Packagemx.core
Classpublic final class ContainerLayout
InheritanceContainerLayout Inheritance Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The ContainerLayout class defines the constant values for the layout property of container classes.

See also

mx.containers.Panel.layout
mx.core.Application.layout


Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
  ABSOLUTE : String = absolute
[static] Use absolute layout for the contents of this container.
ContainerLayout
  HORIZONTAL : String = horizontal
[static] Use horizontal layout for the contents of this container.
ContainerLayout
  VERTICAL : String = vertical
[static] Use vertical layout for the contents of this container.
ContainerLayout
Constant Detail
ABSOLUTEConstant
public static const ABSOLUTE:String = absolute

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Use absolute layout for the contents of this container. You are responsible for explicitly specifying the position of each child.

The easiest way to do this is to specify the x, y, width, and height of each child.

The width and height can be specified as a percentage value in MXML. (In ActionScript you have to set the percentWidth and percentHeight properties.)

If you don't specify the width or percentWidth for a child, then its measuredWidth, as automatically determined by its measure() method, will be used. The same applies for its height.

As an alternative way of doing layout, you can use the anchor styles left, top, right , bottom, horizontalCenter, and verticalCenter on children to anchor them to the sides or the center of a container.

When you use absolute layout, the container's paddingLeft, paddingTop, paddingRight, paddingBottom, horizontalGap, verticalGap, horizontalAlign, andverticalAlign styles are ignored.

HORIZONTALConstant 
public static const HORIZONTAL:String = horizontal

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Use horizontal layout for the contents of this container. The container will automatically place its children in a single row.

If you don't specify the width or percentWidth for a child, then its measuredWidth, as automatically determined by its measure() method, is used. The same applies for its height.

You can control the spacing between children with the horizontalGap style, and the alignment of the children with the verticalAlign style. The paddingLeft, paddingTop, paddingRight, and paddingBottom styles control the space between the border of the container and the children.

VERTICALConstant 
public static const VERTICAL:String = vertical

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Use vertical layout for the contents of this container. The container will automatically place its children in a single column.

If you don't specify the width or percentWidth for a child, then its measuredWidth, as automatically determined by its measure() method, is used. The same applies for its height.

You can control the spacing between children with the verticalGap style, and the alignment of the children with the horizontalAlign style. The paddingLeft, paddingTop, paddingRight, and paddingBottom styles control the space between the border of the container and the children.