Form

Kind of class:class
Inherits from:Screen < Loader < View < UIComponent < UIObject < MovieClip
Classpath:mx.screens.Form
File last modified:Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 15:44:38
Form class
- extends Screen
- enables author-defined handling of Form visibility and containment
Component metadata:
    InspectableList
    "autoLoad","contentPath"

    Summary


    Constructor
    Class properties
    Class properties inherited from Screen
    currentFocusedScreen symbolName symbolOwner
    Class properties inherited from Loader
    mergedClipParameters symbolName symbolOwner version
    Class properties inherited from View
    childNameBase symbolName symbolOwner version
    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 Screen
    __transitionManager _childLoading _childScreens _indexInParent _isScreen borderStyle className indexInParent numChildScreens parentIsScreen parentScreen rootScreen transitionManager
    Instance properties inherited from Loader
    __autoLoad __bytesLoaded __bytesTotal __contentPath __scaleContent _origHeight _origWidth className clipParameters contentHolder livePreview percentLoaded scaleContent
    Instance properties inherited from View
    __tabIndex _loadExternalClass border_mc boundingBox_mc className createClassChildAtDepth depth hasBeenLayedOut loadExternal numChildren tabIndex
    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 View
    extension
    Class methods inherited from UIObject
    mergeClipParameters
    Instance methods
    Instance methods inherited from Screen
    allTransitionsInDone allTransitionsOutDone childLoaded createChild createChildren destroyChildAt doScaleLoader drawFocus getChildScreen init registerChildScreen
    Instance methods inherited from Loader
    childLoaded createChildren dispatchEvent doScaleContent doScaleLoader draw getAutoLoad getScaleContent init load setScaleContent setSize size unScaleContent
    Instance methods inherited from View
    addLayoutObject childLoaded convertToUIObject createChild createChildren destroyChildAt doLayout draw getChildAt init initLayout size
    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

    Form

    function Form (
    )

    Class properties

    currentFocusedForm

    static currentFocusedForm:Form
    (read)

    Leaf-node form that contains the current focused field or component
    Read-Only: use setFocus() to set the focus

    symbolName

    static symbolName:String = "Form"
    (read)

    symbolOwner

    static symbolOwner:Object = mx.screens.Form
    (read)

    Instance properties

    _childForms

    private _childForms:Array
    (read)

    _indexInParentForm

    private _indexInParentForm:Number = 0
    (read)

    _isForm

    private _isForm = true
    (read)

    _sendRevealDuringRedraw

    private _sendRevealDuringRedraw:Boolean = true
    (read)

    className

    className:String = "Form"
    (read)

    indexInParentForm

    indexInParentForm:Number
    (read)

    zero-based index of this form in its parent (getChildForm)
    Read-Only: use createChild() to add new child form

    numChildForms

    numChildForms:Number
    (read)

    number of children of this form that are forms, not including slides
    Read-Only: use createChild() to add new child forms

    parentForm

    parentForm:Form
    (read)

    Form containing this form. May be null for the root form.
    Read-Only: use createChild() to add new child forms

    parentIsForm

    parentIsForm:Boolean
    (read)

    True if this form's _parent is a form
    Read-Only: use createChild() to add new child forms

    rootForm

    rootForm:Form
    (read)

    Root form of the form subtree that contains this form
    Read-Only: use createChild() to add new child forms

    visible

    visible:Boolean
    (read,write)

    True if object is visible -- override to get different verbose setting

    Instance methods

    childLoaded

    function childLoaded (
    obj:MovieClip) : Void

    Parameters:
    obj:
    the loaded child
    #
    Overrides:

    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
      #
    Overrides:

    drawFocus

    function drawFocus (
    )

    Overrides:

    getChildForm

    function getChildForm (
    childIndex:Number) : Form

    Get the nth child of this form (zero-based)
    Parameters:
    childIndex:
    which form to get

    init

    private function init (
    )

    Overrides:

    redraw

    private function redraw (
    bAlways:Boolean) : Void

    registerChildForm

    private function registerChildForm (
    form:Form)