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RemoveChild 
Packagemx.states
Classpublic class RemoveChild
InheritanceRemoveChild Inheritance OverrideBase Inheritance OnDemandEventDispatcher Inheritance Object

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

The RemoveChild class removes a child display object, such as a component, from a container as part of a view state. The child is only removed from the display list, it is not deleted. You use this class in the overrides property of the State class.

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The <mx:RemoveChild> tag has the following attributes:

  <mx:RemoveChild
  Properties
  target="null"
  />
  

See also



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
  target : Object
The child to remove from the view.
RemoveChild
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
RemoveChild(target:DisplayObject = null)
Constructor.
RemoveChild
 Inherited
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
OnDemandEventDispatcher
  
[override] Applies the override.
RemoveChild
 Inherited
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Initializes the override.
OverrideBase
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
  
[override] Removes the override.
RemoveChild
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
OnDemandEventDispatcher
Property Detail

target

property
public var target:Object

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

The child to remove from the view.

Constructor Detail

RemoveChild

()Constructor
public function RemoveChild(target:DisplayObject = null)

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

Constructor.

Parameters
target:DisplayObject (default = null) — The child to remove from the view.
Method Detail

apply

()method
override public function apply(parent:UIComponent):void

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

Applies the override. Flex retains the original value, so that it can restore the value later in the remove() method.

This method is called automatically when the state is entered. It should not be called directly.

Parameters

parent:UIComponent — The parent of the state object containing this override. The override should use this as its target if an explicit target was not specified.

remove

()method 
override public function remove(parent:UIComponent):void

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

Removes the override. The value remembered in the apply() method is restored.

This method is called automatically when the state is entered. It should not be called directly.

Parameters

parent:UIComponent — The parent of the state object containing this override. The override should use this as its target if an explicit target was not specified.