FocusManager

Kind of class:class
Inherits from:UIComponent < UIObject < MovieClip
Classpath:mx.managers.FocusManager
File last modified:Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 15:44:38
Class for managing the focus on components. Each top-level window has a focus manager.

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

FocusManager

function FocusManager (
)

Class properties

initialized

static initialized:Boolean = false
(read)

symbolName

static symbolName:String = "FocusManager"
(read)

symbolOwner

static symbolOwner:Object = mx.managers.FocusManager
(read)

UIObjectExtensionsDependency

static UIObjectExtensionsDependency = mx.core.ext.UIObjectExtensions
(read)

version

static version:String = "2.0.2.127"
(read)

Instance properties

__defaultPushButton

__defaultPushButton:SimpleButton
(read)

_firstNode

private _firstNode:Object
(read)

_firstObj

private _firstObj:Object
(read)

_foundList

private _foundList:Object
(read)

_lastNode

private _lastNode:Object
(read)

_lastObj

private _lastObj:Object
(read)

_lastTarget

private _lastTarget:Object
(read)

_lastx

private _lastx:Object
(read)

_needPrev

private _needPrev:Boolean
(read)

_nextIsNext

private _nextIsNext:Boolean
(read)

_nextNode

private _nextNode:Object
(read)

_nextObj

private _nextObj:Object
(read)

_prevNode

private _prevNode:Object
(read)

_prevObj

private _prevObj:Object
(read)

_searchKey

private _searchKey:Number
(read)

activated

private activated:Boolean = true
(read)

bDrawFocus

bDrawFocus:Boolean = false
(read)

bNeedFocus

bNeedFocus:Boolean = false
(read)

className

className:String = "FocusManager"
(read)

name of this class

defaultPushButton

defaultPushButton:SimpleButton
(read,write)

get or set the original default pushbutton. This may not be the actual button that is the default

defaultPushButtonEnabled

defaultPushButtonEnabled:Boolean = true
(read)

defPushButton

defPushButton:SimpleButton
(read)

form

form
(read)

lastFocus

lastFocus:Object
(read)

lastMouse

lastMouse:Object
(read)

lastSelFocus

lastSelFocus:Object
(read)

lastTabFocus

lastTabFocus:Object
(read)

nextTabIndex

nextTabIndex:Number
(read)

get the next unique tab index to use on this form

tabCapture

private tabCapture:MovieClip
(read)

Class methods

enableFocusManagement

static function enableFocusManagement (
) : Void

Instance methods

_onMouseDown

function _onMouseDown (
Void) : Void

activate

function activate (
Void) : Void

deactivate

function deactivate (
Void) : Void

enabledChanged

function enabledChanged (
id:String, oldValue:Boolean, newValue:Boolean) : Boolean

Overrides:

getActualFocus

function getActualFocus (
o:Object) : Object

getFocus

function getFocus (
Void) : Object

get the component that current has the focus. Recommended instead of using Selection object
because it will tell you which component. Selection might return a subobject in that component
Returns:
  • the object that has focus

getFocusManagerFromObject

function getFocusManagerFromObject (
o:Object) : Object

getMaxTabIndex

function getMaxTabIndex (
o:UIComponent) : Number

get the highest tab index currently used in this focus manager's form or subform
Parameters:
o:
the form or subform
Returns:
  • Number the highest tab index currently used

getMousedComponentFromChildren

function getMousedComponentFromChildren (
x:Number, y:Number, o:Object) : Object

getNextTabIndex

function getNextTabIndex (
Void) : Number

getSelectionFocus

function getSelectionFocus (
) : Object

getTabCandidate

function getTabCandidate (
o:MovieClip, index:Number, groupName:String, dir:Boolean, firstChild:Boolean) : Void

getTabCandidateFromChildren

function getTabCandidateFromChildren (
o:MovieClip, index:Number, groupName:String, dir:Boolean, firstChild:Boolean) : Void

handleEvent

function handleEvent (
e:Object)

init

function init (
Void) : Void

Overrides:

isOurFocus

function isOurFocus (
o:Object) : Boolean

mouseActivate

function mouseActivate (
Void) : Void

relocate

function relocate (
Void) : Void

restoreFocus

function restoreFocus (
Void) : Void

sendDefaultPushButtonEvent

function sendDefaultPushButtonEvent (
Void) : Void

can be called to fake the system into thinking the enter key was pressed.

setFocus

function setFocus (
o:Object) : Void

set the focus to an object. Recommended instead of using Selection object
Parameters:
the:
object to receive focus

tabHandler

function tabHandler (
Void) : Void

walkTree

function walkTree (
p:MovieClip, index:Number, groupName:String, dir:Boolean, lookup:Boolean, firstChild:Boolean) : Void

Event handlers

onKeyDown

function onKeyDown (
Void) : Void

onMouseUp

function onMouseUp (
Void) : Void

onSetFocus

function onSetFocus (
o:Object, n:Object) : Void

onUnload

function onUnload (
Void) : Void