Packagemx.automation
Interfacepublic interface IAutomationObject
Implementors FlexNativeMenu, UIComponent, UIFTETextField, UITextField

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

The IAutomationObject interface defines the interface for a delegate object that implements automation for a component.


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that is handling the automation-related functionality.
IAutomationObject
  automationEnabled : Boolean
[read-only] True if this component is enabled for automation, false otherwise.
IAutomationObject
  automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.
IAutomationObject
  automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] The owner of this component for automation purposes.
IAutomationObject
  automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] The parent of this component for automation purposes.
IAutomationObject
  automationTabularData : Object
[read-only] An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which can be used to retrieve the data.
IAutomationObject
  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.
IAutomationObject
  automationVisible : Boolean
[read-only] True if this component is visible for automation, false otherwise.
IAutomationObject
  numAutomationChildren : int
[read-only] The number of automation children this container has.
IAutomationObject
  showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy.
IAutomationObject
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within this container.
IAutomationObject
  
createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object
Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within this container.
IAutomationObject
  
getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject
Provides the automation object at the specified index.
IAutomationObject
  
getAutomationChildren():Array
Provides the automation object list .
IAutomationObject
  
replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event.
IAutomationObject
  
resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array
Resolves a child by using the id provided.
IAutomationObject
Property Detail
automationDelegateproperty
automationDelegate:Object

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

The delegate object that is handling the automation-related functionality. Automation sets this when it creates the delegate object.


Implementation
    public function get automationDelegate():Object
    public function set automationDelegate(value:Object):void
automationEnabledproperty 
automationEnabled:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

True if this component is enabled for automation, false otherwise.


Implementation
    public function get automationEnabled():Boolean

See also

mx.core.IUIComponent.enabled
automationNameproperty 
automationName:String

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

Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.


Implementation
    public function get automationName():String
    public function set automationName(value:String):void
automationOwnerproperty 
automationOwner:DisplayObjectContainer  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The owner of this component for automation purposes.


Implementation
    public function get automationOwner():DisplayObjectContainer

See also

mx.core.IVisualElement.owner
automationParentproperty 
automationParent:DisplayObjectContainer  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The parent of this component for automation purposes.


Implementation
    public function get automationParent():DisplayObjectContainer

See also

mx.core.IVisualElement.parent
automationTabularDataproperty 
automationTabularData:Object  [read-only]

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

An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which can be used to retrieve the data.


Implementation
    public function get automationTabularData():Object
automationValueproperty 
automationValue:Array  [read-only]

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

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.


Implementation
    public function get automationValue():Array
automationVisibleproperty 
automationVisible:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

True if this component is visible for automation, false otherwise.


Implementation
    public function get automationVisible():Boolean

See also

flash.display.DisplayObject.visible
numAutomationChildrenproperty 
numAutomationChildren:int  [read-only]

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

The number of automation children this container has. This sum should not include any composite children, though it does include those children not significant within the automation hierarchy.


Implementation
    public function get numAutomationChildren():int
showInAutomationHierarchyproperty 
showInAutomationHierarchy:Boolean

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

A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy. Children of containers that are not visible in the hierarchy appear as children of the next highest visible parent. Typically containers used for layout, such as boxes and Canvas, do not appear in the hierarchy.

Some controls force their children to appear in the hierarchy when appropriate. For example a List will always force item renderers, including boxes, to appear in the hierarchy. Implementers must support setting this property to true.


Implementation
    public function get showInAutomationHierarchy():Boolean
    public function set showInAutomationHierarchy(value:Boolean):void
Method Detail
createAutomationIDPart()method
public function createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object

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

Returns a set of properties that identify the child within this container. These values should not change during the lifespan of the application.

Parameters

child:IAutomationObject — Child for which to provide the id.

Returns
Object — Sets of properties describing the child which can later be used to resolve the component.
createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties()method 
public function createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within this container. These values should not change during the lifespan of the application

Parameters

child:IAutomationObject — Child for which to provide the id.
 
properties:Array — which needs to be considered for forming the Id.

Returns
Object — Sets of properties describing the child which can later be used to resolve the component.
getAutomationChildAt()method 
public function getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject

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

Provides the automation object at the specified index. This list should not include any children that are composites.

Parameters

index:int — The index of the child to return

Returns
IAutomationObject — The child at the specified index.
getAutomationChildren()method 
public function getAutomationChildren():Array

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Provides the automation object list . This list does not include any children that are composites.

Returns
Array — the automation children.
replayAutomatableEvent()method 
public function replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean

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

Replays the specified event. A component author should probably call super.replayAutomatableEvent in case default replay behavior has been defined in a superclass.

Parameters

event:Event — The event to replay.

Returns
Boolean — true if a replay was successful.
resolveAutomationIDPart()method 
public function resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array

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

Resolves a child by using the id provided. The id is a set of properties as provided by the createAutomationIDPart() method.

Parameters

criteria:Object — Set of properties describing the child. The criteria can contain regular expression values resulting in multiple children being matched.

Returns
Array — Array of children that matched the criteria or null if no children could not be resolved.



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