Package | mx.controls |
Class | public class TextInput |
Inheritance | TextInput UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object |
Implements | ITextInput |
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Starting with Flex 4.0, Adobe recommends that you use the spark.components.TextInput class as an alternative to this class. |
The TextInput control is a single-line text field that is optionally editable. All text in this control must use the same styling unless it is HTML text. The TextInput control supports the HTML rendering capabilities of Flash Player and AIR.
TextInput controls do not include a label, although you can add one by using a Label control or by nesting the TextInput control in a FormItem control in a Form container. When used in a FormItem control, a TextInput control indicates whether a value is required. TextInput controls have a number of states, including filled, selected, disabled, and error. TextInput controls support formatting, validation, and keyboard equivalents; they also dispatch change and enter events.
If you disable a TextInput control, it displays its contents
in the color specified by the disabledColor
style.
To disallow editing the text, you set the editable
property to false
.
To conceal the input text by displaying asterisks instead of the
characters entered, you set the displayAsPassword
property
to true
.
The TextInput control is used as a subcomponent in several other controls, such as the RichTextEditor, NumericStepper, and ComboBox controls. As a result, if you assign style properties to a TextInput control by using a CSS type selector, Flex applies those styles to the TextInput when it appears in the other controls unless you explicitly override them.
The TextInput control has the following default sizing characteristics:
Characteristic | Description |
---|---|
Default size | The size of the text with a default minimum size of 22 pixels high and 160 pixels wide |
Minimum size | 0 pixels |
Maximum size | 10000 by 10000 pixels |
The <mx:TextInput>
tag inherits the attributes
of its superclass and adds the following attributes:
<mx:TextInput Properties condenseWhite="false|true" data="undefined" displayAsPassword="false|true" editable="true|false" horizontalScrollPosition="0" htmlText="" imeMode="null" length="0" listData="null" maxChars="0" parentDrawsFocus="false" restrict="null" selectionBeginIndex="0" selectionEndIndex="0" text="" textHeight="0" textWidth="0" Styles backgroundAlpha="1.0" backgroundColor="undefined" backgroundImage="undefined" backgroundSize="auto" borderColor="0xAAB3B3" borderSides="left top right bottom" borderSkin="mx.skins.halo.HaloBorder" borderStyle="inset" borderThickness="1" color="0x0B333C" cornerRadius="0" disabledColor="0xAAB3B3" dropShadowColor="0x000000" dropShadowEnabled="false" focusAlpha="0.5" focusRoundedCorners"tl tr bl br" fontAntiAliasType="advanced|normal" fontFamily="Verdana" fontGridFitType="pixel|none|subpixel" fontSharpness="0" fontSize="10" fontStyle="normal|italic" fontThickness="0" fontWeight="normal|bold" paddingLeft="0" paddingRight="0" shadowDirection="center" shadowDistance="2" textAlign="left|right|center" textDecoration="none|underline" textIndent="0" Events change="No default" dataChange="No default" enter="No default" textInput="No default" />
See also
mx.controls.Text
mx.controls.TextArea
mx.controls.RichTextEditor
mx.controls.textClasses.TextRange
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 | ||
accessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation
The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation)
for this InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
accessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property
in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent | ||
accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
The current accessibility options for this display object. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
alpha : Number
Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. | DisplayObject | ||
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
The vertical distance in pixels from the anchor target to
the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
baselinePosition : Number [read-only]
The y-coordinate of the baseline
of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | ||
blendMode : String
A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use. | DisplayObject | ||
blendShader : Shader [write-only]
Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background. | DisplayObject | ||
bottom : Object
The vertical distance in pixels from the bottom edge of the component to the
anchor target's bottom edge. | UIComponent | ||
buttonMode : Boolean
Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite | ||
cacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the
display object. | DisplayObject | ||
cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only]
Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | ||
cachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | ||
className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | ||
condenseWhite : Boolean
Specifies whether extra white space (spaces, line breaks,
and so on) should be removed in a TextInput control with HTML text. | TextInput | ||
constructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | ||
contentMouseX : Number [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | ||
contentMouseY : Number [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | ||
contextMenu : NativeMenu
Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject | ||
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
Lets you pass a value to the component
when you use it in an item renderer or item editor. | TextInput | ||
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 | ||
displayAsPassword : Boolean
Indicates whether this control is used for entering passwords. | TextInput | ||
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 | ||
dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only]
Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
which the sprite was dropped. | Sprite | ||
editable : Boolean
Indicates whether the user is allowed to edit the text in this control. | TextInput | ||
enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | ||
enableIME : Boolean [read-only]
A flag that indicates whether the IME should
be enabled when the component receives focus. | TextInput | ||
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 | ||
filters : Array
An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
focusRect : Object
Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle. | InteractiveObject | ||
fontContext : IFlexModuleFactory
The module factory that provides the font context for this component. | TextInput | ||
graphics : Graphics [read-only]
Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector
drawing commands can occur. | Sprite | ||
hasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus. | UIComponent | ||
hasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean [read-only]
Contians 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 | ||
hitArea : Sprite
Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite. | Sprite | ||
horizontalCenter : Object
The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component to the
center of the anchor target's content area. | UIComponent | ||
horizontalScrollPosition : Number
Pixel position in the content area of the leftmost pixel
that is currently displayed. | TextInput | ||
htmlText : String
Specifies the text displayed by the TextInput control, including HTML markup that
expresses the styles of that text. | TextInput | ||
id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | ||
imeMode : String
Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode. | TextInput | ||
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 | ||
layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | ||
left : Object
The horizontal distance in pixels from the left edge of the component to the
anchor target's left edge. | UIComponent | ||
length : int [read-only]
The number of characters of text displayed in the TextArea. | TextInput | ||
listData : BaseListData
When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex initializes the listData property
of the component with the appropriate data from the list control. | TextInput | ||
loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only]
Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
to which this display object belongs. | DisplayObject | ||
maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the
middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent | ||
mask : DisplayObject
The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. | DisplayObject | ||
maxChars : int
Maximum number of characters that users can enter in the text field. | TextInput | ||
maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | ||
maxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | ||
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 | ||
mouseChildren : Boolean
Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
mouseEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages. | InteractiveObject | ||
mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | ||
mouseX : Number [read-only]
Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | ||
mouseY : Number [read-only]
Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | ||
name : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject | ||
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 [read-only]
Returns the number of children of this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
opaqueBackground : Object
Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
parentDrawsFocus : Boolean
If true, calls to this control's drawFocus() method are forwarded
to its parent's drawFocus() method. | TextInput | ||
percentHeight : Number
Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | ||
percentWidth : Number
Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | ||
postLayoutTransformOffsets : mx.geom: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 | ||
prototype : Object [static]
A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object. | Object | ||
repeater : IRepeater [read-only]
A reference to the Repeater object
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
repeaterIndex : int [read-only]
The index of the item in the data provider
of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
repeaterIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
repeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
restrict : String
Indicates the set of characters that a user can enter into the control. | TextInput | ||
right : Object
The horizontal distance in pixels from the right edge of the component to the
anchor target's right edge. | UIComponent | ||
root : DisplayObject [read-only]
For a display object in a loaded SWF file, the root property is the
top-most display object in the portion of the display list's tree structure represented by that SWF file. | DisplayObject | ||
rotation : Number [override]
Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. | 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]
Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | ||
scale9Grid : Rectangle
The current scaling grid that is in effect. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
scrollRect : Rectangle
The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. | DisplayObject | ||
selectable : Boolean
A flag indicating whether the text in the TextInput can be selected. | TextInput | ||
selectionActivePosition : int [read-only]
The zero-based index of the position after the last character
in the current selection (equivalent to the one-based index of the last
character). | TextInput | ||
selectionAnchorPosition : int [read-only]
The zero-based character index value of the first character
in the current selection. | TextInput | ||
selectionBeginIndex : int
The zero-based character index value of the first character
in the current selection. | TextInput | ||
selectionEndIndex : int
The zero-based index of the position after the last character
in the current selection (equivalent to the one-based index of the last
character). | TextInput | ||
showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | ||
soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform
Controls sound within this sprite. | Sprite | ||
stage : Stage [read-only]
The Stage of the display object. | DisplayObject | ||
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 [read-only]
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. | UIComponent | ||
systemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | ||
tabChildren : Boolean
Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
tabEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object is in the tab order. | InteractiveObject | ||
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 | ||
tabIndex : int
Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. | InteractiveObject | ||
text : String
Plain text that appears in the control. | TextInput | ||
textHeight : Number [read-only]
The height of the text. | TextInput | ||
textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only]
Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
textWidth : Number [read-only]
The width of the text. | TextInput | ||
toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | ||
top : Object
The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the component to the
anchor target's top edge. | UIComponent | ||
transform : flash.geom:Transform
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
useHandCursor : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the mouse rolls
over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true. | Sprite | ||
validationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | ||
verticalCenter : Object
The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component to the
center of the anchor target's content area. | UIComponent | ||
visible : Boolean [override]
Whether or not the display object is visible. | UIComponent | ||
width : Number [override]
Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | ||
x : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | ||
y : Number [override]
Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | ||
z : Number [override]
Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject
instance relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent |
Property | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
textField : mx.core:IUITextField
The internal UITextField that renders the text of this TextInput. | TextInput | ||
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | TextInput | ||
Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer
instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener
receives notification of an event. | EventDispatcher | ||
Indicates whether the security restrictions
would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling
the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method
with the specified point point. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | ||
Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | ||
Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | ||
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | ||
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | ||
Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
[override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | ||
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 | ||
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | ||
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | ||
Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | ||
Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | ||
Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | ||
Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | ||
Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | ||
Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject | ||
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | ||
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | ||
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | ||
Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a TextLineMetrics object with information about the text
position and measurements for a line of text in the control. | TextInput | ||
Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | ||
Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children
(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | ||
Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object,
based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace
parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes. | DisplayObject | ||
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 | ||
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | ||
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | ||
Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | ||
Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | ||
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type
of event. | EventDispatcher | ||
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | ||
Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
bounding box of the obj display object. | DisplayObject | ||
Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject | ||
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the
drawRoundRect() method
as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | ||
Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | ||
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | ||
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | ||
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | ||
Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | ||
Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | ||
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | ||
Converts a three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display
object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | ||
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent | ||
Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | ||
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | ||
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | ||
Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | ||
Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | ||
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | ||
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | ||
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | ||
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 | ||
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | ||
Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of
the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | ||
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | ||
Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | ||
[static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | ||
Selects the text in the range specified by the parameters. | TextInput | ||
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | ||
Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | ||
Set the current state. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | ||
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | ||
Selects the text in the range specified by the parameters. | TextInput | ||
Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | ||
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | ||
Used to determine if the control's border and background are
visible. | TextInput | ||
Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | ||
Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | ||
Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | ||
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | ||
[static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | ||
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the
child list. | DisplayObjectContainer | ||
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | ||
[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 | ||
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 | ||
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | ||
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | ||
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | ||
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 | ||
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | ||
Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | ||
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | ||
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of
its ancestors for the specified event type. | EventDispatcher |
Method | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|
Adjust the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
Commits the computed matrix built from the combination of the layout
matrix and the transform offsets to the flash displayObject's transform. | UIComponent | ||
This is an internal method used by the Flex framework
to support the Dissolve effect. | UIComponent | ||
Determines if the call to the measure() method can be skipped. | UIComponent | ||
Performs any final processing after child objects are created. | UIComponent | ||
Processes the properties set on the component. | UIComponent | ||
Creates the border for this component. | TextInput | ||
Create child objects of the component. | UIComponent | ||
Creates a new object using a context
based on the embedded font being used. | UIComponent | ||
Creates the object using a given moduleFactory. | UIComponent | ||
Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent
when a property is updated. | UIComponent | ||
The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus. | UIComponent | ||
The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus. | UIComponent | ||
Initializes the implementation and storage of some of the less frequently
used advanced layout features of a component. | UIComponent | ||
Finalizes the initialization of this component. | UIComponent | ||
Initializes this component's accessibility code. | UIComponent | ||
Helper method to invalidate parent size and display list if
this object affects its layout (includeInLayout is true). | UIComponent | ||
Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects,
where the UITextField object gets focus. | UIComponent | ||
The event handler called for a keyDown event. | UIComponent | ||
The event handler called for a keyUp event. | UIComponent | ||
Calculates the default size, and optionally the default minimum size,
of the component. | UIComponent | ||
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 | ||
Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction. | UIComponent | ||
This method is called when a state changes to check whether
state-specific styles apply to this component. | UIComponent | ||
Draws the object and/or sizes and positions its children. | UIComponent |
Event | Summary | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active. | EventDispatcher | |||
Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when a display object is added to the display list. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched when a display object is added to the on stage display list, either directly or through the addition of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched when text in the TextInput control changes through user input. | TextInput | |||
Dispatched when the user selects 'Clear' (or 'Delete') from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user gesture triggers the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a copy operation or selects 'Copy' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a cut operation or selects 'Cut' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the data property changes. | TextInput | |||
[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive. | EventDispatcher | |||
Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of a pointing device twice in rapid succession over the same InteractiveObject when that object's doubleClickEnabled flag is set to true. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the user presses the Enter key. | TextInput | |||
[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent | |||
[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is exiting the current frame. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched after a display object gains focus. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched after a display object loses focus. | InteractiveObject | |||
[broadcast event] Dispatched after the constructors of frame display objects have run but before frame scripts have run. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the user presses a key. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user releases a key. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched by the target InteractiveObject when a dragged object is dropped on it and the drop has been accepted with a call to DragManager.acceptDragDrop(). | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list, either directly or through the removal of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject | |||
[broadcast event] Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered. | DisplayObject | |||
Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user activates the platform specific accelerator key combination for a select all operation or selects 'Select All' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes. | InteractiveObject | |||
Dispatched when the user types, deletes, or pastes text into the control. | TextInput | |||
Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent | |||
Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent |
Styles are either common or associated with a specific theme. If the style is common, it can be used with any theme. If a style is associated with a specific theme, it can only be used if your application uses that theme.
Style | Description | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | |||
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.
| TextInput | ||
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.
| TextInput | ||
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 | |||
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 .
| TextInput | ||
direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The directionality of the text displayed by the component. The allowed values are FTE and TLF use this value in their bidirectional text layout algorithm, which maps Unicode character order to glyph order. Note: This style only applies when an MX component
specifies UIFTETextField as its The "ltr" . | TextInput | ||
disabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is 0xAAB3B3 . | TextInput | ||
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | |||
focusAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Specifies the alpha transparency value of the focus skin. The default value for the Halo theme is 0.4 .
The default value for the Spark theme is 0.55 .
| TextInput | ||
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | |||
focusRoundedCorners | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Specifies which corners of the focus rectangle should be rounded. This value is a space-separated String that can contain any combination of "tl" , "tr" , "bl"
and "br" .
For example, to specify that the right side corners should be rounded,
but the left side corners should be square, use "tr br" .
The cornerRadius style property specifies
the radius of the rounded corners.
The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for
the class, default value is "tl tr bl br" .
| TextInput | ||
Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | |||
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | |||
fontAntiAliasType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. The possible values are
"normal" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.NORMAL )
and "advanced" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED ).
The default value is This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you cannot apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is "advanced" .See also | TextInput | ||
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" .
| TextInput | ||
fontGridFitType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
The possible values are "none" (flash.text.GridFitType.NONE ),
"pixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.PIXEL ),
and "subpixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.SUBPIXEL ).
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is "pixel" .See also | TextInput | ||
fontSharpness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
This property specifies the sharpness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers
from -400 through 400.
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is 0 .See also | TextInput | ||
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. | TextInput | ||
fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are "normal" and "italic" .
The default value is "normal" . | TextInput | ||
fontThickness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls.
This property specifies the thickness of the glyph edges.
The possible values are Numbers from -200 to 200.
This property only applies when you are using an embedded font
and the This style has no effect on system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is 0 .See also | TextInput | ||
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 .
| TextInput | ||
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 | |||
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 . | TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput | ||
locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text displayed by this component. FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts. Note: This style only applies when an MX component
specifies UIFTETextField as its "en" . | TextInput | ||
paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's bottom border and the bottom edge of its content area. The default value is 0 . | TextInput | ||
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. | TextInput | ||
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. | TextInput | ||
paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's top border and the top edge of its content area. The default value is 0 . | TextInput | ||
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 | |||
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 | TextInput | ||
textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are "none" and "underline" .
The default value is "none" . | TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput | ||
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | |||
Type: 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 |
Style | Description | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
borderAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Alpha of the border. The default value is 1 . | TextInput | ||
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.
| TextInput | ||
borderVisible | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Visibility of the border. The default value is true . | TextInput | ||
contentBackgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The alpha of the content background for this component. | TextInput | ||
contentBackgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of the content area of the component. The default value is 0xFFFFFF . | TextInput | ||
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
| TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput |
Style | Description | Defined By | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
backgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo 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 . | TextInput | ||
backgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo 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 <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/> <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/> </mx:Container> | TextInput | ||
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.
| TextInput | ||
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 <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/> <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/> </mx:Container> | TextInput | ||
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.
| TextInput | ||
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.
| TextInput | ||
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" .
| TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput | ||
cornerRadius | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Radius of component corners. The default value is 0 . | TextInput | ||
dropShadowColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Color of the drop shadow. The default value is 0x000000 . | TextInput | ||
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
| TextInput | ||
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" . | TextInput | ||
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 . | TextInput | ||
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component. | UIComponent |
condenseWhite | property |
condenseWhite:Boolean
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Specifies whether extra white space (spaces, line breaks, and so on) should be removed in a TextInput control with HTML text.
The condenseWhite
property affects only text set with
the htmlText
property, not the text
property.
If you set text with the text
property,
condenseWhite
is ignored.
If you set the condenseWhite
property to true
,
you must use standard HTML commands, such as <br>
and <p>
, to place line breaks in the text field.
The default value is false;.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the condenseWhiteChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get condenseWhite():Boolean
public function set condenseWhite(value:Boolean):void
data | property |
data:Object
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Lets you pass a value to the component
when you use it in an item renderer or item editor.
You typically use data binding to bind a field of the data
property to a property of this component.
When you use the control as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex automatically writes the current value of the item
to the text
property of this control.
You do not set this property in MXML.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the dataChange
event.
Implementation
public function get data():Object
public function set data(value:Object):void
See also
displayAsPassword | property |
displayAsPassword:Boolean
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Indicates whether this control is used for entering passwords.
If true
, the field does not display entered text,
instead, each text character entered into the control
appears as the character "*".
The default value is false.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the displayAsPasswordChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get displayAsPassword():Boolean
public function set displayAsPassword(value:Boolean):void
editable | property |
editable:Boolean
Indicates whether the user is allowed to edit the text in this control.
If true
, the user can edit the text.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the editableChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get editable():Boolean
public function set editable(value:Boolean):void
enableIME | property |
enableIME:Boolean
[read-only] Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 4 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
A flag that indicates whether the IME should be enabled when the component receives focus.
Implementation
public function get enableIME():Boolean
fontContext | property |
fontContext:IFlexModuleFactory
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The module factory that provides the font context for this component.
Implementation
public function get fontContext():IFlexModuleFactory
public function set fontContext(value:IFlexModuleFactory):void
horizontalScrollPosition | property |
horizontalScrollPosition:Number
Pixel position in the content area of the leftmost pixel
that is currently displayed.
(The content area includes all contents of a control, not just
the portion that is currently displayed.)
This property is always set to 0, and ignores changes,
if wordWrap
is set to true
.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the horizontalScrollPositionChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get horizontalScrollPosition():Number
public function set horizontalScrollPosition(value:Number):void
htmlText | property |
htmlText:String
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Specifies the text displayed by the TextInput control, including HTML markup that expresses the styles of that text. When you specify HTML text in this property, you can use the subset of HTML tags that is supported by the Flash TextField control.
When you set this property, the HTML markup is applied after the CSS styles for the TextInput instance are applied. When you get this property, the HTML markup includes the CSS styles.
For example, if you set this to be a string such as,
"This is an example of <b>bold</b> markup"
,
the text "This is an example of bold markup" appears
in the TextInput with whatever CSS styles normally apply.
Also, the word "bold" appears in boldface font because of the
<b>
markup.
HTML markup uses characters such as < and >, which have special meaning in XML (and therefore in MXML). So, code such as the following does not compile:
<mx:TextInput htmlText="This is an example of <b>bold</b> markup"/>
There are three ways around this problem.
-
Set the
htmlText
property in an ActionScript method called as aninitialize
handler:<mx:TextInput id="myTextInput" initialize="myTextInput_initialize()"/>
where the
myTextInput_initialize
method is in a script CDATA section:<fx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function myTextInput_initialize():void { myTextInput.htmlText = "This is an example of <b>bold</b> markup"; } ]]> </fx:Script>
This is the simplest approach because the HTML markup remains easily readable. Notice that you must assign an
id
to the TextInput so you can refer to it in theinitialize
handler. -
Specify the
htmlText
property by using a child tag with a CDATA section. A CDATA section in XML contains character data where characters like < and > aren't given a special meaning.<mx:TextInput> <mx:htmlText><![CDATA[This is an example of <b>bold</b> markup]]></mx:htmlText> <mx:TextInput/>
You must write the
htmlText
property as a child tag rather than as an attribute on the<mx:TextInput>
tag because XML doesn't allow CDATA for the value of an attribute. Notice that the markup is readable, but the CDATA section makes this approach more complicated. -
Use an
hmtlText
attribute where any occurences of the HTML markup characters < and > in the attribute value are written instead as the XML "entities"<
and>
:<mx:TextInput htmlText="This is an example of <b>bold</b> markup"/>
Adobe does not recommend this approach because the HTML markup becomes nearly impossible to read.
If the condenseWhite
property is true
when you set the htmlText
property, multiple
white-space characters are condensed, as in HTML-based browsers;
for example, three consecutive spaces are displayed
as a single space.
The default value for condenseWhite
is
false
, so you must set condenseWhite
to true
to collapse the white space.
If you read back the htmlText
property quickly
after setting it, you get the same string that you set.
However, after the LayoutManager runs, the value changes
to include additional markup that includes the CSS styles.
Setting the htmlText
property affects the text
property in several ways.
If you read the text
property quickly after setting
the htmlText
property, you get null
,
which indicates that the text
corresponding to the new
htmlText
has not yet been determined.
However, after the LayoutManager runs, the text
property
value changes to the htmlText
string with all the
HTML markup removed; that is,
the value is the characters that the TextInput actually displays.
Conversely, if you set the text
property,
any previously set htmlText
is irrelevant.
If you read the htmlText
property quickly after setting
the text
property, you get null
,
which indicates that the htmlText
that corresponds to the new
text
has not yet been determined.
However, after the LayoutManager runs, the htmlText
property
value changes to the new text plus the HTML markup for the CSS styles.
To make the LayoutManager run immediately, you can call the
validateNow()
method on the TextInput.
For example, you could set some htmlText
,
call the validateNow()
method, and immediately
obtain the corresponding text
that doesn't have
the HTML markup.
If you set both text
and htmlText
properties
in ActionScript, whichever is set last takes effect.
Do not set both in MXML, because MXML does not guarantee that
the properties of an instance get set in any particular order.
Setting either text
or htmlText
property
inside a loop is a fast operation, because the underlying TextField
that actually renders the text is not updated until
the LayoutManager runs.
If you try to set this property to null
,
it is set, instead, to the empty string.
If the property temporarily has the value null
,
it indicates that the text
has been recently set
and the corresponding htmlText
has not yet been determined.
The default value is "".
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the htmlTextChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get htmlText():String
public function set htmlText(value:String):void
See also
imeMode | property |
imeMode:String
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode. The IME enables users to enter text in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Flex sets the specified IME mode when the control gets the focus, and sets it back to the previous value when the control loses the focus.
The flash.system.IMEConversionMode class defines constants for the
valid values for this property.
You can also specify null
to specify no IME.
The default value is null.
Implementation
public function get imeMode():String
public function set imeMode(value:String):void
See also
length | property |
length:int
[read-only] Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The number of characters of text displayed in the TextArea.
The default value is 0.
Implementation
public function get length():int
listData | property |
listData:BaseListData
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in
item editor, Flex initializes the listData
property
of the component with the appropriate data from the list control.
The component can then use the listData
property
to initialize the data
property of the drop-in
item renderer or drop-in item editor.
You do not set this property in MXML or ActionScript; Flex sets it when the component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor.
The default value is null.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the dataChange
event.
Implementation
public function get listData():BaseListData
public function set listData(value:BaseListData):void
See also
maxChars | property |
maxChars:int
Maximum number of characters that users can enter in the text field.
This property does not limit the length of text specified by the
setting the control's text
or htmlText
property.
The default value is 0, which is a special case meaning an unlimited number.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the maxCharsChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get maxChars():int
public function set maxChars(value:int):void
parentDrawsFocus | property |
parentDrawsFocus:Boolean
If true, calls to this control's drawFocus()
method are forwarded
to its parent's drawFocus()
method.
This is used when a TextInput is part of a composite control
like NumericStepper or ComboBox;
Implementation
public function get parentDrawsFocus():Boolean
public function set parentDrawsFocus(value:Boolean):void
restrict | property |
restrict:String
Indicates the set of characters that a user can enter into the control.
If the value of the restrict
property is null
,
you can enter any character. If the value of the restrict
property is an empty string, you cannot enter any character.
This property only restricts user interaction; a script
can put any text into the text field. If the value of
the restrict
property is a string of characters,
you may enter only characters in that string into the
text field.
Flex scans the string from left to right. You can specify a range by using the hyphen (-) character. If the string begins with a caret (^) character, all characters are initially accepted and succeeding characters in the string are excluded from the set of accepted characters. If the string does not begin with a caret (^) character, no characters are initially accepted and succeeding characters in the string are included in the set of accepted characters.
Because some characters have a special meaning when used
in the restrict
property, you must use
backslash characters to specify the literal characters -, ^, and \.
When you use the restrict
property as an attribute
in an MXML tag, use single backslashes, as in the following
example: \^\-\\.
When you set the restrict
In and ActionScript expression,
use double backslashes, as in the following example: \\^\\-\\\.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the restrictChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get restrict():String
public function set restrict(value:String):void
selectable | property |
selectable:Boolean
A flag indicating whether the text in the TextInput can be selected.
Implementation
public function get selectable():Boolean
public function set selectable(value:Boolean):void
selectionActivePosition | property |
selectionActivePosition:int
[read-only]
The zero-based index of the position after the last character
in the current selection (equivalent to the one-based index of the last
character).
If the last character in the selection, for example, is the fifth
character, this property has the value 5.
When the control gets the focus, the selection is visible if the
selectionAnchorIndex
and selectionActiveIndex
properties are both set.
Implementation
public function get selectionActivePosition():int
selectionAnchorPosition | property |
selectionAnchorPosition:int
[read-only]
The zero-based character index value of the first character
in the current selection.
For example, the first character is 0, the second character is 1,
and so on.
When the control gets the focus, the selection is visible if the
selectionAnchorIndex
and selectionActiveIndex
properties are both set.
Implementation
public function get selectionAnchorPosition():int
selectionBeginIndex | property |
selectionBeginIndex:int
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The zero-based character index value of the first character
in the current selection.
For example, the first character is 0, the second character is 1,
and so on.
When the control gets the focus, the selection is visible if the
selectionBeginIndex
and selectionEndIndex
properties are both set.
The default value is 0.
Implementation
public function get selectionBeginIndex():int
public function set selectionBeginIndex(value:int):void
selectionEndIndex | property |
selectionEndIndex:int
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The zero-based index of the position after the last character
in the current selection (equivalent to the one-based index of the last
character).
If the last character in the selection, for example, is the fifth
character, this property has the value 5.
When the control gets the focus, the selection is visible if the
selectionBeginIndex
and selectionEndIndex
properties are both set.
The default value is 0.
Implementation
public function get selectionEndIndex():int
public function set selectionEndIndex(value:int):void
text | property |
text:String
Plain text that appears in the control. Its appearance is determined by the CSS styles of this Label control.
Any HTML tags in the text string are ignored,
and appear as entered in the string.
To display text formatted using HTML tags,
use the htmlText
property instead.
If you set the htmlText
property,
the HTML replaces any text you had set using this propety, and the
text
property returns a plain-text version of the
HTML text, with all HTML tags stripped out. For more information
see the htmlText
property.
To include the special characters left angle bracket (<),
right angle bracket (>), or ampersand (&) in the text,
wrap the text string in the CDATA tag.
Alternatively, you can use HTML character entities for the
special characters, for example, <
.
If you try to set this property to null
,
it is set, instead, to the empty string.
The text
property can temporarily have the value null
,
which indicates that the htmlText
has been recently set
and the corresponding text
value
has not yet been determined.
This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the textChanged
event.
Implementation
public function get text():String
public function set text(value:String):void
textField | property |
protected var textField:mx.core:IUITextField
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The internal UITextField that renders the text of this TextInput.
textHeight | property |
textHeight:Number
[read-only] Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The height of the text.
The value of the textHeight
property is correct only
after the component has been validated.
If you set text
and then immediately ask for the
textHeight
, you might receive an incorrect value.
You should wait for the component to validate
or call the validateNow()
method before you get the value.
This behavior differs from that of the flash.text.TextField control,
which updates the value immediately.
Implementation
public function get textHeight():Number
See also
textWidth | property |
textWidth:Number
[read-only] Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The width of the text.
The value of the textWidth
property is correct only
after the component has been validated.
If you set text
and then immediately ask for the
textWidth
, you might receive an incorrect value.
You should wait for the component to validate
or call the validateNow()
method before you get the value.
This behavior differs from that of the flash.text.TextField control,
which updates the value immediately.
Implementation
public function get textWidth():Number
See also
TextInput | () | Constructor |
public function TextInput()
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
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 border for this component.
Normally the border is determined by the
borderStyle
and borderSkin
styles.
It must set the border property to the instance
of the border.
getLineMetrics | () | method |
public function getLineMetrics(lineIndex:int):flash.text:TextLineMetrics
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns a TextLineMetrics object with information about the text
position and measurements for a line of text in the control.
The component must be validated to get a correct number.
If you set the text
or htmlText
property
and then immediately call
getLineMetrics()
you may receive an incorrect value.
You should either wait for the component to validate
or call validateNow()
.
This is behavior differs from that of the flash.text.TextField class,
which updates the value immediately.
Parameters
lineIndex:int — The zero-based index of the line for which to get the metrics.
|
flash.text:TextLineMetrics — The object that contains information about the text position
and measurements for the specified line of text in the control.
|
See also
selectRange | () | method |
public function selectRange(anchorIndex:int, activeIndex:int):void
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 4 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Selects the text in the range specified by the parameters. Unlike
setSelection
this is done immediately.
Parameters
anchorIndex:int | |
activeIndex:int |
See also
setSelection | () | method |
public function setSelection(beginIndex:int, endIndex:int):void
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Selects the text in the range specified by the parameters. If the control is not in focus, the selection highlight will not show until the control gains focus. Also, if the focus is gained by clicking on the control, any previous selection would be lost. If the two parameter values are the same, the new selection is an insertion point.
Parameters
beginIndex:int — The zero-based index of the first character in the
selection; that is, the first character is 0, the second character
is 1, and so on.
| |
endIndex:int — The zero-based index of the position after
the last character in the selection (equivalent to the one-based
index of the last character).
If the parameter is 5, the last character in the selection, for
example, is the fifth character.
When the TextInput control gets the focus, the selection is visible
if the selectionBeginIndex and selectionEndIndex
properties are both set.
|
showBorderAndBackground | () | method |
public function showBorderAndBackground(visible:Boolean):void
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 4 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5 |
Used to determine if the control's border and background are visible.
Parameters
visible:Boolean |
change | Event |
flash.events.Event
property Event.type =
flash.events.Event.CHANGE
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when text in the TextInput control changes through user input. This event does not occur if you use data binding or ActionScript code to change the text.
Even though the default value of the Event.bubbles
property
is true
, this control dispatches the event with
the Event.bubbles
property set to false
.
Event.CHANGE
constant defines the value of the type
property of a change
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|---|
bubbles | true |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
target | The object that has had its value modified.
The target is not always the object in the display list
that registered the event listener. Use the currentTarget
property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event. |
dataChange | Event |
mx.events.FlexEvent
property FlexEvent.type =
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 you use a component as an item renderer,
the data
property contains the data to display.
You can listen for this event and update the component
when the data
property changes.
FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE
constant defines the value of the
type
property of the event object for a dataChange
event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
Property | Value |
---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget . |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
enter | Event |
mx.events.FlexEvent
property FlexEvent.type =
mx.events.FlexEvent.ENTER
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when the user presses the Enter key.
TheFlexEvent.ENTER
constant defines the value of the
type
property of the event object for a enter
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. |
textInput | Event |
flash.events.TextEvent
property TextEvent.type =
flash.events.TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Product Version: | Flex 3 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Dispatched when the user types, deletes, or pastes text into the control. No event is dispatched when the user presses the Delete key, or Backspace key.
Even though the default value of the TextEvent.bubbles
property
is true
, this control dispatches the event with
the TextEvent.bubbles
property set to false
.
type
property of a textInput
event object.
Note: This event is not dispatched for the Delete or Backspace keys.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|---|
bubbles | true |
cancelable | true ; call the preventDefault() method
to cancel default behavior. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. |
target | The text field into which characters are being entered.
The target is not always the object in the display list
that registered the event listener. Use the currentTarget
property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event. |
text | The character or sequence of characters entered by the user. |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo TextInput control. --> <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"> <s:Panel title="Halo TextInput Control Example" width="75%" height="75%" horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0"> <s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10"> <mx:TextInput id="src" text="Hello World!"/> <s:Button label="Copy Text" click="dest.text = src.text"/> <mx:TextInput id="dest"/> </s:VGroup> </s:Panel> </s:Application>
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