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mx.automation 
IAutomationClass 
Packagemx.automation
Interfacepublic interface IAutomationClass

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

The IAutomationClass interface defines the interface for a component class descriptor.

See also



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  name : String
[read-only] The class name.
IAutomationClass
  propertyNameMap : Object
[read-only] An Object containing a map to map a property name to descriptor.
IAutomationClass
  superClassName : String
[read-only] The name of the class's superclass.
IAutomationClass
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Returns an IAutomationEventDescriptor object for the specified event object.
IAutomationClass
  
Returns an IAutomationEventDescriptor object from the event's name.
IAutomationClass
  
Returns an IAutomationMethodDescriptorfrom object from the method's name.
IAutomationClass
  
getPropertyDescriptors(objForInitialization:Object = null, forVerification:Boolean = true, forDescription:Boolean = true):Array
Returns the list of properties this class supports.
IAutomationClass
Property Detail

name

property
name:String  [read-only]

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

The class name.



Implementation
    public function get name():String

propertyNameMap

property 
propertyNameMap:Object  [read-only]

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

An Object containing a map to map a property name to descriptor. The following example uses this property:

var descriptor:IAutomationPropertyDescriptor = map[propertyNameMap];



Implementation
    public function get propertyNameMap():Object

superClassName

property 
superClassName:String  [read-only]

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

The name of the class's superclass.



Implementation
    public function get superClassName():String
Method Detail

getDescriptorForEvent

()method
public function getDescriptorForEvent(event:Event):IAutomationEventDescriptor

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

Returns an IAutomationEventDescriptor object for the specified event object.

Parameters

event:Event — The event for which the descriptor is required.

Returns
IAutomationEventDescriptor

getDescriptorForEventByName

()method 
public function getDescriptorForEventByName(eventName:String):IAutomationEventDescriptor

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

Returns an IAutomationEventDescriptor object from the event's name.

Parameters

eventName:String — The event name for which the descriptor is required.

Returns
IAutomationEventDescriptor — The event descriptor for the name passed if one is available. Otherwise null.

getDescriptorForMethodByName

()method 
public function getDescriptorForMethodByName(methodName:String):IAutomationMethodDescriptor

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

Returns an IAutomationMethodDescriptorfrom object from the method's name.

Parameters

methodName:String — The method name for which the descriptor is required.

Returns
IAutomationMethodDescriptor — The method descriptor for the name passed if one is available. Otherwise, null.

getPropertyDescriptors

()method 
public function getPropertyDescriptors(objForInitialization:Object = null, forVerification:Boolean = true, forDescription:Boolean = true):Array

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

Returns the list of properties this class supports.

Parameters

objForInitialization:Object (default = null) — Object which can be used to find the ActionScript type of the properties.
 
forVerification:Boolean (default = true) — If true, indicates that properties used for verification should be included in the return value.
 
forDescription:Boolean (default = true) — If true, indicates that properties used for object identitication should be included in the return value.

Returns
Array — Array containing property descriptions.