mx.core.Container

	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
		autoLayout : Boolean If true, measurement and layout are done when the position or size of a child is changed.	Container
		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
		borderMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom.	Container
		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
		childDescriptors : Array [read-only] Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects produced by the MXML compiler.	Container
		className : String [read-only] The name of this instance's class, such as "Button".	UIComponent
		clipContent : Boolean Whether to apply a clip mask if the positions and/or sizes of this container's children extend outside the borders of this container.	Container
		contentMouseX : Number [override] [read-only] Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.	Container
		contentMouseY : Number [override] [read-only] Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.	Container
		creatingContentPane : Boolean Containers use an internal content pane to control scrolling.	Container
		creationIndex : int Deprecated: Deprecated Specifies the order to instantiate and draw the children of the container.	Container
		creationPolicy : String The child creation policy for this MX Container.	Container
		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.	Container
		defaultButton : IFlexDisplayObject The Button control designated as the default button for the container.	Container
		deferredContentCreated : Boolean [read-only] IDeferredContentOwner equivalent of processedDescriptors	Container
		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
		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
		enabled : Boolean Whether the component can accept user interaction.	UIComponent
		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
		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
		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
		horizontalLineScrollSize : Number Number of pixels to move when the left- or right-arrow button in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed.	Container
		horizontalPageScrollSize : Number Number of pixels to move when the track in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed.	Container
		horizontalScrollBar : ScrollBar The horizontal scrollbar used in this container.	Container
		horizontalScrollPolicy : String Specifies whether the horizontal scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed.	Container
		horizontalScrollPosition : Number The current position of the horizontal scroll bar.	Container
		icon : Class The Class of the icon displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.	Container
		id : String ID of the component.	UIComponent
		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
		label : String The text displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.	Container
		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
		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
		maxHorizontalScrollPosition : Number [read-only] The largest possible value for the horizontalScrollPosition property.	Container
		maxVerticalScrollPosition : Number [read-only] The largest possible value for the verticalScrollPosition property.	Container
		maxWidth : Number The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.	UIComponent
		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
		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
		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
		numChildren : int [override] [read-only] Number of child components in this container.	Container
		numElements : int [read-only] The number of visual elements in this container.	Container
		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
		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
		rawChildren : IChildList [read-only] A container typically contains child components, which can be enumerated using the Container.getChildAt() method and Container.numChildren property.	Container
		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
		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
		showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy.	UIComponent
		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
		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
		verticalCenter : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.	UIComponent
		verticalLineScrollSize : Number Number of pixels to scroll when the up- or down-arrow button in the vertical scroll bar is pressed, or when you scroll by using the mouse wheel.	Container
		verticalPageScrollSize : Number Number of pixels to scroll when the track in the vertical scroll bar is pressed.	Container
		verticalScrollBar : ScrollBar The vertical scrollbar used in this container.	Container
		verticalScrollPolicy : String Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed.	Container
		verticalScrollPosition : Number The current position of the vertical scroll bar.	Container
		viewMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] Returns an object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom.	Container
		viewMetricsAndPadding : EdgeMetrics [read-only] Returns an object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom.	Container
		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
		z : Number [override]	UIComponent

	Property	Defined By
		actualCreationPolicy : String The creation policy of this container.	Container
		currentCSSState : String [read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors.	UIComponent
		hasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean [read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties.	UIComponent
		resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.	UIComponent
		unscaledHeight : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled height of the component.	UIComponent
		unscaledWidth : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled width of the component All of a component's drawing and child layout should be done within a bounding rectangle of this width, which is also passed as an argument to updateDisplayList().	UIComponent

	Method	Defined By
		Container() Constructor.	Container
		addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override] Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container.	Container
		addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject [override] Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container.	Container
		addElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement Adds a visual element to this container.	Container
		addElementAt(element:IVisualElement, index:int):IVisualElement Adds a visual element to this container.	Container
		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
		contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates.	Container
		contentToLocal(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates.	Container
		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
		createComponentFromDescriptor(descriptor:ComponentDescriptor, recurse:Boolean):IFlexDisplayObject Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding component and add the component as a child of this Container.	Container
		createComponentsFromDescriptors(recurse:Boolean = true):void Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors, and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one.	Container
		createDeferredContent():void Performs the equivalent action of calling the createComponentsFromDescriptors(true) method for containers that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation.	Container
		createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.	UIComponent
		deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.	UIComponent
		determineTextFormatFromStyles():UITextFormat 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 [override] Executes all the data bindings on this Container.	Container
		executeChildBindings(recurse:Boolean):void Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects.	Container
		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
		getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override] Gets the nth child component object.	Container
		getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject [override] Returns the child whose name property is the specified String.	Container
		getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int [override] Gets the zero-based index of a specific child.	Container
		getChildren():Array Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container.	Container
		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
		getElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement Returns the visual element at the specified index.	Container
		getElementIndex(element:IVisualElement):int Returns the index position of a visual element.	Container
		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 [override] Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates.	Container
		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 [override] Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates.	Container
		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
		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
		removeAllChildren():void Removes all children from the child list of this container.	Container
		removeAllElements():void Removes all visual elements from the container.	Container
		removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override] Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container.	Container
		removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override] Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container at the specified index.	Container
		removeElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement Removes the specified visual element from the child list of this container.	Container
		removeElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement Removes a visual element from the specified index position in the container.	Container
		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
		setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, newIndex:int):void [override] Sets the index of a particular child.	Container
		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
		setElementIndex(element:IVisualElement, index:int):void Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container.	Container
		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
		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
		swapElements(element1:IVisualElement, element2:IVisualElement):void Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements.	Container
		swapElementsAt(index1:int, index2:int):void Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index positions in the container.	Container
		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 [override] Used internally by the Dissolve Effect to add the overlay to the chrome of a container.	Container
		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
		commitProperties():void Processes the properties set on the component.	UIComponent
		createBorder():void Creates the container's border skin if it is needed and does not already exist.	Container
		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
		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
		invalidateParentSizeAndDisplayList():void 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
		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
		layoutChrome(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's borders.	Container
		measure():void Calculates the default size, and optionally the default minimum size, of the component.	UIComponent
		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
		scrollChildren():void Positions the container's content area relative to the viewable area based on the horizontalScrollPosition and verticalScrollPosition properties.	Container
		setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction.	UIComponent
		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
		updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void [override] Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's children.	Container

Summary	Defined By
add	Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method.	UIComponent
childAdd	Dispatched after a child has been added to a container.	Container
childIndexChange	Dispatched after the index (among the container children) of a container child changes.	Container
childRemove	Dispatched before a child of a container is removed.	Container
creationComplete	Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing.	UIComponent
currentStateChange	Dispatched after the view state has changed.	UIComponent
currentStateChanging	Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes.	UIComponent
dataChange	Dispatched when the data property changes.	Container
dragComplete	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
dragDrop	Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it.	UIComponent
dragEnter	Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation.	UIComponent
dragExit	Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target.	UIComponent
dragOver	Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation.	UIComponent
dragStart	Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation.	UIComponent
effectEnd	Dispatched after an effect ends.	UIComponent
effectStart	Dispatched just before an effect starts.	UIComponent
effectStop	Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect.	UIComponent
enterState	Dispatched after the component has entered a view state.	UIComponent
exitState	Dispatched just before the component exits a view state.	UIComponent
hide	Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible.	UIComponent
initialize	Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set.	UIComponent
invalid	Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed.	UIComponent
mouseDownOutside	Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it.	UIComponent
mouseWheelOutside	Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it.	UIComponent
move	Dispatched when the object has moved.	UIComponent
preinitialize	Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence.	UIComponent
remove	Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method.	UIComponent
resize	Dispatched when the component is resized.	UIComponent
scroll	Dispatched when the user manually scrolls the container.	Container
show	Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible.	UIComponent
stateChangeComplete	Dispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing.	UIComponent
stateChangeInterrupted	Dispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state.	UIComponent
toolTipCreate	Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip.	UIComponent
toolTipEnd	Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon.	UIComponent
toolTipHide	Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden.	UIComponent
toolTipShow	Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown.	UIComponent
toolTipShown	Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown.	UIComponent
toolTipStart	Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it.	UIComponent
touchInteractionEnd	A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture.	UIComponent
touchInteractionStart	A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture.	UIComponent
touchInteractionStarting	A cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture.	UIComponent
updateComplete	Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed).	UIComponent
valid	Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded.	UIComponent
valueCommit	Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction.	UIComponent

Styles

	Description	Defined By
accentColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Accent color used by component skins. The default button skin uses this color to tint the background. Slider track highlighting uses this color. The default value is `#0099FF`.	Container
backgroundAlpha	Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Alpha level of the color defined by the `backgroundColor` property, of the image or SWF file defined by the `backgroundImage` style. Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0. For most controls, the default value is 1.0, but for ToolTip controls, the default value is 0.95 and for Alert controls, the default value is 0.9. The default value is `1.0`.	Container
backgroundAttachment	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no If a background image is specified, this style specifies whether it is fixed with regard to the viewport (`"fixed"`) or scrolls along with the content (`"scroll"`). The default value is `"scroll"`.	Container
backgroundColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Background color of a component. You can have both a `backgroundColor` and a `backgroundImage` set. Some components do not have a background. The DataGrid control ignores this style. The default value is `undefined`, which means it is not set. If both this style and the `backgroundImage` style are `undefined`, the component has a transparent background. For the Application container, this style specifies the background color while the application loads, and a background gradient while it is running. Flex calculates the gradient pattern between a color slightly darker than the specified color, and a color slightly lighter than the specified color. The default skins of most Flex controls are partially transparent. As a result, the background color of a container partially "bleeds through" to controls that are in that container. You can avoid this by setting the alpha values of the control's `fillAlphas` property to 1, as the following example shows: <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/> <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/> </mx:Container>	Container
backgroundDisabledColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Background color of the component when it is disabled. The global default value is `undefined`. The default value for List controls is `0xDDDDDD` (light gray). If a container is disabled, the background is dimmed, and the degree of dimming is controlled by the `disabledOverlayAlpha` style.	Container
backgroundImage	Type: Object Format: File CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Background image of a component. This can be an absolute or relative URL or class. You can set either the `backgroundColor` or the `backgroundImage`. The background image is displayed on top of the background color. The default value is `undefined`, meaning "not set". If this style and the `backgroundColor` style are undefined, the component has a transparent background. The default skins of most Flex controls are partially transparent. As a result, the background image of a container partially "bleeds through" to controls that are in that container. You can avoid this by setting the alpha values of the control's `fillAlphas` property to 1, as the following example shows: <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/> <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/> </mx:Container>	Container
backgroundSize	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Scales the image specified by `backgroundImage` to different percentage sizes. A value of `"100%"` stretches the image to fit the entire component. To specify a percentage value, you must include the percent sign (%). The default for the Application container is `100%`. The default value for all other containers is `auto`, which maintains the original size of the image.	Container
barColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Determines the color of a ProgressBar. A ProgressBar is filled with a vertical gradient between this color and a brighter color computed from it. This style has no effect on other components, but can be set on a container to control the appearance of all progress bars found within. The default value is `undefined`, which means it is not set. In this case, the `themeColor` style property is used.	Container
baseline	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
borderAlpha	Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Alpha of the border. The default value is `1`.	Container
borderColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Color of the border. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is `0xB7BABC` for the Halo theme and `0x696969` for the Spark theme.	Container
borderSides	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Bounding box sides. A space-delimited String that specifies the sides of the border to show. The String can contain `"left"`, `"top"`, `"right"`, and `"bottom"` in any order. The default value is `"left top right bottom"`, which shows all four sides. This style is only used when borderStyle is `"solid"`.	Container
borderSkin	Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The border skin class of the component. The default value in all components that do not explicitly set their own default for the Halo theme is `mx.skins.halo.HaloBorder` and for the Spark theme is `mx.skins.spark.BorderSkin`. The Panel container has a default value of `mx.skins.halo.PanelSkin` for the Halo theme and `mx.skins.spark.BorderSkin` for the Spark theme. To determine the default value for a component, see the default.css file.	Container
borderStyle	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Bounding box style. The possible values are `"none"`, `"solid"`, `"inset"`, and `"outset"`. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is `"inset"`. The default value for most Containers is `"none"`. The `"inset"` and `"outset"` values are only valid with the halo theme.	Container
borderThickness	Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Bounding box thickness. Only used when `borderStyle` is set to `"solid"`. The default value is `1`.	Container
borderVisible	Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Visibility of the border. The default value is `true`.	Container
bottom	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
chromeColor	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`.	Container
contentBackgroundAlpha	Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The alpha of the content background for this component.	Container
contentBackgroundColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of the content area of the component. The default value is `0xFFFFFF`.	Container
cornerRadius	Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Radius of component corners. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is 0. The default value for ApplicationControlBar is 5.	Container
direction	Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The directionality of the text displayed by the component. The allowed values are `"ltr"` for left-to-right text, as in Latin-style scripts, and `"rtl"` for right-to-left text, as in Arabic and Hebrew. 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 `textFieldClass`. The `direction` also affects the alignment of the text within the bounds of the TLFTextField. It does not, however, affect the the placement of the TLFTextField within the component. The default value is `"ltr"`.	Container
disabledColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is `0xAAB3B3`.	Container
disabledOverlayAlpha	Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no The alpha value for the overlay that is placed on top of the container when it is disabled.	Container
dropShadowColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Color of the drop shadow. The default value is `0x000000`.	Container
dropShadowEnabled	Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. This style is used with `borderStyle="solid"`. The default value is `false`. Note: For drop shadows to appear on containers, set `backgroundColor` or `backgroundImage` properties. Otherwise, the shadow appears behind the container because the default background of a container is transparent.	Container
dropShadowVisible	Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. The default value is `false`. Note: For drop shadows to appear on containers, set `contentBackgroundColor` property. Otherwise, the shadow appears behind the container because the default background of a container is transparent.	Container
errorColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails.	UIComponent
focusBlendMode	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle.	UIComponent
focusColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of focus ring when the component is in focus The default value is `0x70B2EE`.	Container
focusSkin	Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle.	UIComponent
focusThickness	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 `"advanced"`, which enables advanced anti-aliasing for the font. Set to `"normal"` to disable the advanced anti-aliasing. 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	Container
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"`.	Container
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 `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. 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	Container
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 `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. 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	Container
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.	Container
fontStyle	Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are `"normal"` and `"italic"`. The default value is `"normal"`.	Container
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 `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. 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	Container
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`.	Container
horizontalCenter	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
horizontalScrollBarStyleName	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the horizontal scrollbar style. The default value is `undefined`.	Container
interactionMode	Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. See also mx.core.InteractionMode.MOUSE mx.core.InteractionMode.TOUCH	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`.	Container
layoutDirection	Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also MXFTEText.css mx.core.ILayoutDirectionElement mx.core.LayoutDirection	UIComponent
left	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`.	Container
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 `textFieldClass`. The default value is `"en"`.	Container
paddingBottom	Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the container's bottom border and the bottom of its content area. The default value is `0`.	Container
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.	Container
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.	Container
paddingTop	Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the container's top border and the top of its content area. The default value is `0`.	Container
right	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
shadowDirection	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Direction of the drop shadow. Possible values are `"left"`, `"center"`, and `"right"`. The default value is `"center"`.	Container
shadowDistance	Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Distance of the drop shadow. If the property is set to a negative value, the shadow appears above the component. The default value is `2`.	Container
showErrorSkin	Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid.	UIComponent
showErrorTip	Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it.	UIComponent
symbolColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of any symbol of a component. Examples include the check mark of a CheckBox or the arrow of a ScrollBar button. The default value is `0x000000`.	Container
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 `"left"`. For the FormItem component, the default value is `"right"`. For the Button, LinkButton, and AccordionHeader components, the default value is `"center"`, and this property is only recognized when the `labelPlacement` property is set to `"left"` or `"right"`. If `labelPlacement` is set to `"top"` or `"bottom"`, the text and any icon are centered.	Container
textDecoration	Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are `"none"` and `"underline"`. The default value is `"none"`.	Container
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`.	Container
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`.	Container
themeColor	Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component.	UIComponent
top	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
verticalCenter	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
verticalScrollBarStyleName	Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the vertical scrollbar style. The default value is `undefined`.	Container

Description	Defined By
addedEffect	Triggering Event: added Played when the component is added as a child to a Container.	UIComponent
creationCompleteEffect	Triggering Event: creationComplete Played when the component is created.	UIComponent
focusInEffect	Triggering Event: focusIn Played when the component gains keyboard focus.	UIComponent
focusOutEffect	Triggering Event: focusOut Played when the component loses keyboard focus.	UIComponent
hideEffect	Triggering Event: hide Played when the component becomes invisible.	UIComponent
mouseDownEffect	Triggering Event: mouseDown Played when the user presses the mouse button while over the component.	UIComponent
mouseUpEffect	Triggering Event: mouseUp Played when the user releases the mouse button while over the component.	UIComponent
moveEffect	Triggering Event: move Played when the component is moved.	UIComponent
removedEffect	Triggering Event: removed Played when the component is removed from a Container.	UIComponent
resizeEffect	Triggering Event: resize Played when the component is resized.	UIComponent
rollOutEffect	Triggering Event: rollOut Played when the user rolls the mouse so it is no longer over the component.	UIComponent
rollOverEffect	Triggering Event: rollOver Played when the user rolls the mouse over the component.	UIComponent
showEffect	Triggering Event: show Played when the component becomes visible.	UIComponent

	Constant	Defined By
		DEFAULT_MAX_HEIGHT : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxHeight property.	UIComponent
		DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxWidth property.	UIComponent
		DEFAULT_MEASURED_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredHeight property.	UIComponent
		DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredMinHeight property.	UIComponent
		DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_WIDTH : Number = 40 [static] The default value for the measuredMinWidth property.	UIComponent
		DEFAULT_MEASURED_WIDTH : Number = 160 [static] The default value for the measuredWidth property.	UIComponent

Property Detail

actualCreationPolicy

property

protected var actualCreationPolicy:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The creation policy of this container.

autoLayout

property

autoLayout:Boolean

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, measurement and layout are done when the position or size of a child is changed. If false, measurement and layout are done only once, when children are added to or removed from the container.

When using the Move effect, the layout around the component that is moving does not readjust to fit that the Move effect animates. Setting a container's autoLayout property to true has no effect on this behavior.

The Zoom effect does not work when the autoLayout property is false.

The autoLayout property does not apply to Accordion or ViewStack containers.

The default value is true.

Implementation
public function get autoLayout():Boolean
public function set autoLayout(value:Boolean):void

borderMetrics

property

borderMetrics:EdgeMetrics [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom. The value of each property is equal to the thickness of one side of the border, expressed in pixels.

Unlike viewMetrics, this property is not overridden by subclasses of Container.

Implementation
public function get borderMetrics():EdgeMetrics

childDescriptors

property

childDescriptors:Array [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects produced by the MXML compiler.

Each UIComponentDescriptor object contains the information specified in one child MXML tag of the container's MXML tag. The order of the UIComponentDescriptor objects in the Array is the same as the order of the child tags. During initialization, the child descriptors are used to create the container's child UIComponent objects and its Repeater objects, and to give them the initial property values, event handlers, effects, and so on, that were specified in MXML.

Implementation
public function get childDescriptors():Array

See also

mx.core.UIComponentDescriptor

clipContent

property

clipContent:Boolean

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Whether to apply a clip mask if the positions and/or sizes of this container's children extend outside the borders of this container. If false, the children of this container remain visible when they are moved or sized outside the borders of this container. If true, the children of this container are clipped.

If clipContent is false, then scrolling is disabled for this container and scrollbars will not appear. If clipContent is true, then scrollbars will usually appear when the container's children extend outside the border of the container. For additional control over the appearance of scrollbars, see horizontalScrollPolicy and verticalScrollPolicy.

The default value is true.

Implementation
public function get clipContent():Boolean
public function set clipContent(value:Boolean):void

contentMouseX

property

contentMouseX:Number [read-only] [override]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component.

Implementation
public function get contentMouseX():Number

contentMouseY

property

contentMouseY:Number [read-only] [override]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component.

Implementation
public function get contentMouseY():Number

creatingContentPane

property

creatingContentPane:Boolean

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Containers use an internal content pane to control scrolling. The creatingContentPane is true while the container is creating the content pane so that some events can be ignored or blocked.

Implementation
public function get creatingContentPane():Boolean
public function set creatingContentPane(value:Boolean):void

creationIndex

property

creationIndex:int

Deprecated: Deprecated

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies the order to instantiate and draw the children of the container.

This property can only be used when the creationPolicy property is set to ContainerCreationPolicy.QUEUED. Otherwise, it is ignored.

The default value is -1.

Implementation
public function get creationIndex():int
public function set creationIndex(value:int):void

creationPolicy

property

creationPolicy:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The child creation policy for this MX Container. ActionScript values can be ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO, ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL, or ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE. MXML values can be auto, all, or none.

If no creationPolicy is specified for a container, that container inherits its parent's creationPolicy. If no creationPolicy is specified for the Application, it defaults to ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO.

A creationPolicy of ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO means that the container delays creating some or all descendants until they are needed, a process which is known as deferred instantiation. This policy produces the best startup time because fewer UIComponents are created initially. However, this introduces navigation delays when a user navigates to other parts of the application for the first time. Navigator containers such as Accordion, TabNavigator, and ViewStack implement the ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO policy by creating all their children immediately, but wait to create the deeper descendants of a child until it becomes the selected child of the navigator container.

A creationPolicy of ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL means that the navigator containers immediately create deeper descendants for each child, rather than waiting until that child is selected. For single-view containers such as a VBox container, there is no difference between the ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO and ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL policies.

A creationPolicy of ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE means that the container creates none of its children. In that case, it is the responsibility of the MXML author to create the children by calling the createComponentsFromDescriptors() method.

The default value is ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO.

Implementation
public function get creationPolicy():String
public function set creationPolicy(value:String):void

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.

You do not set this property in MXML.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get data():Object
public function set data(value:Object):void

See also

mx.core.IDataRenderer

defaultButton

property

defaultButton:IFlexDisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The Button control designated as the default button for the container. When controls in the container have focus, pressing the Enter key is the same as clicking this Button control.

The default value is null.

Implementation
public function get defaultButton():IFlexDisplayObject
public function set defaultButton(value:IFlexDisplayObject):void

deferredContentCreated

property

deferredContentCreated:Boolean [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

IDeferredContentOwner equivalent of processedDescriptors

Implementation
public function get deferredContentCreated():Boolean

See also

UIComponent.processedDescriptors

horizontalLineScrollSize

property

horizontalLineScrollSize:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to move when the left- or right-arrow button in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed.

The default value is 5.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get horizontalLineScrollSize():Number
public function set horizontalLineScrollSize(value:Number):void

horizontalPageScrollSize

property

horizontalPageScrollSize:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to move when the track in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed. A value of 0 means that the page size will be calculated to be a full screen.

The default value is 0.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get horizontalPageScrollSize():Number
public function set horizontalPageScrollSize(value:Number):void

horizontalScrollBar

property

horizontalScrollBar:ScrollBar

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The horizontal scrollbar used in this container. This property is null if no horizontal scroll bar is currently displayed. In general you do not access this property directly. Manipulation of the horizontalScrollPolicy and horizontalScrollPosition properties should provide sufficient control over the scroll bar.

Implementation
public function get horizontalScrollBar():ScrollBar
public function set horizontalScrollBar(value:ScrollBar):void

horizontalScrollPolicy

property

horizontalScrollPolicy:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies whether the horizontal scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed. ActionScript values can be ScrollPolicy.ON, ScrollPolicy.OFF, and ScrollPolicy.AUTO. MXML values can be "on", "off", and "auto".

Setting this property to ScrollPolicy.OFF also prevents the horizontalScrollPosition property from having an effect.

Note: This property does not apply to the ControlBar container.

If the horizontalScrollPolicy is ScrollPolicy.AUTO, the horizontal scroll bar appears when all of the following are true:

One of the container's children extends beyond the left edge or right edge of the container.
The clipContent property is true.
The width and height of the container are large enough to reasonably accommodate a scroll bar.

The default value is ScrollPolicy.AUTO.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get horizontalScrollPolicy():String
public function set horizontalScrollPolicy(value:String):void

horizontalScrollPosition

property

horizontalScrollPosition:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The current position of the horizontal scroll bar. This is equal to the distance in pixels between the left edge of the scrollable surface and the leftmost piece of the surface that is currently visible.

The default value is 0.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get horizontalScrollPosition():Number
public function set horizontalScrollPosition(value:Number):void

icon

property

icon:Class

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The Class of the icon displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.

For example, if this Container is a child of a TabNavigator, this icon appears in the corresponding tab. If this Container is a child of an Accordion, this icon appears in the corresponding header.

To embed the icon in the SWF file, use the @Embed() MXML compiler directive:

        icon="@Embed('filepath')"

The image can be a JPEG, GIF, PNG, SVG, or SWF file.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get icon():Class
public function set icon(value:Class):void

label

property

label:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The text displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.

For example, if this Container is a child of a TabNavigator, this string appears in the corresponding tab. If this Container is a child of an Accordion, this string appears in the corresponding header.

The default value is "".

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get label():String
public function set label(value:String):void

maxHorizontalScrollPosition

property

maxHorizontalScrollPosition:Number [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The largest possible value for the horizontalScrollPosition property. Defaults to 0 if the horizontal scrollbar is not present.

Implementation
public function get maxHorizontalScrollPosition():Number

maxVerticalScrollPosition

property

maxVerticalScrollPosition:Number [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The largest possible value for the verticalScrollPosition property. Defaults to 0 if the vertical scrollbar is not present.

Implementation
public function get maxVerticalScrollPosition():Number

numChildren

property

numChildren:int [read-only] [override]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of child components in this container.

The number of children is initially equal to the number of children declared in MXML. At runtime, new children may be added by calling addChild() or addChildAt(), and existing children may be removed by calling removeChild(), removeChildAt(), or removeAllChildren().

Implementation
public function get numChildren():int

numElements

property

numElements:int [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of visual elements in this container. Visual elements include classes that implement the IVisualElement interface, such as subclasses of UIComponent and GraphicElement.

Implementation
public function get numElements():int

rawChildren

property

rawChildren:IChildList [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

A container typically contains child components, which can be enumerated using the Container.getChildAt() method and Container.numChildren property. In addition, the container may contain style elements and skins, such as the border and background. Flash Player and AIR do not draw any distinction between child components and skins. They are all accessible using the player's getChildAt() method and numChildren property. However, the Container class overrides the getChildAt() method and numChildren property (and several other methods) to create the illusion that the container's children are the only child components.

If you need to access all of the children of the container (both the content children and the skins), then use the methods and properties on the rawChildren property instead of the regular Container methods. For example, use the Container.rawChildren.getChildAt()) method. However, if a container creates a ContentPane Sprite object for its children, the rawChildren property value only counts the ContentPane, not the container's children. It is not always possible to determine when a container will have a ContentPane.

Note:If you call the addChild or addChildAt method of the rawChildren object, set tabFocusEnabled = false on the component that you have added. Doing so prevents users from tabbing to the visual-only component that you have added.

Implementation
public function get rawChildren():IChildList

verticalLineScrollSize

property

verticalLineScrollSize:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to scroll when the up- or down-arrow button in the vertical scroll bar is pressed, or when you scroll by using the mouse wheel.

The default value is 5.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get verticalLineScrollSize():Number
public function set verticalLineScrollSize(value:Number):void

verticalPageScrollSize

property

verticalPageScrollSize:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to scroll when the track in the vertical scroll bar is pressed. A value of 0 means that the page size will be calculated to be a full screen.

The default value is 0.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get verticalPageScrollSize():Number
public function set verticalPageScrollSize(value:Number):void

verticalScrollBar

property

verticalScrollBar:ScrollBar

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The vertical scrollbar used in this container. This property is null if no vertical scroll bar is currently displayed. In general you do not access this property directly. Manipulation of the verticalScrollPolicy and verticalScrollPosition properties should provide sufficient control over the scroll bar.

Implementation
public function get verticalScrollBar():ScrollBar
public function set verticalScrollBar(value:ScrollBar):void

verticalScrollPolicy

property

verticalScrollPolicy:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed. Possible values are ScrollPolicy.ON, ScrollPolicy.OFF, and ScrollPolicy.AUTO. MXML values can be "on", "off", and "auto".

Setting this property to ScrollPolicy.OFF also prevents the verticalScrollPosition property from having an effect.

Note: This property does not apply to the ControlBar container.

If the verticalScrollPolicy is ScrollPolicy.AUTO, the vertical scroll bar appears when all of the following are true:

One of the container's children extends beyond the top edge or bottom edge of the container.
The clipContent property is true.
The width and height of the container are large enough to reasonably accommodate a scroll bar.

The default value is ScrollPolicy.AUTO.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get verticalScrollPolicy():String
public function set verticalScrollPolicy(value:String):void

verticalScrollPosition

property

verticalScrollPosition:Number

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The current position of the vertical scroll bar. This is equal to the distance in pixels between the top edge of the scrollable surface and the topmost piece of the surface that is currently visible.

The default value is 0.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
public function get verticalScrollPosition():Number
public function set verticalScrollPosition(value:Number):void

viewMetrics

property

viewMetrics:EdgeMetrics [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom. The value of each property equals the thickness of the chrome (visual elements) around the edge of the container.

The chrome includes the border thickness. If the horizontalScrollPolicy or verticalScrollPolicy property value is ScrollPolicy.ON, the chrome also includes the thickness of the corresponding scroll bar. If a scroll policy is ScrollPolicy.AUTO, the chrome measurement does not include the scroll bar thickness, even if a scroll bar is displayed.

Subclasses of Container should override this method, so that they include other chrome to be taken into account when positioning the Container's children. For example, the viewMetrics property for the Panel class should return an object whose top property includes the thickness of the Panel container's title bar.

Implementation
public function get viewMetrics():EdgeMetrics

viewMetricsAndPadding

property

viewMetricsAndPadding:EdgeMetrics [read-only]

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom. The value of each property is equal to the thickness of the chrome (visual elements) around the edge of the container plus the thickness of the object's margins.

Implementation
public function get viewMetricsAndPadding():EdgeMetrics

Constructor Detail

Container

()

Constructor

public function Container()

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail

addChild

()

method

override public function addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. The child is added after other existing children, so that the first child added has index 0, the next has index 1, an so on.

Note: While the child argument to the method is specified as of type DisplayObject, the argument must implement the IUIComponent interface to be added as a child of a container. All Flex components implement this interface.

Children are layered from back to front. In other words, if children overlap, the one with index 0 is farthest to the back, and the one with index numChildren - 1 is frontmost. This means the newly added children are layered in front of existing children.

Parameters

child:DisplayObject — The DisplayObject to add as a child of this Container. It must implement the IUIComponent interface.

Returns

DisplayObject — The added child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the added component.

See also

mx.core.IUIComponent

addChildAt

()

method

override public function addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. The child is added at the index specified.

When you add a new child at an index that is already occupied by an old child, it doesn't replace the old child; instead the old child and the ones after it "slide over" and have their index incremented by one. For example, suppose a Container contains the children (A, B, C) and you add D at index 1. Then the container will contain (A, D, B, C). If you want to replace an old child, you must first remove it before adding the new one.

Parameters

	`child:DisplayObject` — The DisplayObject to add as a child of this Container. It must implement the IUIComponent interface.

	`index:int` — The index to add the child at.

Returns

DisplayObject — The added child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the added component.

See also

mx.core.IUIComponent

addElement

()

method

public function addElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Adds a visual element to this container. The element is added after all other elements and appears top of all other elements. To add a visual element to a specific index position, use the addElementAt() method.

If you add a visual element that already has a different container as a parent, the element is removed from the other container.

Parameters

element:IVisualElement — The visual element to add as a child of this container.

Returns

IVisualElement — The element that was added.

addElementAt

()

method

public function addElementAt(element:IVisualElement, index:int):IVisualElement

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Adds a visual element to this container. The element is added at the index position specified. An index of 0 represents the first element in the display list.

If you add a visual element that already has a different container as a parent, the element is removed from the other container.

Parameters

	`element:IVisualElement` — The element to add as a child of this visual container.

	`index:int` — The index position to which the element is added. If you specify a currently occupied index position, the child that exists at that position and all higher positions are moved up one position in the child list.

Returns

IVisualElement — The element that was added.

attachOverlay

()

method

override protected function attachOverlay():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Used internally by the Dissolve Effect to add the overlay to the chrome of a container.

contentToGlobal

()

method

override public function contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning. Global coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper-left corner of the stage, that is, the outermost edge of the application.

Parameters

point:Point — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the content coordinate system as properties.

Returns

Point — A Point object with coordinates relative to the Stage.

contentToLocal

()

method

override public function contentToLocal(point:Point):Point

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning. Local coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component.

Parameters

point:Point — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the content coordinate system as properties.

Returns

Point — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the local coordinate system.

createBorder

()

method

protected function createBorder():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates the container's border skin if it is needed and does not already exist.

createComponentFromDescriptor

()

method

public function createComponentFromDescriptor(descriptor:ComponentDescriptor, recurse:Boolean):IFlexDisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding component and add the component as a child of this Container.

This method instantiates the new object but does not add it to the display list, so the object does not appear on the screen by default. To add the new object to the display list, call the validateNow() method on the container after calling the createComponentFromDescriptor() method, as the following example shows:

      myVBox.createComponentFromDescriptor(myVBox.childDescriptors[0],false);
      myVBox.validateNow();

Alternatively, you can call the createComponentsFromDescriptors() method on the container to create all components at one time. You are not required to call the validateNow() method after calling the createComponentsFromDescriptors() method.

Parameters

	`descriptor:ComponentDescriptor` — The UIComponentDescriptor for the component to be created. This argument is either a UIComponentDescriptor object or the index of one of the container's children (an integer between 0 and n-1, where n is the total number of children of this container).

	`recurse:Boolean` — If `false`, create this component but none of its children. If `true`, after creating the component, Flex calls the `createComponentsFromDescriptors()` method to create all or some of its children, based on the value of the component's `creationPolicy` property.

Returns

IFlexDisplayObject — The created component.

See also

mx.core.UIComponentDescriptor

createComponentsFromDescriptors

()

method

public function createComponentsFromDescriptors(recurse:Boolean = true):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors, and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one.

If the value of the container's creationPolicy property is ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL, then this method is called automatically during the initialization sequence.

If the value of the container's creationPolicy is ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO, then this method is called automatically when the container's children are about to become visible.

If the value of the container's creationPolicy property is ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE, then you should call this function when you want to create this container's children.

Parameters

recurse:Boolean (default = true) — If true, recursively create components.

createDeferredContent

()

method

public function createDeferredContent():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Performs the equivalent action of calling the createComponentsFromDescriptors(true) method for containers that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation.

See also

createComponentsFromDescriptors()

executeBindings

()

method

override public function executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Executes all the data bindings on this Container. Flex calls this method automatically once a Container has been created to cause any data bindings that have destinations inside of it to execute. Workaround for MXML container/bindings problem (177074): override Container.executeBindings() to prefer descriptor.document over parentDocument in the call to BindingManager.executeBindings(). This should always provide the correct behavior for instances created by descriptor, and will provide the original behavior for procedurally-created instances. (The bug may or may not appear in the latter case.) A more complete fix, guaranteeing correct behavior in both non-DI and reparented-component scenarios, is anticipated for updater 1.

Parameters

recurse:Boolean (default = false) — If false, then only execute the bindings on this Container. If true, then also execute the bindings on this container's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on.

executeChildBindings

()

method

public function executeChildBindings(recurse:Boolean):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. Flex calls this method automatically once a Container has been created.

Parameters

recurse:Boolean — If false, then only execute the bindings on the immediate children of this Container. If true, then also execute the bindings on this container's grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on.

getChildAt

()

method

override public function getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Gets the nth child component object.

The children returned from this method include children that are declared in MXML and children that are added using the addChild() or addChildAt() method.

Parameters

index:int — Number from 0 to (numChildren - 1).

Returns

DisplayObject — Reference to the child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of a specific Flex control, such as ComboBox or TextArea.

getChildByName

()

method

override public function getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the child whose name property is the specified String.

Parameters

name:String — The identifier of the child.

Returns

DisplayObject — The DisplayObject representing the child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of a specific Flex control, such as ComboBox or TextArea. Throws a run-time error if the child of the specified name does not exist.

getChildIndex

()

method

override public function getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Gets the zero-based index of a specific child.

The first child of the container (i.e.: the first child tag that appears in the MXML declaration) has an index of 0, the second child has an index of 1, and so on. The indexes of a container's children determine the order in which they get laid out. For example, in a VBox the child with index 0 is at the top, the child with index 1 is below it, etc.

If you add a child by calling the addChild() method, the new child's index is equal to the largest index among existing children plus one. You can insert a child at a specified index by using the addChildAt() method; in that case the indices of the child previously at that index, and the children at higher indices, all have their index increased by 1 so that all indices fall in the range from 0 to (numChildren - 1).

If you remove a child by calling removeChild() or removeChildAt() method, then the indices of the remaining children are adjusted so that all indices fall in the range from 0 to (numChildren - 1).

If myView.getChildIndex(myChild) returns 5, then myView.getChildAt(5) returns myChild.

The index of a child may be changed by calling the setChildIndex() method.

Parameters

child:DisplayObject — Reference to child whose index to get.

Returns

int — Number between 0 and (numChildren - 1).

getChildren

()

method

public function getChildren():Array

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container. This array does not include the DisplayObjects that implement the container's display elements, such as its border and the background image.

Returns

Array — Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container.

See also

rawChildren

getElementAt

()

method

public function getElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the visual element at the specified index.

Parameters

index:int — The index of the element to retrieve.

Returns

IVisualElement — The element at the specified index.

getElementIndex

()

method

public function getElementIndex(element:IVisualElement):int

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the index position of a visual element.

Parameters

element:IVisualElement — The visual element.

Returns

int — The index position of the element in the container.

globalToContent

()

method

override public function globalToContent(point:Point):Point

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. Global coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper-left corner of the stage, that is, the outermost edge of the application. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning.

Parameters

point:Point — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the global (Stage) coordinate system as properties.

Returns

Point — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the component.

layoutChrome

()

method

protected function layoutChrome(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's borders. This is an advanced method that you might override when creating a subclass of Container.

Flex calls the layoutChrome() method when the container is added to a parent container using the addChild() method, and when the container's invalidateDisplayList() method is called.

The Container.layoutChrome() method is called regardless of the value of the autoLayout property.

The Container.layoutChrome() method sets the position and size of the Container container's border. In every subclass of Container, the subclass's layoutChrome() method should call the super.layoutChrome() method, so that the border is positioned properly.

Parameters

	`unscaledWidth:Number` — Specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleX` property of the component.

	`unscaledHeight:Number` — Specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleY` property of the component.

localToContent

()

method

override public function localToContent(point:Point):Point

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. Local coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning.

Parameters

point:Point — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the local coordinate system as properties.

Returns

Point — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the content coordinate system.

removeAllChildren

()

method

public function removeAllChildren():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes all children from the child list of this container.

removeAllElements

()

method

public function removeAllElements():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes all visual elements from the container.

removeChild

()

method

override public function removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. The removed child will have its parent property set to null. The child will still exist unless explicitly destroyed. If you add it to another container, it will retain its last known state.

Parameters

child:DisplayObject — The DisplayObject to remove.

Returns

DisplayObject — The removed child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the removed component.

removeChildAt

()

method

override public function removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container at the specified index. The removed child will have its parent property set to null. The child will still exist unless explicitly destroyed. If you add it to another container, it will retain its last known state.

Parameters

index:int — The child index of the DisplayObject to remove.

Returns

DisplayObject — The removed child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the removed component.

removeElement

()

method

public function removeElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes the specified visual element from the child list of this container. The index positions of any elements above the element in this visual container are decreased by 1.

Parameters

element:IVisualElement — The element to be removed from the container.

Returns

IVisualElement — The element removed.

removeElementAt

()

method

public function removeElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes a visual element from the specified index position in the container. The index positions of any elements above the element in this visual container are decreased by 1.

Parameters

index:int — The index of the element to remove.

Returns

IVisualElement — The element removed.

scrollChildren

()

method

protected function scrollChildren():void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Positions the container's content area relative to the viewable area based on the horizontalScrollPosition and verticalScrollPosition properties. Content that doesn't appear in the viewable area gets clipped. This method should be overridden by subclasses that have scrollable chrome in the content area.

setChildIndex

()

method

override public function setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, newIndex:int):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Sets the index of a particular child. See the getChildIndex() method for a description of the child's index.

Parameters

	`child:DisplayObject` — Reference to child whose index to set.

	`newIndex:int` — Number that indicates the new index. Must be an integer between 0 and (numChildren - 1).

setElementIndex

()

method

public function setElementIndex(element:IVisualElement, index:int):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container.

When you call the setElementIndex() method and specify an index position that is already occupied, the only positions that change are those in between the elements's former and new position. All others stay the same.

If a visual element is moved to an index lower than its current index, the index of all elements in between increases by 1. If an element is moved to an index higher than its current index, the index of all elements in between decreases by 1.

Parameters

	`element:IVisualElement` — The element for which you want to change the index number.

	`index:int` — The resulting index number for the element.

swapElements

()

method

public function swapElements(element1:IVisualElement, element2:IVisualElement):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements. All other elements remain in the same index position.

Parameters

	`element1:IVisualElement` — The first visual element.

	`element2:IVisualElement` — The second visual element.

swapElementsAt

()

method

public function swapElementsAt(index1:int, index2:int):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 4

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index positions in the container. All other visual elements remain in the same index position.

Parameters

	`index1:int` — The index of the first element.

	`index2:int` — The index of the second element.

updateDisplayList

()

method

override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's children.

See the UIComponent.updateDisplayList() method for more information about the updateDisplayList() method.

The Container.updateDisplayList() method sets the position and size of the Container container's border. In every subclass of Container, the subclass's updateDisplayList() method should call the super.updateDisplayList() method, so that the border is positioned properly.

Parameters

	`unscaledWidth:Number` — Specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleX` property of the component.

	`unscaledHeight:Number` — Specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleY` property of the component.

See also

mx.core.UIComponent

Event Detail

childAdd

Event

Event Object Type: mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent
ChildExistenceChangedEvent.type property = mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_ADD

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched after a child has been added to a container.

The childAdd event is dispatched when the addChild() or addChildAt() method is called. When a container is first created, the addChild() method is automatically called for each child component declared in the MXML file. The addChildAt() method is automatically called whenever a Repeater object adds or removes child objects. The application developer may also manually call these methods to add new children.

At the time when this event is sent, the child object has been initialized, but its width and height have not yet been calculated, and the child has not been drawn on the screen. If you want to be notified when the child has been fully initialized and rendered, then register as a listener for the child's creationComplete event.

The ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_ADD constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a childAdd 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`.
`relatedObject`	Contains a reference to the child object that was created.
`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.

childIndexChange

Event

Event Object Type: mx.events.IndexChangedEvent
IndexChangedEvent.type property = mx.events.IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched after the index (among the container children) of a container child changes. This event is only dispatched for the child specified as the argument to the setChildIndex() method; it is not dispatched for any other child whose index changes as a side effect of the call to the setChildIndex() method.

The child's index is changed when the setChildIndex() method is called.

The IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a childIndexChange event, which indicates that a component's index among a container's children has changed.

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`.
`inputType`	Indicates whether this event was caused by a mouse or keyboard interaction.
`newIndex`	The zero-based index of the child after the change.
`oldIndex`	The zero-based index of the child before the change.
`relatedObject`	Contains a reference to the child object whose index changed.
`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`	null
`Type`	IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE

childRemove

Event

Event Object Type: mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent
ChildExistenceChangedEvent.type property = mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_REMOVE

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched before a child of a container is removed.

This event is delivered when any of the following methods is called: removeChild(), removeChildAt(), or removeAllChildren().

The ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_REMOVE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a childRemove 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`.
`relatedObject`	Contains a reference to the child object that is about to be removed.
`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.

dataChange

Event

Event Object Type: mx.events.FlexEvent
FlexEvent.type property = mx.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 a container is used as a renderer in a List or other components, the data property is used pass to the container the data to display.

The 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.

scroll

Event

Event Object Type: mx.events.ScrollEvent
ScrollEvent.type property = mx.events.ScrollEvent.SCROLL

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the user manually scrolls the container.

The event is dispatched when the scroll position is changed using either the mouse (e.g. clicking on the scrollbar's "down" button) or the keyboard (e.g., clicking on the down-arrow key). However, this event is not dispatched if the scroll position is changed programatically (e.g., setting the value of the horizontalScrollPosition property). The viewChanged event is delivered whenever the scroll position is changed, either manually or programatically.

At the time when this event is dispatched, the scrollbar has been updated to the new position, but the container's child objects have not been shifted to reflect the new scroll position.

The ScrollEvent.SCROLL constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a scroll 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`.
`delta`	Contains the change in scroll position, expressed in pixels. A positive value indicates the scroll was down or to the right. A negative value indicates the scroll was up or to the left.
`direction`	Contains the scroll direction, either `ScrollEventDirection.HORIZONTAL` or `ScrollEventDirection.VERTICAL`.
`position`	Contains the new scroll position.
`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.

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Package	mx.core
Class	public class Container
Inheritance	Container UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite
Implements	IContainer, IDataRenderer, IFocusManagerContainer, IListItemRenderer, IRawChildrenContainer, IChildList, IVisualElementContainer, INavigatorContent
Subclasses	Accordion, Box, Canvas, Form, FormItem, LayoutContainer, Panel, Tile, ViewStack