Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The NameUtil utility class defines static methods for
creating names for Flex objects.
You do not create instances of NameUtil;
instead you call static methods of the class, such as
the
NameUtil.createName()
method.
public static function createUniqueName(object:Object):String
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Creates a unique name for any Object instance, such as "Button12", by
combining the unqualified class name with an incrementing counter.
Parameters
| object:Object — Object requiring a name.
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Returns | String — String containing the unique name.
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public static function displayObjectToString(displayObject:DisplayObject):String
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns a string, such as
"MyApplication0.addressForm.lastName.TextField17",
for a DisplayObject object that indicates its position in the
hierarchy of DisplayObject objects in an application.
Parameters
| displayObject:DisplayObject — A DisplayObject object whose hierarchy in the application
is desired.
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Returns | String — String containing the position of displayObject
in the hierarchy of DisplayObject objects in an application.
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public static function getUnqualifiedClassName(object:Object):String
Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Returns the name of the specified object's class,
such as "Button"
This string does not include the package name.
If you need the package name as well, call the
getQualifiedClassName()
method in the flash.utils package.
It will return a string such as "mx.controls::Button"
.
Parameters
Returns