file`	The File object associated with this event.
`target`	The Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the `currentTarget` property to always access the Object listening for the event.
`type`	FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING

FILE_CHOOSE

Constant

public static const FILE_CHOOSE:String = "fileChoose"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.1

The FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a fileChoose event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	false
`cancelable`	false
`currentTarget`	The Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use `myButton.addEventListener()` to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the `currentTarget`.
`file`	The File object associated with this event.
`target`	The Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the `currentTarget` property to always access the Object listening for the event.
`type`	FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE

FileEvent - AS3 Flex

Classes x

file

FileEvent

DIRECTORY_CHANGE

DIRECTORY_CHANGING

DIRECTORY_CLOSING

DIRECTORY_OPENING

FILE_CHOOSE

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