mx.core.IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.core
Interface	public interface IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent extends IUIComponent , IFlexDisplayObject , IBitmapDrawable , IEventDispatcher
Implementors	ModuleLoader, UIComponent, UIMovieClip

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent interface defines the interface for a component or object that defers instantiation.

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties The current accessibility options for this display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		alpha : Number Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.	IFlexDisplayObject
		baselinePosition : Number [read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component.	IUIComponent
		blendMode : String A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.	IFlexDisplayObject
		cacheAsBitmap : Boolean If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only] Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		cachePolicy : String [read-only] Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this UIComponent instance.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		document : Object A reference to the document object associated with this component.	IUIComponent
		enabled : Boolean Whether the component can accept user interaction.	IUIComponent
		explicitHeight : Number The explicitly specified height for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMaxHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMaxWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMinHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMinWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitWidth : Number The explicitly specified width for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		filters : Array An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		focusPane : Sprite A single Sprite object that is shared among components and used as an overlay for drawing the focus indicator.	IUIComponent
		height : Number Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		id : String ID of the component.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		includeInLayout : Boolean Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container.	IUIComponent
		isPopUp : Boolean Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.	IUIComponent
		loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.	IFlexDisplayObject
		mask : DisplayObject The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		maxHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		maxWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		measuredHeight : Number [read-only] The measured height of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		measuredMinHeight : Number The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.	IUIComponent
		measuredMinWidth : Number The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.	IUIComponent
		measuredWidth : Number [read-only] The measured width of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		minHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		minWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		mouseX : Number [read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		mouseY : Number [read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		name : String Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.	IFlexDisplayObject
		opaqueBackground : Object Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.	IFlexDisplayObject
		owner : DisplayObjectContainer The owner of this IVisualElement object.	IUIComponent
		parent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		percentHeight : Number Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.	IUIComponent
		percentWidth : Number Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.	IUIComponent
		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.	IFlexDisplayObject
		rotation : Number Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scale9Grid : Rectangle The current scaling grid that is in effect.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scaleX : Number Indicates the horizontal scale (percentage) of the object as applied from the registration point.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scaleY : Number Indicates the vertical scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scrollRect : Rectangle The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		stage : Stage [read-only] The Stage of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		systemManager : ISystemManager A reference to the SystemManager object for this component.	IUIComponent
		transform : flash.geom:Transform An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.	IFlexDisplayObject
		tweeningProperties : Array Used by EffectManager.	IUIComponent
		visible : Boolean Whether or not the display object is visible.	IFlexDisplayObject
		width : Number Indicates the width of the display object, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		x : Number Indicates the x coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	IFlexDisplayObject
		y : Number Indicates the y coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	IFlexDisplayObject

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		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.	IEventDispatcher
		createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	IEventDispatcher
		executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height	IUIComponent
		getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width	IUIComponent
		getRect(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle 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.	IFlexDisplayObject
		globalToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	IEventDispatcher
		hitTestObject(obj:DisplayObject):Boolean Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the bounding box of the obj display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		hitTestPoint(x:Number, y:Number, shapeFlag:Boolean = false):Boolean Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the point specified by the x and y parameters.	IFlexDisplayObject
		initialize():void Initialize the object.	IUIComponent
		localToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		move(x:Number, y:Number):void Moves this object to the specified x and y coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		owns(displayObject:DisplayObject):Boolean Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent.	IUIComponent
		parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent.	IUIComponent
		registerEffects(effects:Array):void For each effect event, register the EffectManager as one of the event listeners.	IDeferredInstantiationUIComponent
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	IEventDispatcher
		setActualSize(newWidth:Number, newHeight:Number):void Sets the actual size of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void Called when the visible property changes.	IUIComponent
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	IEventDispatcher

Property Detail

cacheHeuristic

property

cacheHeuristic:Boolean [write-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. If cachePolicy is UIComponentCachePolicy.AUTO, then cacheHeuristic is used to control the object's cacheAsBitmap property.

Implementation
public function set cacheHeuristic(value:Boolean):void

cachePolicy

property

cachePolicy:String [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. Possible values in MXML are "on", "off" and "auto" (default).

Possible values in ActionScript are UIComponentCachePolicy.ON, UIComponentCachePolicy.OFF and UIComponentCachePolicy.AUTO (default).

A value of UIComponentCachePolicy.ON means that the object is always cached as a bitmap.
A value of UIComponentCachePolicy.OFF means that the object is never cached as a bitmap.
A value of UIComponentCachePolicy.AUTO means that the framework uses heuristics to decide whether the object should be cached as a bitmap.

Implementation
public function get cachePolicy():String

descriptor

property

descriptor:UIComponentDescriptor

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this UIComponent instance. If this UIComponent instance was not created from a descriptor, this property is null.

Implementation
public function get descriptor():UIComponentDescriptor
public function set descriptor(value:UIComponentDescriptor):void

id

property

id:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

ID of the component. This value becomes the instance name of the object and should not contain any white space or special characters. Each component throughout an application should have a unique id.

If your application is going to be tested by third party tools, give each component a meaningful id. Testing tools use ids to represent the control in their scripts and having a meaningful name can make scripts more readable. For example, set the value of a button to submit_button rather than b1 or button1.

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

Method Detail

createReferenceOnParentDocument

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method

public function createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. This function can create multidimensional references such as b[2][4] for objects inside one or more repeaters. If the indices are null, it creates a simple non-Array reference.

Parameters

parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject — The parent of this IUIComponent object.

deleteReferenceOnParentDocument

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method

public function deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. This function can delete from multidimensional references such as b[2][4] for objects inside one or more Repeaters. If the indices are null, it deletes the simple non-Array reference.

Parameters

parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject — The parent of this IUIComponent object.

executeBindings

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method

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

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination.

Parameters

recurse:Boolean (default = false) — Recursively execute bindings for children of this component.

registerEffects

()

method

public function registerEffects(effects:Array):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

For each effect event, register the EffectManager as one of the event listeners.

Parameters

effects:Array — An Array of strings of effect names.