| Package | mx.controls |
| Class | public class DateField |
| Inheritance | DateField  ComboBase UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite |
| Implements | IDataRenderer, IDropInListItemRenderer, IFocusManagerComponent, IListItemRenderer |
| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
When the DateChooser control is open, the user can scroll through months and years, and select a date. When a date is selected, the DateChooser control closes, and the text field shows the selected date.
The user can also type the date in the text field if the editable
property of the DateField control is set to true.
The DateField has the same default characteristics (shown below) as the DateChooser for its expanded date chooser.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Default size | A size large enough to hold the calendar, and wide enough to display the day names |
| Minimum size | 0 pixels |
| Maximum size | No limit |
The DateField has the following default characteristics for the collapsed control:
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Default size | A size large enough to hold the formatted date and the calendar icon |
| Minimum size | 0 pixels |
| Maximum size | No limit |
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:DateField> tag inherits all of the tag attributes
of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:
Show MXML Syntax
<mx:DateField
Properties
dayNames="["S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S"]"
disabledDays="No default"
disabledRanges="No default"
displayedMonth="Current month"
displayedYear="Current year"
dropdownFactory="ClassFactory that creates an mx.controls.DateChooser"
firstDayOfWeek="0"
formatString="MM/DD/YYYY"
labelFunction="Internal formatter"
maxYear="2100"
minYear="1900"
monthNames="["January", "February", "March", "April", "May",
"June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November",
"December"]"
monthSymbol=""
parseFunction="Internal parser"
selectableRange="No default"
selectedDate="No default"
showToday="true|false"
yearNavigationEnabled="false|true"
yearSymbol=""
Styles
borderColor="0xAAB3B3"
borderThickness="1"
color="0x0xB333C"
dateChooserStyleName="dateFieldPopup"
disabledColor="0xAAB3B3"
disabledIconColor="0x999999"
focusAlpha="0.5"
focusRoundedCorners="tl tr bl br"
fontAntiAliasType="advanced"
fontFamily="Verdana"
fontGridFitType="pixel"
fontSharpness="0"
fontSize="10"
fontStyle="normal|italic"
fontThickness="0"
fontWeight="normal|bold"
iconColor="0x111111"
leading="2"
paddingLeft="0"
paddingRight="0"
rollOverColor="0xE3FFD6"
selectionColor="0xB7F39B"
textAlign="left|right|center"
textDecoration="none|underline"
textIndent="0"
todayColor="0x2B333C"
Events
change="No default"
close="No default"
dataChange="No default"
open="No default"
scroll="No default"
/>
See also
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | accessibilityDescription : String
A convenience accessor for the description property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityEnabled : Boolean
A convenience accessor for the silent property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| accessibilityShortcut : String
A convenience accessor for the shortcut property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | |
| activeEffects : Array [read-only]
The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent | |
| automationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent | |
| automationEnabled : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is enabled for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| automationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent | |
| automationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The owner of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationParent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only]
The parent of this component for automation purposes. | UIComponent | |
| automationTabularData : Object [read-only]
An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which
can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent | |
| 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. | UIComponent | |
| automationVisible : Boolean [read-only]
True if this component is visible for automation, false
otherwise. | UIComponent | |
| baseline : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| baselinePosition : Number [read-only]
The y-coordinate of the baseline
of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | |
| bottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only]
Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | |
| cachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | |
| className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
| contentMouseX : Number [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| contentMouseY : Number [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
| currentState : String
The current view state of the component. | UIComponent | |
| cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only]
Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| data : Object
The data property lets you pass a value
to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor. | DateField | ||
| dataProvider : Object
The set of items this component displays. | ComboBase | |
| dayNames : Array
Weekday names for DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| depth : Number
Determines the order in which items inside of containers
are rendered. | UIComponent | |
| descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| designLayer : DesignLayer
Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual
element. | UIComponent | |
| disabledDays : Array
Days to disable in a week. | DateField | ||
| disabledRanges : Array
Disables single and multiple days. | DateField | ||
| displayedMonth : int
Used with the displayedYear property,
the displayedMonth property
specifies the month displayed in the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| displayedYear : int
Used with the displayedMonth property,
the displayedYear property determines
which year is displayed in the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| document : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override]
Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent | |
| dropdown : DateChooser [read-only]
Contains a reference to the DateChooser control
contained by the DateField control. | DateField | ||
| dropdownFactory : IFactory
The IFactory that creates a DateChooser-derived instance to use
as the date-chooser
The default value is an IFactory for DateChooser
| DateField | ||
| editable : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether the control is editable,
which lets the user directly type entries that are not specified
in the dataProvider, or not editable, which requires the user select
from the items in the dataProvider. | ComboBase | |
| enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
| enableIME : Boolean [read-only]
A flag that indicates whether the IME should
be enabled when the component receives focus. | ComboBase | |
| errorString : String
The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a
component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent | |
| explicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitMinWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| explicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| firstDayOfWeek : Object
Day of the week (0-6, where 0 is the first element
of the dayNames Array) to display in the first column
of the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu
The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| focusEnabled : Boolean
Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent | |
| focusManager : IFocusManager
Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
and its peers. | UIComponent | |
| focusPane : Sprite
The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent | |
| formatString : String
The format of the displayed date in the text field. | DateField | ||
| hasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent | |
| hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix. | UIComponent | |
| height : Number [override]
Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| horizontalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
| imeMode : String
Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode. | ComboBase | |
| includeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
parent container. | UIComponent | |
| inheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| initialized : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndex : int [read-only]
The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent | |
| instanceIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices required to reference
this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent | |
| is3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true when the element is in 3D. | UIComponent | |
| isDocument : Boolean [read-only]
Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object. | UIComponent | |
| isPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
that component has been popped up. | UIComponent | |
| labelFunction : Function
Function used to format the date displayed
in the text field of the DateField control. | DateField | ||
| layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| left : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| listData : BaseListData
When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex initializes the listData property
of the component with the appropriate data from the List control. | DateField | ||
| maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the
middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent | |
| maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxYear : int
The last year selectable in the control. | DateField | ||
| measuredHeight : Number
The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| measuredWidth : Number
The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
| minHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| minWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| minYear : int
The first year selectable in the control. | DateField | ||
| moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for
finding the style manager that controls the styles for this
component. | UIComponent | |
| monthNames : Array
Names of the months displayed at the top of the control. | DateField | ||
| monthSymbol : String
This property is appended to the end of the value specified
by the monthNames property to define the names
of the months displayed at the top of the control. | DateField | ||
| mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
| MXMLDescriptor : Array [read-only] | UIComponent | |
| MXMLProperties : Array [read-only] | UIComponent | |
| nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| nonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
| numAutomationChildren : int [read-only]
The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent | |
| owner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object. | UIComponent | |
| parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only]
The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent | |
| parentApplication : Object [read-only]
A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
instance. | UIComponent | |
| parentDocument : Object [read-only]
A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| parseFunction : Function
Function used to parse the date entered as text
in the text field area of the DateField control and return a
Date object to the control. | DateField | ||
| percentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| percentWidth : Number
Specifies the width of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| postLayoutTransformOffsets : TransformOffsets
Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's
transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout. | UIComponent | |
| processedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation,
depending on which one happens. | UIComponent | |
| repeater : IRepeater [read-only]
A reference to the Repeater object
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndex : int [read-only]
The index of the item in the data provider
of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaterIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| repeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| restrict : String
Set of characters that a user can or cannot enter into the text field. | ComboBase | |
| right : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| rotation : Number [override] | UIComponent | |
| rotationX : Number [override]
Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationY : Number [override]
Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation
relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
| rotationZ : Number [override]
| UIComponent | |
| scaleX : Number [override]
Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleY : Number [override]
Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
| scaleZ : Number [override]
Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis. | UIComponent | |
| screen : Rectangle [read-only]
Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent | |
| selectableRange : Object
Range of dates between which dates are selectable. | DateField | ||
| selectedDate : Date
Date as selected in the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| showToday : Boolean
If true, specifies that today is highlighted
in the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| states : Array
The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent | |
| styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only]
Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleName : Object
The class style used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent | |
| systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | |
| tabFocusEnabled : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus
via the TAB key
This is similar to the tabEnabled property
used by the Flash Player.
This is usually true for components that
handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars
have them set to false because they should not steal
focus from another component like an editor. | UIComponent | |
| text : String
Contents of the text field. | ComboBase | |
| toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
| top : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| transform : Transform [override]
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform,
and pixel bounds. | UIComponent | |
| transformX : Number
Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformY : Number
Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transformZ : Number
Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component. | UIComponent | |
| transitions : Array
An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent | |
| tweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent | |
| uid : String
A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent | |
| updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
| validationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | |
| value : Object [read-only]
The value of the selected item. | ComboBase | |
| verticalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| visible : Boolean [override]
Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent | |
| width : Number [override]
Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| x : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| y : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| yearNavigationEnabled : Boolean
Enables year navigation. | DateField | ||
| yearSymbol : String
This property is appended to the end of the year
displayed at the top of the control. | DateField | ||
| z : Number [override]
| UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | DateField | ||
| addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void
Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
| clearStyle(styleProp:String):void
Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
close():void
Closes the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| contentToLocal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
| createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object
Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
| createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
dateToString(value:Date, outputFormat:String):String [static]
Formats a Date into a String according to the outputFormat argument. | DateField | ||
| deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
|
Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
| drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void
Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent | |
| drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, w:Number, h:Number, r:Object = null, c:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, rot:Object = null, gradient:String = null, ratios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void
Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent | |
| effectFinished(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| effectStarted(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| endEffectsStarted():void
Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
| executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void
Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | |
| finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):* | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject
Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildren():Array
Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getClassStyleDeclarations():Array
Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):*
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | |
| getFocus():InteractiveObject
Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix():Matrix
Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix3D():Matrix3D
Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
| getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
| getRepeaterItem(whichRepeater:int = -1):Object
Returns the item in the dataProvider that was used
by the specified Repeater to produce this Repeater, or
null if this Repeater isn't repeated. | UIComponent | |
| getStyle(styleProp:String):*
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
| getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle
Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user
on the screen. | UIComponent | |
| globalToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| hasCSSState():Boolean
Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
| hasState(stateName:String):Boolean
Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| horizontalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the
drawRoundRect() method
as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | |
| initialize():void
Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
| initializeRepeaterArrays(parent:IRepeaterClient):void
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateDisplayList():void
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayering():void
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayoutDirection():void
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateProperties():void
Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateSize():void
Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| localToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
| matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
| measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):TextLineMetrics
Measures the specified HTML text, which can contain HTML tags such
as <font> and <b>,
assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| measureText(text:String):TextLineMetrics
Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed
in a single-line UITextField (or UIFTETextField) using a UITextFormat
determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| move(x:Number, y:Number):void
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
| notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void
Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
open():void
Opens the DateChooser control. | DateField | ||
| owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
| prepareToPrint(target:IFlexDisplayObject):Object
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
| regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void
Builds or rebuilds the CSS style cache for this component
and, if the recursive parameter is true,
for all descendants of this component as well. | UIComponent | |
| registerEffects(effects:Array):void
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
| removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
| resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array
Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| resumeBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
| setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
| setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
| setFocus():void
Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutMatrix(value:Matrix, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutMatrix3D(value:Matrix3D, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void
Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
stringToDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date [static]
Parses a String object that contains a date, and returns a Date
object corresponding to the String. | DateField | ||
| styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
| stylesInitialized():void
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
| suspendBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
| toString():String [override]
Returns a string indicating the location of this object
within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite | |
| transformAround(transformCenter:Vector3D, scale:Vector3D = null, rotation:Vector3D = null, translation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutScale:Vector3D = null, postLayoutRotation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutTranslation:Vector3D = null, invalidateLayout:Boolean = true):void
A utility method to update the rotation, scale, and translation of the
transform while keeping a particular point, specified in the component's
own coordinate space, fixed in the parent's coordinate space. | UIComponent | |
| transformPointToParent(localPosition:Vector3D, position:Vector3D, postLayoutPosition:Vector3D):void
A utility method to transform a point specified in the local
coordinates of this object to its location in the object's parent's
coordinates. | UIComponent | |
| validateDisplayList():void
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | |
| validateNow():void
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
| validateProperties():void
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
| validateSize(recursive:Boolean = false):void
Validates the measured size of the component
If the LayoutManager.invalidateSize() method is called with
this ILayoutManagerClient, then the validateSize() method
is called when it's time to do measurements. | UIComponent | |
| validationResultHandler(event:ValidationResultEvent):void
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
| verticalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| addMXMLChildren(comps:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| adjustFocusRect(obj:DisplayObject = null):void
Adjust the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | |
| applyComputedMatrix():void
Commits the computed matrix built from the combination of the layout
matrix and the transform offsets to the flash displayObject's transform. | UIComponent | |
| attachOverlay():void
This is an internal method used by the Flex framework
to support the Dissolve effect. | UIComponent | |
| calculatePreferredSizeFromData(numItems:int):Object
Determines default values of the height and width to use for the
entries in the drop-down list. | ComboBase | |
| canSkipMeasurement():Boolean
Determines if the call to the measure() method can be skipped. | UIComponent | |
| childrenCreated():void
Performs any final processing after child objects are created. | UIComponent | |
| collectionChangeHandler(event:Event):void
Responds to changes to the data provider. | ComboBase | |
| commitProperties():void
Processes the properties set on the component. | UIComponent | |
| createChildren():void
Create child objects of the component. | UIComponent | |
| createInFontContext(classObj:Class):Object
Creates a new object using a context
based on the embedded font being used. | UIComponent | |
| createInModuleContext(moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory, className:String):Object
Creates the object using a given moduleFactory. | UIComponent | |
| dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void
Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent
when a property is updated. | UIComponent | |
| downArrowButton_buttonDownHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
Performs some action when the drop-down button is pressed. | ComboBase | |
| focusInHandler(event:FocusEvent):void
The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus. | UIComponent | |
| focusOutHandler(event:FocusEvent):void
The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus. | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLAttributes(data:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLInstances(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):void | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLObject(document:Object, data:Array):Object | UIComponent | |
| initAdvancedLayoutFeatures():void
Initializes the implementation and storage of some of the less frequently
used advanced layout features of a component. | UIComponent | |
| initializationComplete():void
Finalizes the initialization of this component. | UIComponent | |
| initializeAccessibility():void
Initializes this component's accessibility code. | UIComponent | |
|
Helper method to invalidate parent size and display list if
this object affects its layout (includeInLayout is true). | UIComponent | |
| isOurFocus(target:DisplayObject):Boolean
Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects,
where the UITextField object gets focus. | UIComponent | |
| itemToUID(data:Object):String
Determines the UID for a dataProvider item. | ComboBase | |
| keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
The event handler called for a keyDown event. | UIComponent | |
| keyUpHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
The event handler called for a keyUp event. | UIComponent | |
| measure():void [override]
Determines the measuredWidth and
measuredHeight properties of the control. | ComboBase | |
| resourcesChanged():void
This method is called when a UIComponent is constructed,
and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches
a "change" Event to indicate
that the localized resources have changed in some way. | UIComponent | |
| setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void
Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction. | UIComponent | |
shortMonthName(monthName:String, locale:Locale, monthNames:Array):String [static]
Return the short three letter name of a month. | DateField | ||
| stateChanged(oldState:String, newState:String, recursive:Boolean):void
This method is called when a state changes to check whether
state-specific styles apply to this component. | UIComponent | |
| textInput_changeHandler(event:Event):void
Handles changes to the TextInput that serves as the editable
text field in the component. | ComboBase | |
| updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void [override]
Sizes and positions the internal components in the given width
and height. | ComboBase | |
| Event | Summary | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a date is selected or changed, and the DateChooser control closes. | DateField | |||
| Dispatched when a date is selected or the user clicks outside the drop-down list. | DateField | |||
| Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the data property changes. | DateField | |||
| Dispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a user selects the field to open the drop-down list. | DateField | |||
| Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when the month changes due to user interaction. | DateField | |||
| Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
| A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| A cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent | ||
| Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent | ||
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
borderColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Color of the border. The following controls support this style: Button, CheckBox, ComboBox, MenuBar, NumericStepper, ProgressBar, RadioButton, ScrollBar, Slider, and any components that support the borderStyle style.
The default value depends on the component class;
if not overridden for the class, the default value is 0xB7BABC
| DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The main color for a component. | UIComponent | ||
color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component, including the component label. The default value for the Halo theme is 0x0B333C.
The default value for the Spark theme is 0x000000.
| DateField | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The alpha of the content background for this component. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of the content area of the component. | ComboBase | ||
dateChooserStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Name of the CSS Style declaration to use for the styles for the DateChooser control's drop-down list. By default, the DateChooser control uses the DateField control's inheritable styles. You can use this class selector to set the values of all the style properties
of the DateChooser class, including | DateField | ||
direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The directionality of the text displayed by the component. The allowed values are FTE and TLF use this value in their bidirectional text layout algorithm, which maps Unicode character order to glyph order. Note: This style only applies when an MX component
specifies UIFTETextField as its The "ltr". | DateField | ||
disabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is 0xAAB3B3. | DateField | ||
disabledIconColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo The color for the icon in a disabled skin. For example, this style is used by the CheckBoxIcon skin class to draw the check mark for a disabled CheckBox control, by the ComboBoxSkin class to draw the down arrow of a disabled ComboBox control, and by the DateChooserMonthArrowSkin skin class to draw the month arrow for a disabled DateChooser control. The default value depends on the component class; if it is not overridden by the class, the default value is 0x999999.
| DateField | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the control is disabled. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the user holds down the mouse button. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the editable property is true. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
focusAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Specifies the alpha transparency value of the focus skin. The default value for the Halo theme is 0.4.
The default value for the Spark theme is 0.55.
| DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of focus ring when the component is in focus. | ComboBase | ||
focusRoundedCorners | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Specifies which corners of the focus rectangle should be rounded. This value is a space-separated String that can contain any combination of "tl", "tr", "bl"
and "br".
For example, to specify that the right side corners should be rounded,
but the left side corners should be square, use "tr br".
The cornerRadius style property specifies
the radius of the rounded corners.
The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for
the class, default value is "tl tr bl br".
| DateField | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | ||
fontAntiAliasType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. The possible values are
"normal" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.NORMAL)
and "advanced" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED).
The default value is This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you cannot apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is "advanced".See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.AntiAliasType | DateField | ||
fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Name of the font to use. Unlike in a full CSS implementation, comma-separated lists are not supported. You can use any font family name. If you specify a generic font name, it is converted to an appropriate device font. The default font for the Halo theme is "Verdana".
The default font for the Spark theme is "Arial".
| DateField | ||
fontGridFitType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
The possible values are "none" (flash.text.GridFitType.NONE),
"pixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.PIXEL),
and "subpixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.SUBPIXEL).
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is "pixel".See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.GridFitType | DateField | ||
fontSharpness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
This property specifies the sharpness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers
from -400 through 400.
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is 0.See also flash.text.TextField | DateField | ||
fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. In the Halo theme, the default value is 10 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Halo themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11. In the Spark theme, the default value is 12 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Spark themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11. | DateField | ||
fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are "normal" and "italic".
The default value is "normal". | DateField | ||
fontThickness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
This property specifies the thickness of the glyph edges.
The possible values are Numbers from -200 to 200.
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect on system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is 0.See also flash.text.TextField | DateField | ||
fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. Recognized values are normal and bold.
The default value for Button controls is bold.
The default value for all other controls is normal.
| DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
iconColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo The color for the icon in a skin. For example, this style is used by the CheckBoxIcon skin class to draw the check mark for a CheckBox control, by the ComboBoxSkin class to draw the down arrow of the ComboBox control, and by the DateChooserMonthArrowSkin skin class to draw the month arrow for the DateChooser control. The default value depends on the component class; if it is not overridden by the class, the default value is 0x111111.
| DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. See also | UIComponent | ||
kerning | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled ( true) or disabled (false).
Kerning adjusts the gap between certain character pairs
to improve readability, and should be used only when necessary,
such as with headings in large fonts.
Kerning is supported for embedded fonts only.
Certain fonts, such as Verdana, and monospaced fonts,
such as Courier New, do not support kerning.
The default value is false. | DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also | UIComponent | ||
leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Additional vertical space between lines of text. The default value is 2. The default value for the ComboBox control is 0. | DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
letterSpacing | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. A positive value increases the character spacing beyond the normal spacing, while a negative value decreases it. The default value is 0. | DateField | ||
locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text displayed by this component. FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts. Note: This style only applies when an MX component
specifies UIFTETextField as its "en". | DateField | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the mouse is over the control. | ComboBase | ||
paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area. The default value is 0. The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6. The default value for the ComboBox control is 5. The default value for the Form container is 16. The default value for the Tree control is 2. | DateField | ||
paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area. The default value is 0. The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6. The default value for the ComboBox control is 5. The default value for the Form container is 16. | DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
rollOverColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the highlight area of the date when the user holds the mouse pointer over a date in the DateChooser control. The default value for the Halo theme is 0xB2E1FF.
The default value for the Spark theme is 0xCEDBEF.
| DateField | ||
selectionColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the highlight area of the currently selected date in the DateChooser control. The default value for the Halo theme is 0x7FCEFF.
The default value for the Spark theme is 0xA8C6EE.
| DateField | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it. | UIComponent | ||
skin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the default skin for the background and border. For the DateField class, there is no default value. | DateField | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of any symbol of a component. | ComboBase | ||
textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. Possible values are "left", "right",
or "center".
The default value for most components is | DateField | ||
textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are "none" and "underline".
The default value is "none". | DateField | ||
textFieldClass | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. It can be set to either the mx.core.UITextField class (to use the classic TextField class built into Flash Player) or the mx.core.UIFTETextField class (to use the Text Layout Framework to get improved text rendering, including bidirectional layout). The default value is mx.core.UITextField. | DateField | ||
textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. The default value is 0. | DateField | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The class implementing ITextInput that is used by this component to input text. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The style declaration for the internal TextInput subcomponent that displays the current selection. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component. | UIComponent | ||
todayColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the highlight of today's date in the DateChooser control. The default value is 0x2B333.
| DateField | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the mouse is not over the control. | ComboBase | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| data | property |
data:Object| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The data property lets you pass a value
to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor.
You typically use data binding to bind a field of the data
property to a property of this component.
When you use the control as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex automatically writes the current value of the item
to the selectedDate property of this control.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get data():Object public function set data(value:Object):voidSee also
| dayNames | property |
dayNames:Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Weekday names for DateChooser control. Setting this property changes the day labels of the DateChooser control. Sunday is the first day (at index 0). The rest of the week names follow in the normal order.
The default value is [ "S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S" ].
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get dayNames():Array public function set dayNames(value:Array):void| disabledDays | property |
disabledDays:Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Days to disable in a week.
All the dates in a month, for the specified day, are disabled.
This property immediately changes the user interface
of the DateChooser control.
The elements of this Array can have values from 0 (Sunday)
to 6 (Saturday).
For example, a value of [0, 6] disables
Sunday and Saturday.
The default value is [].
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get disabledDays():Array public function set disabledDays(value:Array):void| disabledRanges | property |
disabledRanges:Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Disables single and multiple days.
This property accepts an Array of objects as a parameter.
Each object in this Array is a Date object that specifies a
single day to disable; or an object containing one or both
of the rangeStart and rangeEnd properties,
each of whose values is a Date object.
The value of these properties describes the boundaries
of the date range.
If either is omitted, the range is considered
unbounded in that direction.
If you specify only rangeStart,
all the dates after the specified date are disabled,
including the rangeStart date.
If you specify only rangeEnd,
all the dates before the specified date are disabled,
including the rangeEnd date.
To disable a single day, use a single Date object that specifies a date
in the Array. Time values are zeroed out from the Date object if
they are present.
The following example, disables the following dates: January 11 2006, the range January 23 - February 10 2006, and March 1 2006 and all following dates.
disabledRanges="{[new Date(2006,0,11), {rangeStart:
new Date(2006,0,23), rangeEnd: new Date(2006,1,10)},
{rangeStart: new Date(2006,2,1)}]}"
Setting this property immediately changes the appearance of the
DateChooser control, if the disabled dates are included in the
displayedMonth and displayedYear
properties.
The default value is [].
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get disabledRanges():Array public function set disabledRanges(value:Array):void| displayedMonth | property |
displayedMonth:int| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Used with the displayedYear property,
the displayedMonth property
specifies the month displayed in the DateChooser control.
Month numbers are zero-based, so January is 0 and December is 11.
Setting this property immediately changes the appearance
of the DateChooser control.
The default value is the month number of today's date.
The default value is the current month.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get displayedMonth():int public function set displayedMonth(value:int):void| displayedYear | property |
displayedYear:int| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Used with the displayedMonth property,
the displayedYear property determines
which year is displayed in the DateChooser control.
Setting this property immediately changes the appearance
of the DateChooser control.
The default value is the current year.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get displayedYear():int public function set displayedYear(value:int):void| dropdown | property |
dropdown:DateChooser [read-only] | Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Contains a reference to the DateChooser control
contained by the DateField control. The class used
can be set with dropdownFactory as long as
it extends DateChooser.
public function get dropdown():DateChooser| dropdownFactory | property |
dropdownFactory:IFactory| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The IFactory that creates a DateChooser-derived instance to use as the date-chooser The default value is an IFactory for DateChooser
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get dropdownFactory():IFactory public function set dropdownFactory(value:IFactory):void| firstDayOfWeek | property |
firstDayOfWeek:Object| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Day of the week (0-6, where 0 is the first element of the dayNames Array) to display in the first column of the DateChooser control. Setting this property changes the order of the day columns.
The default value is 0 (Sunday).
public function get firstDayOfWeek():Object public function set firstDayOfWeek(value:Object):void| formatString | property |
formatString:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The format of the displayed date in the text field.
This property can contain any combination of "M",
"MM", "MMM" (3 letter month names),
"MMMM" (month names), "D", "DD",
"YY", "YYYY",
delimiter, and punctuation characters.
Only upper case characters are supported.
The default value is "MM/DD/YYYY".
public function get formatString():String public function set formatString(value:String):void| labelFunction | property |
labelFunction:Function| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Function used to format the date displayed in the text field of the DateField control. If no function is specified, the default format is used.
The function takes a Date object as an argument, and returns a String in the format to be displayed, as the following example shows:
public function formatDate(currentDate:Date):String {
...
return dateString;
}
If you allow the user to enter a date in the text field
of the DateField control, and you define a formatting function using
the labelFunction property, you should specify a
function to the parseFunction property that converts
the input text string to a Date object for use by the DateField control,
or set the parseFunction property to null.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get labelFunction():Function public function set labelFunction(value:Function):voidSee also
| listData | property |
listData:BaseListData| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex initializes the listData property
of the component with the appropriate data from the List control.
The component can then use the listData property
to initialize the data property of the drop-in
item renderer or drop-in item editor.
You do not set this property in MXML or ActionScript; Flex sets it when the component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get listData():BaseListData public function set listData(value:BaseListData):voidSee also
| maxYear | property |
maxYear:int| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The last year selectable in the control.
The default value is 2100.
public function get maxYear():int public function set maxYear(value:int):void| minYear | property |
minYear:int| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The first year selectable in the control.
The default value is 1900.
public function get minYear():int public function set minYear(value:int):void| monthNames | property |
monthNames:Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Names of the months displayed at the top of the control.
The monthSymbol property is appended to the end of
the value specified by the monthNames property,
which is useful in languages such as Japanese.
The default value is [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ].
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get monthNames():Array public function set monthNames(value:Array):void| monthSymbol | property |
monthSymbol:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
This property is appended to the end of the value specified
by the monthNames property to define the names
of the months displayed at the top of the control.
Some languages, such as Japanese, use an extra
symbol after the month name.
The default value is "".
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get monthSymbol():String public function set monthSymbol(value:String):void| parseFunction | property |
parseFunction:Function| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Function used to parse the date entered as text
in the text field area of the DateField control and return a
Date object to the control.
If no function is specified, Flex uses
the default function.
If you set the parseFunction property, it should
typically perform the reverse of the function specified to
the labelFunction property.
The function takes two arguments and returns a Date object to the DateField control, as the following example shows:
public function parseDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date {
...
return newDate
}
Where the valueString argument contains the text
string entered by the user in the text field, and the inputFormat
argument contains the format of the string. For example, if you
only allow the user to enter a text sting using two characters for
month, day, and year, then pass "MM/DD/YY" to
the inputFormat argument.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get parseFunction():Function public function set parseFunction(value:Function):voidSee also
| selectableRange | property |
selectableRange:Object| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Range of dates between which dates are selectable. For example, a date between 04-12-2006 and 04-12-2007 is selectable, but dates out of this range are disabled.
This property accepts an Object as a parameter.
The Object contains two properties, rangeStart
and rangeEnd, of type Date.
If you specify only rangeStart,
all the dates after the specified date are enabled.
If you only specify rangeEnd,
all the dates before the specified date are enabled.
To enable only a single day in a DateChooser control,
you can pass a Date object directly. Time values are
zeroed out from the Date object if they are present.
The following example enables only the range January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006. Months before January and after June do not appear in the DateChooser.
selectableRange="{{rangeStart : new Date(2006,0,1),
rangeEnd : new Date(2006,5,30)}}"
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get selectableRange():Object public function set selectableRange(value:Object):void| selectedDate | property |
selectedDate:Date| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Date as selected in the DateChooser control. Accepts a Date object as a parameter. If the incoming Date object has any time values, they are zeroed out.
Holding down the Control key when selecting the currently selected date deselects it,
sets the selectedDate property to null,
and then dispatches the change event.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get selectedDate():Date public function set selectedDate(value:Date):void| showToday | property |
showToday:Boolean| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
If true, specifies that today is highlighted
in the DateChooser control.
Setting this property immediately changes the appearance
of the DateChooser control.
The default value is true.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get showToday():Boolean public function set showToday(value:Boolean):void| yearNavigationEnabled | property |
yearNavigationEnabled:Boolean| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Enables year navigation. When true
an up and down button appear to the right
of the displayed year. You can use these buttons
to change the current year.
These button appear to the left of the year in locales where year comes
before the month in the date format.
The default value is false.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get yearNavigationEnabled():Boolean public function set yearNavigationEnabled(value:Boolean):void| yearSymbol | property |
yearSymbol:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
This property is appended to the end of the year displayed at the top of the control. Some languages, such as Japanese, add a symbol after the year.
The default value is "".
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
public function get yearSymbol():String public function set yearSymbol(value:String):void| DateField | () | Constructor |
public function DateField()| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
| close | () | method |
public function close():void| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Closes the DateChooser control.
| dateToString | () | method |
public static function dateToString(value:Date, outputFormat:String):String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Formats a Date into a String according to the outputFormat argument.
The outputFormat argument contains a pattern in which
the value String is formatted.
It can contain "M", "MM",
"MMM" (3 letter month names), "MMMM" (month names),
"D", "DD", "YY", "YYYY"
and delimiter and punctuation characters.
Only upper case characters are supported.
Parameters
value:Date — Date value to format.
| |
outputFormat:String — String defining the date format.
|
String — The formatted date as a String.
|
var todaysDate:String = DateField.dateToString(new Date(), "MM/DD/YYYY");
| open | () | method |
public function open():void| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Opens the DateChooser control.
| shortMonthName | () | method |
protected static function shortMonthName(monthName:String, locale:Locale, monthNames:Array):StringReturn the short three letter name of a month. In most cases it's the first 3 letters. TODO move short names to resource bundles.
Parameters
monthName:String | |
locale:Locale | |
monthNames:Array |
String |
| stringToDate | () | method |
public static function stringToDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Parses a String object that contains a date, and returns a Date
object corresponding to the String.
The inputFormat argument contains the pattern
in which the valueString String is formatted.
It can contain "M", "MM",
"MMM" (3 letter month names), "MMMM" (month names),
"D", "DD", "YY", "YYYY"
and delimiter and punctuation characters.
Only upper case characters are supported.
The function does not check for the validity of the Date object. If the value of the date, month, or year is NaN, this method returns null.
For example:
var dob:Date = DateField.stringToDate("06/30/2005", "MM/DD/YYYY");
Parameters
valueString:String — Date value to format.
| |
inputFormat:String — String defining the date format.
|
Date — The formatted date as a Date object.
|
| change | Event |
mx.events.CalendarLayoutChangeEventmx.events.CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when a date is selected or changed, and the DateChooser control closes.
TheCalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE constant
defines the value of the type property of the event
object for a change event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
newDate | The date selected in the control. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
triggerEvent | The event that triggered this change event;
usually a change event. |
| close | Event |
mx.events.DropdownEventmx.events.DropdownEvent.CLOSE| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when a date is selected or the user clicks outside the drop-down list.
TheDropdownEvent.CLOSE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a close event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
triggerEvent | A value indicating the type of input action that triggered the event. |
| dataChange | Event |
mx.events.FlexEventmx.events.FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when the data property changes.
When you use a component as an item renderer,
the data property contains the data to display.
You can listen for this event and update the component
when the data property changes.
FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a dataChange event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
| open | Event |
mx.events.DropdownEventmx.events.DropdownEvent.OPEN| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when a user selects the field to open the drop-down list.
TheDropdownEvent.OPEN constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a open event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
triggerEvent | A value indicating the type of input action that triggered the event. |
| scroll | Event |
mx.events.DateChooserEventmx.events.DateChooserEvent.SCROLL| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when the month changes due to user interaction.
TheDateChooserEvent.SCROLL constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a scrollevent.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
detail | The scroll direction. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
triggerEvent | The event that triggered this change event;
usually a scroll. |
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo DateField control. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
// Event handler for the Halo DateField change event.
private function dateChanged(date:Date):void {
if (date == null) {
selection.text = "Date selected: ";
} else {
selection.text = "Date selected: " + date.getFullYear().toString() + '/' + (date.getMonth()+1).toString() + '/' + date.getDate();
}
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<fx:Declarations>
<mx:DateFormatter id="df"/>
</fx:Declarations>
<s:Panel title="Halo DateField Control Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:Label width="100%" color="blue"
text="Select a date in the Halo DateField control. Select it again to clear it."/>
<s:Label text="Basic Halo DateField:"/>
<mx:DateField id="dateField1" yearNavigationEnabled="true"
change="dateChanged(DateField(event.target).selectedDate)" />
<s:Label id="selection" color="blue" text="Date selected:" />
<mx:Spacer height="30" />
<s:Label text="Disable dates on or before June 1, 2006."/>
<mx:DateField id="dateField2" yearNavigationEnabled="true"
disabledRanges="{[ {rangeEnd: new Date(2006, 5, 1)} ]}" />
<s:Label color="blue" text="Date selected: {df.format(dateField2.selectedDate)}"/>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>