| Package | spark.components.supportClasses |
| Class | public class StyleableStageText |
| Inheritance | StyleableStageText  UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object |
| Implements | IEditableText, ISoftKeyboardHintClient |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
StageText allows for better text entry and manipulation experiences on mobile devices using native text fields. The native fields provide correct visuals, text spacing and reflow, selection behavior, and text entry assistance. This class can also be used on desktop platforms where it behaves as a wrapper around TextField.
The padding around native text controls may be different than the padding around TextField controls.Similiar to other native applications, when you tap outside of the native text field, the text field gives up focus and the soft keyboard goes away. This differs from when you tap outside of a TextField and the focus stays in the TextField and the soft keyboard remains visible.
Limitation of StageText-based controls:
- Native text input fields cannot be clipped by other Flex content and are rendered in a layer above the Stage. Because of this limitation, components that use StageText-based skin classes will always appear to be on top of other Flex components. Flex popups and drop-downs will also be obscured by any visible native text fields. Finally, native text fields' relative z-order cannot be controlled by the application.
- The native controls do not support embedded fonts.
- Links and html markup are not supported.
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textis always selectable. - Fractional alpha values are not supported.
- Keyboard events are not dispatched for most keys. This means that the tab key will not dispatch keyDown or keyUp events so focus cannot be removed from a StageText-based control with the tab key.
- StageText is currently not capable of measuring text.
- At this time StageText does not support programmatic control of scroll position.
- At this time StageText does not support an event model necessary to allow for touch-based scrolling of forms containing native text fields.
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Public Properties
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Show Inherited Public Properties| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | accessibilityDescription : String
A convenience accessor for the description property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityEnabled : Boolean
A convenience accessor for the silent property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation
The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation)
for this InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |
| accessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
The current accessibility options for this display object. | DisplayObject | |
| accessibilityShortcut : String
A convenience accessor for the shortcut property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| activeEffects : Array [read-only]
The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent | |
| autoCapitalize : String
Hint indicating what captialization behavior soft keyboards should use. | StyleableStageText | ||
| autoCorrect : Boolean
Hint indicating whether a soft keyboard should use its auto-correct
behavior, if supported. | StyleableStageText | ||
| automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent | |
| automationEnabled : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is enabled for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent | |
| automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The owner of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The parent of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationTabularData : Object [read-only]
An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which
can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent | |
| automationValue : Array [read-only]
This value generally corresponds to the rendered appearance of the
object and should be usable for correlating the identifier with
the object as it appears visually within the application. | UIComponent | |
| automationVisible : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is visible for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| baseline : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| baselinePosition : Number [read-only]
The y-coordinate of the baseline
of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | |
| blendMode : String
A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use. | DisplayObject | |
| blendShader : Shader [write-only]
Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background. | DisplayObject | |
| bottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| buttonMode : Boolean
Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite | |
| cacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the
display object. | DisplayObject | |
| cacheAsBitmapMatrix : Matrix
If non-null, this Matrix object defines how a display object is rendered when
cacheAsBitmap is set to true. | DisplayObject | |
| cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only]
Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | |
| cachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | |
| className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
| constructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
| contentMouseX : Number [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contentMouseY : Number [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contextMenu : NativeMenu
Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject | |
| currentState : String
The current view state of the component. | UIComponent | |
| cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only]
Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| depth : Number
Determines the order in which items inside of containers
are rendered. | UIComponent | |
| descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| designLayer : DesignLayer
Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual
element. | UIComponent | |
| displayAsPassword : Boolean
Specifies whether the text field is a password text field. | StyleableStageText | ||
| document : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override]
Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent | |
| dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only]
Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
which the sprite was dropped. | Sprite | |
| editable : Boolean
Flag that indicates whether the text in the field is editable. | StyleableStageText | ||
| enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
| errorString : String
The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a
component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent | |
| explicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| filters : Array
An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu
The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| focusEnabled : Boolean
Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent | |
| focusManager : IFocusManager
Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| focusPane : Sprite
The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent | |
| focusRect : Object
Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle. | InteractiveObject | |
| graphics : Graphics [read-only]
Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector
drawing commands can occur. | Sprite | |
| hasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent | |
| hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix. | UIComponent | |
| height : Number [override]
Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| hitArea : Sprite
Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite. | Sprite | |
| horizontalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
| includeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
parent container. | UIComponent | |
| inheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| initialized : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndex : int [read-only]
The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices required to reference
this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent | |
| is3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true when the element is in 3D. | UIComponent | |
| isDocument : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object. | UIComponent | |
| isPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
that component has been popped up. | UIComponent | |
| layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| left : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only]
Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
to which this display object belongs. | DisplayObject | |
| maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the
middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent | |
| mask : DisplayObject
The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. | DisplayObject | |
| maxChars : int
Indicates the maximum number of characters that a user can enter into the text field. | StyleableStageText | ||
| maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| measuredHeight : Number
The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredWidth : Number
The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| metaData : Object
Obtains the meta data object of the DisplayObject instance if meta data was stored alongside the
the instance of this DisplayObject in the SWF file through a PlaceObject4 tag. | DisplayObject | |
| minHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| minWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for
finding the style manager that controls the styles for this
component. | UIComponent | |
| mouseChildren : Boolean
Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse, or user input device, enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| mouseEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages. | InteractiveObject | |
| mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
| mouseX : Number [read-only]
Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| mouseY : Number [read-only]
Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| multiline : Boolean
Indicates whether the StageText object can display more than one line of
text. | StyleableStageText | ||
| name : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject | |
| needsSoftKeyboard : Boolean
Specifies whether a virtual keyboard (an on-screen, software keyboard) should display
when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus. | InteractiveObject | |
| nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| nonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| numAutomationChildren : int [read-only]
The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent | |
| numChildren : int [read-only]
Returns the number of children of this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| opaqueBackground : Object
Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. | DisplayObject | |
| owner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object. | UIComponent | |
| parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only]
The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent | |
| parentApplication : Object [read-only]
A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
instance. | UIComponent | |
| parentDocument : Object [read-only]
A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| percentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| percentWidth : Number
Specifies the width of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| postLayoutTransformOffsets : mx.geom:TransformOffsets
Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's
transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout. | UIComponent | |
| processedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation,
depending on which one happens. | UIComponent | |
| repeater : IRepeater [read-only]
A reference to the Repeater object
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndex : int [read-only]
The index of the item in the data provider
of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| restrict : String
Restricts the set of characters that a user can enter into the text field. | StyleableStageText | ||
| returnKeyLabel : String
Hint indicating what label should be displayed for the return key on
soft keyboards. | StyleableStageText | ||
| right : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| root : DisplayObject [read-only]
For a display object in a loaded SWF file, the root property is the
top-most display object in the portion of the display list's tree structure represented by that SWF file. | DisplayObject | |
| rotation : Number [override]
Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. | UIComponent | |
| rotationX : Number [override]
Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationY : Number [override]
Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationZ : Number [override]
Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| scale9Grid : Rectangle
The current scaling grid that is in effect. | DisplayObject | |
| scaleX : Number [override]
Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleY : Number [override]
Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleZ : Number [override]
Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis. | UIComponent | |
| screen : Rectangle [read-only]
Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent | |
| scrollRect : Rectangle
The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| selectionActivePosition : int [read-only]
The active, or last clicked position, of the selection. | StyleableStageText | ||
| selectionAnchorPosition : int [read-only]
The anchor, or first clicked position, of the selection. | StyleableStageText | ||
| showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| softKeyboard : String
Controls the appearance of the soft keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
| softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest : Rectangle
Defines the area that should remain on-screen when a soft keyboard is displayed (not available on iOS). | InteractiveObject | |
| softKeyboardType : String
Hint indicating what kind of soft keyboard should be displayed for this
component. | StyleableStageText | ||
| soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform
Controls sound within this sprite. | Sprite | |
| stage : Stage [read-only]
The Stage of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
| states : Array
The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent | |
| styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only]
Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleName : Object
The class style used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent | |
| systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| tabChildren : Boolean
Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| tabEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object is in the tab order. | InteractiveObject | |
| tabFocusEnabled : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus
via the TAB key
This is similar to the tabEnabled property
used by the Flash Player.
This is usually true for components that
handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars
have them set to false because they should not steal
focus from another component like an editor. | UIComponent | |
| tabIndex : int
Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. | InteractiveObject | |
| text : String
A string that is the current text in the text field. | StyleableStageText | ||
| textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only]
Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
| top : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| transform : flash.geom:Transform [override]
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform,
and pixel bounds. | UIComponent | |
| transformX : Number
Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformY : Number
Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformZ : Number
Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transitions : Array
An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent | |
| tweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent | |
| uid : String
A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent | |
| updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| useHandCursor : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the pointer rolls
over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true. | Sprite | |
| validationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | |
| verticalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| visible : Boolean [override]
Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent | |
| width : Number [override]
Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| x : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| y : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| z : Number [override]
Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject
instance relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
Protected Properties
Public Methods
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | StyleableStageText | ||
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Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer
instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener
receives notification of an event. | EventDispatcher | |
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Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
Appends the specified text to the end of the text component,
as if you had clicked at the end and typed. | StyleableStageText | ||
|
Indicates whether the security restrictions
would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling
the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method
with the specified point point. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
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Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | |
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Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
|
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
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Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
|
Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent | |
| drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, w:Number, h:Number, r:Object = null, c:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, rot:Object = null, gradient:String = null, ratios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void
Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent | |
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Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
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Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
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Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
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Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | |
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Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
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Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
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Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
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Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | |
|
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | |
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Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children
(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object,
based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace
parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns the item in the dataProvider that was used
by the specified Repeater to produce this Repeater, or
null if this Repeater isn't repeated. | UIComponent | |
|
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
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Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
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Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
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Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type
of event. | EventDispatcher | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
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Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
bounding box of the obj display object. | DisplayObject | |
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Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the
drawRoundRect() method
as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | |
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Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
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Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | |
Inserts the specified text into the text component
as if you had typed it. | StyleableStageText | ||
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Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
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Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
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An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent | |
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Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
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Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | |
|
Converts a three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display
object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
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Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
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Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
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Measures the specified HTML text, which can contain HTML tags such
as <font> and <b>,
assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField (or UIFTETextField) using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
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Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
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Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
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Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
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Builds or rebuilds the CSS style cache for this component
and, if the recursive parameter is true,
for all descendants of this component as well. | UIComponent | |
|
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
|
Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of
the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes all child DisplayObject instances from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
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Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
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Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
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Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| [static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
Selects all of the text. | StyleableStageText | ||
Selects a specified range of characters. | StyleableStageText | ||
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Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
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Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
|
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
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Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
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Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
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Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite | |
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Recursively stops the timeline execution of all MovieClips rooted at this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
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Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | Sprite | |
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Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
|
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
| [static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
|
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the
child list. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
| [override]
Returns a string indicating the location of this object
within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite | |
| transformAround(transformCenter:Vector3D, scale:Vector3D = null, rotation:Vector3D = null, translation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutScale:Vector3D = null, postLayoutRotation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutTranslation:Vector3D = null, invalidateLayout:Boolean = true):void
A utility method to update the rotation, scale, and translation of the
transform while keeping a particular point, specified in the component's
own coordinate space, fixed in the parent's coordinate space. | UIComponent | |
|
A utility method to transform a point specified in the local
coordinates of this object to its location in the object's parent's
coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | |
|
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
|
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
|
Validates the measured size of the component
If the LayoutManager.invalidateSize() method is called with
this ILayoutManagerClient, then the validateSize() method
is called when it's time to do measurements. | UIComponent | |
|
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
|
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | |
|
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of
its ancestors for the specified event type. | EventDispatcher | |
Protected Methods
Events
| Event | Summary | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active. | EventDispatcher | ||
| Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a display object is added to the display list. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched when a display object is added to the on stage display list, either directly or through the addition of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched after a user editing operation is complete. | StyleableStageText | |||
| Dispatched when the user selects 'Clear' (or 'Delete') from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user gesture triggers the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a copy operation or selects 'Copy' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a cut operation or selects 'Cut' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | ||
| [broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive. | EventDispatcher | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of a pointing device twice in rapid succession over the same InteractiveObject when that object's doubleClickEnabled flag is set to true. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched if the StageText is not multiline and the user presses the enter key. | StyleableStageText | |||
| [broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent | ||
| [broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is exiting the current frame. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the native text control gains focus. | StyleableStageText | |||
| Dispatched after the native text control loses focus. | StyleableStageText | |||
| [broadcast event] Dispatched after the constructors of frame display objects have run but before frame scripts have run. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user creates a point of contact along the edge of the touch surface with an InteractiveObject instance, (such as tapping along the edge of the touch surface on Siri Remote for Apple TV) Some devices might also interpret this contact as a combination of several touch events, as well. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user presses two points of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases two fingers over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves a point of contact over the InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as moving a finger from left to right over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user performs a rotation gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers and rotating them over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user performs a swipe gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching three fingers to a screen and then moving them in parallel over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user creates a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance, then taps on a touch-enabled device (such as placing several fingers over a display object to open a menu and then taps one finger to select a menu item on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user performs a zoom gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers to a screen and then quickly spreading the fingers apart over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent | ||
| This event is dispatched to any client app that supports inline input with an IME | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user presses a key. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user releases a key. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by the target InteractiveObject when a dragged object is dropped on it and the drop has been accepted with a call to DragManager.acceptDragDrop(). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user lowers an active stylus past the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user lifts an active stylus above the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus over the screen while remaining within the proximity detection threshold. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus directly above this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject and any of its children while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus over this InteractiveObject from outside the object's tree of descendents in the display list (while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user releases the button on the pointing device after the user first pressed the button over an InteractiveObject instance and then moved the pointing device off of the InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list, either directly or through the removal of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject | ||
| [broadcast event] Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a select all operation or selects 'Select All' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a soft keyboard is displayed. | StyleableStageText | |||
| Dispatched immediately before a soft keyboard is displayed. | StyleableStageText | |||
| Dispatched when a soft keyboard is lowered or hidden. | StyleableStageText | |||
| Dispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when a user enters one or more characters of text. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user first contacts a touch-enabled device (such as touches a finger to a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user removes contact with a touch-enabled device (such as lifts a finger off a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| A cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the user touches the device, and is continuously dispatched until the point of contact is removed. | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from one display object to another on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from over a display object to a point outside the display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when the user lifts the point of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on which the contact was initiated on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases a finger from a single point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject | ||
| Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent | ||
Styles
Styles are either common or associated with a specific theme. If the style is common, it can be used with any theme. If a style is associated with a specific theme, it can only be used if your application uses that theme.
Common Styles
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Color of text in the component, including the component label. The default value is 0x000000. | StyleableStageText | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | ||
fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Name of the font to use. Unlike in a full CSS implementation, comma-separated lists are not supported. You can use any font family name. If you specify a generic font name, it is converted to an appropriate device font. The default value is "_sans". | StyleableStageText | ||
fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Height of the text, in pixels. The default value is 24. | StyleableStageText | ||
fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are "normal" and "italic".
The default value is "normal". | StyleableStageText | ||
fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Determines whether the text is boldface. Recognized values are "normal" and "bold".
The default value is "normal". | StyleableStageText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 2.5 The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.1 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, The locale of the text. Controls case transformations and shaping. Uses standard locale identifiers as described in Unicode Technical Standard #35. For example "en", "en_US" and "en-US" are all English, "ja" is Japanese. The default value is undefined. This property inherits its value from an ancestor; if
still undefined, it inherits from the global When using the Spark formatters and globalization classes, you can set this style on the
root application to the value of the | StyleableStageText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent | ||
textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.6 Runtime Versions: AIR3.0, Alignment of text within a container. Possible values are "start", "end", "left",
"right", or "center".
The default value is "start". | StyleableStageText | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
Spark Theme Styles
Halo Theme Styles
Public Constants
Property Detail
autoCapitalize | property |
autoCapitalize:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Hint indicating what captialization behavior soft keyboards should use.
Supported values are defined in flash.text.AutoCapitalize:
"none"- no automatic capitalization"word"- capitalize the first letter following any space or punctuation"sentence"- captitalize the first letter following any period"all"- capitalize every letter
The default value is "none".
Implementation
public function get autoCapitalize():String public function set autoCapitalize(value:String):voidRelated API Elements
autoCorrect | property |
autoCorrect:Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Hint indicating whether a soft keyboard should use its auto-correct behavior, if supported.
The default value is true.
Implementation
public function get autoCorrect():Boolean public function set autoCorrect(value:Boolean):void displayAsPassword | property |
displayAsPassword:Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Specifies whether the text field is a password text field.
The default value is false.
Implementation
public function get displayAsPassword():Boolean public function set displayAsPassword(value:Boolean):void editable | property |
maxChars | property |
maxChars:int| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Indicates the maximum number of characters that a user can enter into the text field.
A script can insert more text than maxChars allows. If maxChars
equals zero, a user can enter an unlimited amount of text into the text field.
The default value is 0.
Implementation
public function get maxChars():int public function set maxChars(value:int):void multiline | property |
multiline:Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Indicates whether the StageText object can display more than one line of
text. Read-only. This value matches that of the multiline
property in the StageTextInitOptions object used during construction.
Implementation
public function get multiline():Boolean public function set multiline(value:Boolean):void restrict | property |
restrict:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Restricts the set of characters that a user can enter into the text field.
The system scans the restrict string from left to right.
The value of restrict specifies the following text input restriction rules:
- If the value is
null, a user can enter any character. - If the value is an empty string, a user cannot enter any characters.
- If the value is a string of characters, a user can enter only the characters in the string.
- If the value includes a caret (^), a user cannot enter any characters that follow the caret.
- The value can specify a range of allowable input characters by using the hyphen (-) character.
- The value can use the
\uescape sequence to construct arestrictstring.
Special Characters:
Use a backslash to enter a caret (^) or dash (-) character verbatim. The accepted backslash sequences are \-, \^ and \\. The backslash must be an actual character in the string. When you specify a backslash in ActionScript, use a double backslash.
Examples of restrict property settings:
The following example allows a user to enter only the dash (-) and caret (^) characters:
my_txt.restrict = "\\-\\^";
The following example allows a user to enter only uppercase characters, spaces, and numbers:
my_txt.restrict = "A-Z 0-9";
The following example excludes only lowercase letters:
my_txt.restrict = "^a-z";
The following example allows a user to enter only uppercase letters, but excludes the uppercase letter Q:
my_txt.restrict = "A-Z^Q";
The following example allows a user to enter only the characters from ASCII 32 (space) to ASCII 126 (tilde).
my_txt.restrict = "\u0020-\u007E";
Note: Restrictions apply only to user input; a script can insert any characters into the text field.
The default value is null.
Implementation
public function get restrict():String public function set restrict(value:String):void returnKeyLabel | property |
returnKeyLabel:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Hint indicating what label should be displayed for the return key on soft keyboards.
Supported values are defined in flash.text.ReturnKeyLabel:
"default"- default icon or label text"done"- icon or label text indicating completed text entry"go"- icon or label text indicating that an action should start-
"next"- icon or label text indicating a move to the next field "search"- icon or label text indicating that the entered text should be searched for
The default value is "default".
Implementation
public function get returnKeyLabel():String public function set returnKeyLabel(value:String):voidRelated API Elements
selectionActivePosition | property |
selectionActivePosition:int [read-only] | Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
The active, or last clicked position, of the selection. If the implementation does not support selection anchor this is the last character of the selection.
This value can not be used as the source for data binding.
Implementation
public function get selectionActivePosition():int selectionAnchorPosition | property |
selectionAnchorPosition:int [read-only] | Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
The anchor, or first clicked position, of the selection. If the implementation does not support selection anchor this is the first character of the selection.
This value can not be used as the source for data binding.
Implementation
public function get selectionAnchorPosition():int softKeyboardType | property |
softKeyboardType:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Hint indicating what kind of soft keyboard should be displayed for this component.
Supported values are defined in flash.text.SoftKeyboardType:
"default"- the default keyboard"punctuation"- puts the keyboard into punctuation/symbol entry mode"url"- present soft keys appropriate for URL entry, such as a specialized key that inserts '.com'"number"- puts the keyboard into numeric keypad mode"contact"- puts the keyboard into a mode appropriate for entering contact information"email"- puts the keyboard into e-mail addres entry mode, which may make it easier to enter the at sign or '.com'
The default value is "default".
Implementation
public function get softKeyboardType():String public function set softKeyboardType(value:String):voidRelated API Elements
text | property |
text:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
A string that is the current text in the text field. Lines are separated by the carriage return character ('\r', ASCII 13). This property contains unformatted text in the text field, without any formatting tags.
If there was a prior selection, it will be preserved.
If the length of the old text was less than the length of the new text, the selection
will be adjusted so that neither selectionAnchorPosition or
selectionActivePosition is greater than the length of the new text.
The default value is "".
Implementation
public function get text():String public function set text(value:String):voidConstructor Detail
StyleableStageText | () | Constructor |
public function StyleableStageText(multiline:Boolean = false)| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Constructor.
multiline determines what happens when you press the Enter key.
If it is true, the Enter key starts a new line.
If it is false, it causes a FlexEvent.ENTER
event to be dispatched.
multiline:Boolean (default = false)true to allow more than one line of text to be input.
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Method Detail
appendText | () | method |
public function appendText(text:String):void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Appends the specified text to the end of the text component, as if you had clicked at the end and typed.
An insertion point is then set after the new text. If necessary, the text will scroll to ensure that the insertion point is visible.
Parameters
text:String — The text to be appended.
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insertText | () | method |
public function insertText(text:String):void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Inserts the specified text into the text component as if you had typed it.
If a range was selected, the new text replaces the selected text. If there was an insertion point, the new text is inserted there.
An insertion point is then set after the new text. If necessary, the text will scroll to ensure that the insertion point is visible.
Parameters
text:String — The text to be inserted.
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selectAll | () | method |
public function selectAll():void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Selects all of the text.
On iOS, for non multiline StyleableStageText objects, this function is not supported and does nothing.
For some devices or operating systems, the selection may only be visible when the StageText object has focus.
selectRange | () | method |
public function selectRange(anchorIndex:int, activeIndex:int):void| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Selects a specified range of characters.
If either position is negative, it will deselect the text range.
Parameters
anchorIndex:int — The character position specifying the end
of the selection that stays fixed when the selection is extended.
| |
activeIndex:int — The character position specifying the end
of the selection that moves when the selection is extended.
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Event Detail
change | Event |
Event Object Type:
property Event.type =
flash.events.Eventproperty Event.type =
flash.events.Event.CHANGE| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched after a user editing operation is complete.
TheEvent.CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a change event object.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
target | The object that has had its value modified.
The target is not always the object in the display list
that registered the event listener. Use the currentTarget
property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event. |
enter | Event |
Event Object Type:
property FlexEvent.type =
mx.events.FlexEventproperty FlexEvent.type =
mx.events.FlexEvent.ENTER| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched if the StageText is not multiline and the user presses the enter key.
TheFlexEvent.ENTER constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a enter 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. |
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. |
focusIn | Event |
Event Object Type:
property FocusEvent.type =
flash.events.FocusEventproperty FocusEvent.type =
flash.events.FocusEvent.FOCUS_IN| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched after the native text control gains focus. This happens when a user highlights the text field with a pointing device, keyboard navigation, or a touch gesture.
Note: Since flash.text.StageText is not an
InteractiveObject, the Stage.focus property may
not be used to determine if a native text field has focus.
type property of a focusIn event object.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
keyCode | 0; applies only to keyFocusChange events. |
relatedObject | The complementary InteractiveObject instance that is affected by the change in focus. |
shiftKey | false; applies only to keyFocusChange events. |
target | The InteractiveObject instance that has just received focus.
The target is not always the object in the display list
that registered the event listener. Use the currentTarget
property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event.
|
direction | The direction from which focus was assigned. This property reports
the value of the direction parameter of the assignFocus() method of the stage.
If the focus changed through some other means, the value will always be FocusDirection.NONE.
Applies only to focusIn events. For all other focus events the value will be
FocusDirection.NONE. |
focusOut | Event |
Event Object Type:
property FocusEvent.type =
flash.events.FocusEventproperty FocusEvent.type =
flash.events.FocusEvent.FOCUS_OUT| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched after the native text control loses focus. This happens when a user highlights an object other than the text field with a pointing device, keyboard navigation, or a touch gesture.
Note: Since flash.text.StageText is not an
InteractiveObject, the Stage.focus property may
not be used to determine if a native text field has focus.
type property of a focusOut event object.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
keyCode | 0; applies only to keyFocusChange events. |
relatedObject | The complementary InteractiveObject instance that is affected by the change in focus. |
shiftKey | false; applies only to keyFocusChange events. |
target | The InteractiveObject instance that has just lost focus.
The target is not always the object in the display list
that registered the event listener. Use the currentTarget
property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event.
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softKeyboardActivate | Event |
Event Object Type:
property SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEventproperty SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATE| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched when a soft keyboard is displayed.
TheSoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property SoftKeyboardEvent
object when a soft keyboard is displayed. For this event, cancellable = false.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
type | SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATE |
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
relatedObjectVal | A reference to a display list object that is related to the event. |
triggerTypeVal | Indicates whether the keyboard event was triggered by an application or user. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
softKeyboardActivating | Event |
Event Object Type:
property SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEventproperty SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATING| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched immediately before a soft keyboard is displayed. If canceled by
calling preventDefault, the soft keyboard will not open.
SoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATING constant defines the value of the type property SoftKeyboardEvent
object immediately before a soft keyboard is displayed. For this event, cancellable = true.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
type | SOFT_KEYBOARD_ACTIVATING |
bubbles | true |
cancelable | true unless the event is dispatched by a StageText object.
For StageText objects, the event is not cancellable. |
relatedObjectVal | A reference to a display list object that is related to the event. |
triggerTypeVal | Indicates whether the keyboard event was triggered by an application or user. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
softKeyboardDeactivate | Event |
Event Object Type:
property SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEventproperty SoftKeyboardEvent.type =
flash.events.SoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_DEACTIVATE| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 4.6 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 3.0 |
Dispatched when a soft keyboard is lowered or hidden.
TheSoftKeyboardEvent.SOFT_KEYBOARD_DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property SoftKeyboardEvent
object when a soft keyboard is lowered or hidden. For this event, cancellable = false.
This event has the following properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
type | SOFT_KEYBOARD_DEACTIVATE |
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
relatedObjectVal | A reference to a display list object that is related to the event. |
triggerTypeVal | Indicates whether the keyboard event was triggered by an application or user. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
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