View

Kind of class:class
Inherits from:UIComponent < UIObject < MovieClip
Known subclasses:
Classpath:mx.core.View
File last modified:Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 15:44:38
base class for views/containers

Summary


Constructor
Class properties
Class properties inherited from UIComponent
kStretch mergedClipParameters symbolName symbolOwner version
Class properties inherited from UIObject
symbolName symbolOwner textColorList version
Instance properties
Instance properties inherited from UIComponent
clipParameters drawFocus enabled focusEnabled focusManager focusTextField groupName height origBorderStyles origBorderValues popUp tabEnabled tabIndex width
Instance properties inherited from UIObject
__height __onUnload __width _color _endInit _id _maxHeight _maxWidth _minHeight _minWidth _preferredHeight _preferredWidth _tf _topmost addEventListener bottom buildDepthTable changeColorStyleInChildren changeTextStyleInChildren childrenCreated className clipParameters color createAccessibilityImplementation createChildAtDepth createClassChildAtDepth createEvent dispatchEvent embedFonts findNextAvailableDepth fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontWeight handleEvent height idNames ignoreClassStyleDeclaration initProperties invalidateFlag left lineColor lineWidth marginLeft marginRight methodTable minHeight minWidth notifyStyleChangeInChildren removeEventListener right scaleX scaleY setStyle stylecache styleName tabEnabled textAlign textDecoration textIndent tfList top validateNow visible width x y
Class methods
Class methods inherited from UIObject
mergeClipParameters
Instance methods
Instance methods inherited from UIComponent
dispatchValueChangedEvent enabledChanged findFocusFromObject findFocusInChildren getFocus getFocusManager init isParent onKillFocus onSetFocus pressFocus releaseFocus setEnabled setFocus setVisible size
Instance methods inherited from UIObject
__getTextFormat _createChildren _getTextFormat cancelAllDoLaters constructObject createChildren createClassObject createEmptyObject createLabel createObject createSkin destroyObject doLater doLaterDispatcher draw drawRect getClassStyleDeclaration getMinHeight getMinWidth getSkinIDName getStyle getStyleName init initFromClipParameters invalidate invalidateStyle move redraw setColor setMinHeight setMinWidth setSize setSkin setVisible size
Event handlers
Event handlers inherited from UIComponent
onKillFocus onSetFocus

Constructor

View

function View (
)

Class properties

childNameBase

static childNameBase:String = "_child"
(read)

symbolName

static symbolName:String = "View"
(read)

symbolOwner

static symbolOwner:Object = mx.core.View
(read)

version

static version:String = "2.0.2.127"
(read)

Instance properties

__tabIndex

__tabIndex:Number
(read)

_loadExternalClass

private _loadExternalClass:String = "UIComponent"
(read)

border_mc

border_mc:RectBorder
(read)

boundingBox_mc

boundingBox_mc:MovieClip
(read)

className

className:String = "View"
(read)

name of this class

createClassChildAtDepth

createClassChildAtDepth:Function
(read)

depth

depth:Number
(read)

hasBeenLayedOut

private hasBeenLayedOut:Boolean = false
(read)

loadExternal

loadExternal:Function
(read)

numChildren

numChildren:Number
(read)

get the number of children in this view

tabIndex

tabIndex:Number
(read,write)

By default, views are not tabstops so tabIndex will
be undefined. However, some views can be tabstops and will therefore
return a tabIndex

Class methods

extension

static function extension (
)

Instance methods

addLayoutObject

function addLayoutObject (
object:Object) : Void

Parameters:
object:
the layout object

childLoaded

function childLoaded (
obj:MovieClip) : Void

Parameters:
obj:
the loaded child

convertToUIObject

function convertToUIObject (
obj:MovieClip) : Void

createChild

function createChild (
className, instanceName:String, initProps:Object) : MovieClip

add a new child object
Parameters:
className :
the name of the symbol, a reference to a class, or file path or URL to the external content
instanceName:
the instance name of the child
initProps :
object containing initialization properties
Returns:
  • reference to the child object

createChildren

function createChildren (
) : Void

destroyChildAt

function destroyChildAt (
childIndex:Number) : Void

destroy the Nth child object. Remaining child objects get renumbered
Parameters:
childIndex:
a number from 0 to N-1
Returns:
  • a reference to the child

doLayout

function doLayout (
) : Void

draw

function draw (
) : Void

getChildAt

function getChildAt (
childIndex:Number) : UIObject

get the Nth child object
Parameters:
childIndex:
a number from 0 to N-1
Returns:
  • a reference to the child

init

function init (
) : Void

Overrides:

initLayout

function initLayout (
) : Void

size

function size (
) : Void

Overrides: