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Classpublic class ComboBox
InheritanceComboBox Inheritance UIComponent Inheritance Sprite Inheritance DisplayObjectContainer Inheritance InteractiveObject Inheritance DisplayObject Inheritance EventDispatcher Inheritance Object
Implements IFocusManagerComponent

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flash CS3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The ComboBox component contains a drop-down list from which the user can select one value. Its functionality is similar to that of the SELECT form element in HTML. The ComboBox component can be editable, in which case the user can type entries that are not in the list into the TextInput portion of the ComboBox component.

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Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedaccessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation
The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation) for this InteractiveObject instance.
InteractiveObject
 InheritedaccessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
The current accessibility options for this display object.
DisplayObject
 Inheritedalpha : Number
Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.
DisplayObject
 InheritedblendMode : String
A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.
DisplayObject
 InheritedblendShader : Shader
[write-only] Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background.
DisplayObject
 InheritedbuttonMode : Boolean
Specifies the button mode of this sprite.
Sprite
 InheritedcacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the display object.
DisplayObject
 Inherited    cacheAsBitmapMatrix : Matrix
If non-null, this Matrix object defines how a display object is rendered when cacheAsBitmap is set to true.
DisplayObject
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 InheritedcontextMenu : NativeMenu
Specifies the context menu associated with this object.
InteractiveObject
  dataProvider : DataProvider
Gets or sets the data model of the list of items to be viewed.
ComboBox
 InheriteddoubleClickEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether the object receives doubleClick events.
InteractiveObject
  dropdown : List
[read-only] Gets a reference to the List component that the ComboBox component contains.
ComboBox
  dropdownWidth : Number
Gets or sets the maximum width of the drop-down list, in pixels.
ComboBox
 InheriteddropTarget : DisplayObject
[read-only] Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on which the sprite was dropped.
Sprite
  editable : Boolean
Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether the ComboBox component is editable or read-only.
ComboBox
 Inheritedfilters : Array
An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.
DisplayObject
 InheritedfocusRect : Object
Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle.
InteractiveObject
 Inheritedgraphics : Graphics
[read-only] Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector drawing commands can occur.
Sprite
 InheritedhitArea : Sprite
Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite.
Sprite
  labelField : String
Gets or sets the name of the field in the dataProvider object to be displayed as the label for the TextInput field and drop-down list.
ComboBox
  labelFunction : Function
Gets or sets the function to be used to obtain the label for the item.
ComboBox
  length : int
[read-only] Gets the number of items in the list.
ComboBox
 InheritedloaderInfo : LoaderInfo
[read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.
DisplayObject
 Inheritedmask : DisplayObject
The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.
DisplayObject
 InheritedmetaData : Object
Obtains the meta data object of the DisplayObject instance if meta data was stored alongside the the instance of this DisplayObject in the SWF file through a PlaceObject4 tag.
DisplayObject
 InheritedmouseChildren : Boolean
Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse, or user input device, enabled.
DisplayObjectContainer
 InheritedmouseEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages.
InteractiveObject
 InheritedmouseX : Number
[read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.
DisplayObject
 InheritedmouseY : Number
[read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.
DisplayObject
 Inheritedname : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.
DisplayObject
 InheritedneedsSoftKeyboard : Boolean
Specifies whether a virtual keyboard (an on-screen, software keyboard) should display when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus.
InteractiveObject
 InheritednumChildren : int
[read-only] Returns the number of children of this object.
DisplayObjectContainer
 InheritedopaqueBackground : Object
Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.
DisplayObject
 Inheritedparent : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object.
DisplayObject
  prompt : String
Gets or sets the prompt for the ComboBox component.
ComboBox
  restrict : String
Gets or sets the characters that a user can enter in the text field.
ComboBox
 Inheritedroot : 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
 Inheritedrotation : Number
Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.
DisplayObject
 InheritedrotationX : Number
Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.
DisplayObject
 InheritedrotationY : Number
Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.
DisplayObject
 InheritedrotationZ : Number
Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.
DisplayObject
  rowCount : uint
Gets or sets the maximum number of rows that can appear in a drop-down list that does not have a scroll bar.
ComboBox
 Inheritedscale9Grid : Rectangle
The current scaling grid that is in effect.
DisplayObject
 InheritedscaleZ : Number
Indicates the depth scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.
DisplayObject
 InheritedscrollRect : Rectangle
The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.
DisplayObject
  selectedIndex : int
Gets or sets the index of the item that is selected in a single-selection list.
ComboBox
  selectedItem : Object
Gets or sets the value of the item that is selected in the drop-down list.
ComboBox
  selectedLabel : String
[read-only] Gets the string that is displayed in the TextInput portion of the ComboBox component.
ComboBox
 Inherited    softKeyboard : String
Controls the appearance of the soft keyboard.
InteractiveObject
 InheritedsoftKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest : Rectangle
Defines the area that should remain on-screen when a soft keyboard is displayed (not available on iOS).
InteractiveObject
 InheritedsoundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform
Controls sound within this sprite.
Sprite
 Inheritedstage : Stage
[read-only] The Stage of the display object.
DisplayObject
 InheritedtabChildren : Boolean
Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled.
DisplayObjectContainer
 InheritedtabEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object is in the tab order.
InteractiveObject
 InheritedtabIndex : int
Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file.
InteractiveObject
  text : String
Gets or sets the text that the text box contains in an editable ComboBox component.
ComboBox
  textField : fl.controls:TextInput
[read-only] Gets a reference to the TextInput component that the ComboBox component contains.
ComboBox
 InheritedtextSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot
[read-only] Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inheritedtransform : flash.geom:Transform
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.
DisplayObject
 InheriteduseHandCursor : Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the pointer rolls over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true.
Sprite
  value : String
[read-only] Gets the label of an item in an editable ComboBox component.
ComboBox
 Inheritedz : Number
Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject instance relative to the 3D parent container.
DisplayObject
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Creates a new ComboBox component instance.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
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
  
Appends an item to the end of the list of items.
ComboBox
  
addItemAt(item:Object, index:uint):void
Inserts an item into the list at the specified index location.
ComboBox
 Inherited
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
  
Closes the drop-down list.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or the instance itself.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Dispatches an event into the event flow.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle
Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object.
DisplayObject
 Inherited
Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
  
Retrieves the item at the specified index.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
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.
DisplayObject
  
[static] Retrieves the default style map for the current component.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates.
DisplayObject
 Inherited
Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates.
DisplayObject
 Inherited
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
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
 Inherited
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.
DisplayObject
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
  
Retrieves the string that the renderer displays for the given data object based on the labelField and labelFunction properties.
ComboBox
 Inherited
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
 Inherited
Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.
DisplayObject
  
Opens the drop-down list.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
  
Removes all items from the list.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
removeChildren(beginIndex:int = 0, endIndex:int = 0x7fffffff):void
Removes all child DisplayObject instances from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.
EventDispatcher
  
Removes the specified item from the list.
ComboBox
  
Removes the item at the specified index position.
ComboBox
  
Replaces the item at the specified index location with another item.
ComboBox
 Inherited
Raises a virtual keyboard.
InteractiveObject
 Inherited
Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
  
sortItems(... sortArgs):*
Sorts the elements of the current data provider.
ComboBox
  
sortItemsOn(field:String, options:Object = null):*
Sorts the elements of the current data provider by one or more of its fields.
ComboBox
 Inherited
startDrag(lockCenter:Boolean = false, bounds:Rectangle = null):void
Lets the user drag the specified sprite.
Sprite
 Inherited
startTouchDrag(touchPointID:int, lockCenter:Boolean = false, bounds:Rectangle = null):void
Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device.
Sprite
 Inherited
Recursively stops the timeline execution of all MovieClips rooted at this object.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
Ends the startDrag() method.
Sprite
 Inherited
stopTouchDrag(touchPointID:int):void
Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices.
Sprite
 Inherited
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects.
DisplayObjectContainer
 Inherited
swapChildrenAt(index1:int, index2:int):void
Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the child list.
DisplayObjectContainer
 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
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.
EventDispatcher
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined By
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.EventDispatcher
 InheritedDispatched when a display object is added to the display list.DisplayObject
 InheritedDispatched 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 the user changes the selection in the ComboBox component or, if the ComboBox component is editable, each time the user enters a keystroke in the text field.ComboBox
 InheritedDispatched when the user selects 'Clear' (or 'Delete') from the text context menu.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.InteractiveObject
  Dispatched when the drop-down list is dismissed for any reason.ComboBox
 Inherited
    contextMenu
Dispatched when a user gesture triggers the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a copy operation or selects 'Copy' from the text context menu.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a cut operation or selects 'Cut' from the text context menu.InteractiveObject
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.EventDispatcher
 InheritedDispatched 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 if the editable property is set to true and the user presses the Enter key while typing in the editable text field.ComboBox
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame.DisplayObject
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is exiting the current frame.DisplayObject
 InheritedDispatched after a display object gains focus.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched after a display object loses focus.InteractiveObject
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched after the constructors of frame display objects have run but before frame scripts have run.DisplayObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user creates a point of contact along the edge of the touch surface with an InteractiveObject instance, (such as tapping along the edge of the touch surface on Siri Remote for Apple TV) Some devices might also interpret this contact as a combination of several touch events, as well.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user presses two points of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases two fingers over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves a point of contact over the InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as moving a finger from left to right over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user performs a rotation gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers and rotating them over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user performs a swipe gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching three fingers to a screen and then moving them in parallel over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user creates a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance, then taps on a touch-enabled device (such as placing several fingers over a display object to open a menu and then taps one finger to select a menu item on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user performs a zoom gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers to a screen and then quickly spreading the fingers apart over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedThis event is dispatched to any client app that supports inline input with an IMEInteractiveObject
   Defines the value of the type property of an itemRollOut event object.ComboBox
   Defines the value of the type property of an itemRollOver event object.ComboBox
 InheritedDispatched when the user presses a key.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user releases a key.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched 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
 InheritedDispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call.InteractiveObject
  Dispatched when the user clicks the drop-down button to display the drop-down list.ComboBox
 InheritedDispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user lowers an active stylus past the proximity detection threshold of the screen.InteractiveObject
 Inherited
    proximityEnd
Dispatched when the user lifts an active stylus above the proximity detection threshold of the screen.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves an active stylus over the screen while remaining within the proximity detection threshold.InteractiveObject
 Inherited
    proximityOut
Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves an active stylus directly above this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject and any of its children while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves an active stylus over this InteractiveObject from outside the object's tree of descendents in the display list (while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user releases the button on the pointing device after the user first pressed the button over an InteractiveObject instance and then moved the pointing device off of the InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list.DisplayObject
 InheritedDispatched 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
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered.DisplayObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance.InteractiveObject
  Dispatched when the user scrolls the drop-down list of the ComboBox component.ComboBox
 InheritedDispatched 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
 InheritedDispatched immediately after the soft keyboard is raised.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched immediately before the soft keyboard is raised.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched immediately after the soft keyboard is lowered.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when a user enters one or more characters of text.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user first contacts a touch-enabled device (such as touches a finger to a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user removes contact with a touch-enabled device (such as lifts a finger off a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user touches the device, and is continuously dispatched until the point of contact is removed.InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from one display object to another on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from over a display object to a point outside the display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
 InheritedDispatched when the user lifts the point of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on which the contact was initiated on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases a finger from a single point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen).InteractiveObject
Styles

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.

Common Styles
 Style Description Defined By
  
buttonWidth
Type: Number Format: Length
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The space that separates the right edge of the component from the text representing the selected item, in pixels. The button is part of the background skin. The default value is 24.
ComboBox
  
cellRenderer
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The class that provides the cell renderer for each item in the component. The default value is fl.controls.listClasses.CellRenderer.
ComboBox
  
contentPadding
Type: Number Format: Length
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Padding between the content (the component and scroll bar), and the outside edge of the background, in pixels. The default value is 3.
ComboBox
  
disabledAlpha
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The alpha value to set the list to when the enabled property is false. The default value is 0.5.
ComboBox
  
disabledSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The name of the class that provides the background that appears in the ComboBox component when the enabled property of the component is set to false. The default value is ComboBox_disabledSkin.
ComboBox
 InheritedType: flash.text.TextFormat
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The TextFormat object to use to render the component label when the button is disabled.
UIComponent
  
downArrowDisabledSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the down arrow button of the scroll bar when it is disabled. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowDown_disabledSkin.
ComboBox
  
downArrowDownSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the down arrow button of the scroll bar when you click the arrow button. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowDown_downSkin.
ComboBox
  
downArrowOverSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the down arrow button of the scroll bar when the mouse pointer is over the arrow button. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowDown_overSkin.
ComboBox
  
downArrowUpSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the down arrow button of the scroll bar. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowDown_upSkin.
ComboBox
  
downSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The name of the class that provides the background that appears in the ComboBox component when the mouse is down. The default value is ComboBox_downSkin.
ComboBox
  
embedFonts
Type: Boolean
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Indicates whether embedded font outlines are used to render the text field. If this value is true, Flash Player renders the text field by using embedded font outlines. If this value is false, Flash Player renders the text field by using device fonts.

If you set the embedFonts property to true for a text field, you must specify a font for that text by using the font property of a TextFormat object that is applied to the text field. If the specified font is not embedded in the SWF file, the text is not displayed.

The default value is false.
ComboBox
 InheritedType: Number Format: Length
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The padding that separates the outside boundaries of the component from the outside edges of the focus indicator, in pixels.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin to be used to display focus indicators.
UIComponent
  
overSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The name of the class that provides the background that appears in the ComboBox component when the mouse is over it. The default value is ComboBox_overSkin.
ComboBox
  
repeatDelay
Type: Number Format: Time
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The number of milliseconds to wait after the buttonDown event is first dispatched before sending a second buttonDown event. The default value is 500.
ComboBox
  
repeatInterval
Type: Number Format: Time
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The interval, in milliseconds, between buttonDown events that are dispatched after the delay that is specified by the repeatDelay style. The default value is 35.
ComboBox
 InheritedType: flash.text.TextFormat
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The TextFormat object to use to render the component label.
UIComponent
  
textPadding
Type: Number Format: Length
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The space that separates the border from the text representing the selected item, in pixels. The default value is 3.
ComboBox
  
thumbArrowUpSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin used for the thumb of the scroll bar. The default value is ScrollThumb_upSkin.
ComboBox
  
thumbDisabledSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin that is used to indicate the disabled state of the thumb. The default value is ScrollThumb_upSkin.
ComboBox
  
thumbDownSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the thumb of the scroll bar when you click the thumb. The default value is ScrollThumb_downSkin.
ComboBox
  
thumbIcon
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the icon for the thumb of the scroll bar. The default value is ScrollBar_thumbIcon.
ComboBox
  
thumbOverSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the thumb of the scroll bar when the mouse pointer is over the thumb. The default value is ScrollThumb_overSkin.
ComboBox
  
trackDisabledSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin that is used to indicate a disabled track. The default value is ScrollTrack_Skin.
ComboBox
  
trackDownSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin that is used to indicate the down state of a disabled skin. The default value is ScrollTrack_Skin.
ComboBox
  
trackOverSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin that is used to indicate the mouseover state for the scroll track. The default value is ScrollTrack_Skin.
ComboBox
  
trackUpSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The skin used to indicate the mouse up state for the scroll track. The default value is ScrollTrack_Skin.
ComboBox
  
upArrowDisabledSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the up arrow button of the scroll bar when it is disabled. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowUp_disabledSkin.
ComboBox
  
upArrowDownSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the up arrow button of the scroll bar when you click the arrow button. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowUp_downSkin.
ComboBox
  
upArrowOverSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the up arrow button of the scroll bar when the mouse pointer is over the arrow button. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowUp_overSkin.
ComboBox
  
upArrowUpSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

Name of the class to use as the skin for the up arrow button of the scroll bar. If you change the skin, either graphically or programmatically, you should ensure that the new skin is the same height (for horizontal scroll bars) or width (for vertical scroll bars) as the track. The default value is ScrollArrowUp_upSkin.
ComboBox
  
upSkin
Type: Class
Language Version: ActionScript 3.0  Product Version: Flash CS3  Runtime Versions: Flash9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The name of the class that provides the background of the ComboBox component. The default value is ComboBox_upSkin.
ComboBox
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
Property Detail
Constructor Detail
Method Detail
Event Detail
ComboBoxExample.as

This example demonstrates how to listen to the events of a ComboBox
  1. Drag a ComboBox onto the stage and name it cb.
  2. Save this code as ComboBoxExample.as in the same directory as your FLA.
  3. Set the DocumentClass in the FLA to ComboBoxExample.
package 
{
    import flash.display.Sprite
    import flash.text.TextField;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import fl.controls.ComboBox;
    
    public class ComboBoxExample extends Sprite
    {
        private var tf:TextField;
        
        public function ComboBoxExample() {
            setupComboBox();
            setupTextField();
        }
        private function setupTextField():void {
            tf = new TextField();
            tf.x = 180;
            tf.y = 15;
            tf.autoSize = "left";
            addChild(tf);
        }
        private function setupComboBox():void {
            cb.setSize(150,22);
            cb.addItem( { label: "MasterCard", data:1 } );
            cb.addItem( { label: "Visa", data:2 } );
            cb.addItem( { label: "American Express", data:3 } );
            cb.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, cardSelected);            
        }
        private function cardSelected(e:Event):void {
            tf.text = "You have selected: "
            tf.appendText(cb.selectedItem.label);
        }
    }
}