(Preview)
| Package | mx.controls |
| Class | public class Alert |
| Inheritance | Alert  Panel Container UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Import the mx.controls.Alert class into your application,
and then call the static show() method in ActionScript to display
an Alert control. You cannot create an Alert control in MXML.
The Alert control closes when you select a button in the control, or press the Escape key.
More examples
Related API Elements
Public Properties
Hide Inherited Public Properties
Show Inherited Public Properties| 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 | |
| autoLayout : Boolean
If true, measurement and layout are done
when the position or size of a child is changed. | Container | |
| 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
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | 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 | |
| borderMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only]
Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties:
left, top, right,
and bottom. | Container | |
| bottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| buttonFlags : uint = 0x0004
A bitmask that contains Alert.OK, Alert.CANCEL,
Alert.YES, and/or Alert.NO indicating
the buttons available in the Alert control. | Alert | ||
| buttonHeight : Number = 22 [static]
Height of each Alert button, in pixels. | Alert | ||
| buttonMode : Boolean
Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite | |
| buttonWidth : Number = 65 [static]
Width of each Alert button, in pixels. | Alert | ||
| cacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the
display object. | DisplayObject | |
| cacheAsBitmapMatrix : Matrix
If non-null, this Matrix object defines how a display object is rendered when
cacheAsBitmap is set to true. | 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 | |
| cancelLabel : String [static]
The label for the Cancel button. | Alert | ||
| childDescriptors : Array [read-only]
Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects produced by the MXML compiler. | Container | |
| className : String [read-only]
The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
| clipContent : Boolean
Whether to apply a clip mask if the positions and/or sizes
of this container's children extend outside the borders of
this container. | Container | |
| constraintColumns : Array
An Array of ConstraintColumn instances that partition this container. | Panel | |
| constraintRows : Array
An Array of ConstraintRow instances that partition this container. | Panel | |
| constructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
| contentMouseX : Number [override] [read-only]
Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | Container | |
| contentMouseY : Number [override] [read-only]
Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | Container | |
| contextMenu : NativeMenu
Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject | |
| creatingContentPane : Boolean
Containers use an internal content pane to control scrolling. | Container | |
| creationIndex : int Deprecated: Deprecated
Specifies the order to instantiate and draw the children
of the container. | Container | |
| creationPolicy : String
The child creation policy for this MX Container. | Container | |
| 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
The data property lets you pass a value
to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor. | Container | |
| defaultButton : IFlexDisplayObject
The Button control designated as the default button
for the container. | Container | |
| defaultButtonFlag : uint = 0x0004
A bitflag that contains either Alert.OK,
Alert.CANCEL, Alert.YES,
or Alert.NO to specify the default button. | Alert | ||
| deferredContentCreated : Boolean [read-only]
IDeferredContentOwner equivalent of processedDescriptors
| Container | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| enabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
| 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. | Panel | |
| 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]
Contains 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
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| horizontalLineScrollSize : Number
Number of pixels to move when the left- or right-arrow
button in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed. | Container | |
| horizontalPageScrollSize : Number
Number of pixels to move when the track in the
horizontal scroll bar is pressed. | Container | |
| horizontalScrollBar : ScrollBar
The horizontal scrollbar used in this container. | Container | |
| horizontalScrollPolicy : String
Specifies whether the horizontal scroll bar is always present,
always absent, or automatically added when needed. | Container | |
| horizontalScrollPosition : Number
The current position of the horizontal scroll bar. | Container | |
| icon : Class
The Class of the icon displayed by some navigator
containers to represent this Container. | Container | |
| iconClass : Class
The class of the icon to display. | Alert | ||
| id : String
ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| label : String
The text displayed by some navigator containers to represent
this Container. | Container | |
| layout : String
Specifies the layout mechanism used for this container. | Panel | |
| layoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D [write-only]
The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout
relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| left : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| maxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
by the parent during layout. | UIComponent | |
| maxHorizontalScrollPosition : Number [read-only]
The largest possible value for the
horizontalScrollPosition property. | Container | |
| maxVerticalScrollPosition : Number [read-only]
The largest possible value for the
verticalScrollPosition property. | Container | |
| 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 | |
| metaData : 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 | |
| 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, or user input device, enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| mouseEnabled : Boolean
Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages. | InteractiveObject | |
| mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
| mouseX : Number [read-only]
Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| mouseY : Number [read-only]
Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
| name : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject | |
| needsSoftKeyboard : Boolean
Specifies whether a virtual keyboard (an on-screen, software keyboard) should display
when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus. | InteractiveObject | |
| nestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| noLabel : String [static]
The label for the No button. | Alert | ||
| 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 [override] [read-only]
Number of child components in this container. | Container | |
| numElements : int [read-only]
The number of visual elements in this container. | Container | |
| okLabel : String [static]
The label for the OK button. | Alert | ||
| 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 | |
| percentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage
of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
| percentWidth : Number
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 | |
| rawChildren : IChildList [read-only]
A container typically contains child components, which can be enumerated
using the Container.getChildAt() method and
Container.numChildren property. | Container | |
| 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 | |
| right : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | 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 | |
| showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object
shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
| softKeyboard : String
Controls the appearance of the soft keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
| softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest : Rectangle
Defines the area that should remain on-screen when a soft keyboard is displayed (not available on iOS). | InteractiveObject | |
| 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 | |
| status : String
Text in the status area of the title bar. | Panel | |
| 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
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
The text to display in this alert dialog box. | Alert | ||
| textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only]
Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
| title : String
Title or caption displayed in the title bar. | Panel | |
| titleIcon : Class
The icon displayed in the title bar. | Panel | |
| toolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
| top : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| transform : flash.geom:Transform [override]
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform,
and pixel bounds. | UIComponent | |
| 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 pointer 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
For components, this layout constraint property is a
facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent | |
| verticalLineScrollSize : Number
Number of pixels to scroll when the up- or down-arrow
button in the vertical scroll bar is pressed,
or when you scroll by using the mouse wheel. | Container | |
| verticalPageScrollSize : Number
Number of pixels to scroll when the track
in the vertical scroll bar is pressed. | Container | |
| verticalScrollBar : ScrollBar
The vertical scrollbar used in this container. | Container | |
| verticalScrollPolicy : String
Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar is always present,
always absent, or automatically added when needed. | Container | |
| verticalScrollPosition : Number
The current position of the vertical scroll bar. | Container | |
| viewMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only]
Returns an object that has four properties: left,
top, right, and bottom. | Container | |
| viewMetricsAndPadding : EdgeMetrics [read-only]
Returns an object that has four properties: left,
top, right, and bottom. | Container | |
| 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 | |
| yesLabel : String [static]
The label for the Yes button. | Alert | ||
| z : Number [override]
Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject
instance relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent | |
Protected Properties
Public Methods
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Alert()
Constructor. | Alert | ||
| [override]
Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
| [override]
Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
|
Adds a visual element to this container. | Container | |
|
Adds a visual element to this container. | Container | |
| 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 | |
|
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
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 | |
| [override]
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | Container | |
| [override]
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | Container | |
|
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 | |
|
Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding
component and add the component as a child of this Container. | Container | |
|
Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors,
and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one. | Container | |
|
Performs the equivalent action of calling
the createComponentsFromDescriptors(true) method for containers
that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation. | Container | |
|
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 | |
| [override]
Executes all the data bindings on this Container. | Container | |
|
Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. | Container | |
|
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 | |
| [override]
Gets the nth child component object. | Container | |
| [override]
Returns the child whose name property is the specified String. | Container | |
| [override]
Gets the zero-based index of a specific child. | Container | |
|
Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children
of the container. | Container | |
|
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 | |
|
Returns the visual element at the specified index. | Container | |
|
Returns the index position of a visual element. | Container | |
|
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 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 | |
| [override]
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | Container | |
|
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 | |
|
Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
|
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 | |
|
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | 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 | |
| [override]
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | Container | |
|
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 all children from the child list of this container. | Container | |
|
Removes all visual elements from the container. | Container | |
| [override]
Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. | Container | |
| [override]
Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container
at the specified index. | Container | |
|
Removes all child DisplayObject instances from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Removes the specified visual element from the child list of
this container. | Container | |
|
Removes a visual element from the specified index position
in the container. | Container | |
|
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
|
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
|
Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
|
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 | |
|
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
| [override]
Sets the index of a particular child. | Container | |
|
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
|
Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container. | Container | |
|
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 | |
|
Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
show(text:String = "", title:String = "", flags:uint = 0x4, parent:Sprite = null, closeHandler:Function = null, iconClass:Class = null, defaultButtonFlag:uint = 0x4, moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory = null):Alert [static]
Static method that pops up the Alert control. | Alert | ||
|
Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
|
Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite | |
|
Recursively stops the timeline execution of all MovieClips rooted at this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|
Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
|
Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | 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 | |
|
Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements. | Container | |
|
Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index
positions in the container. | Container | |
|
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 | |
Protected Methods
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 If a background image is specified, this style specifies whether it is fixed with regard to the viewport ( "fixed") or scrolls along with the content ("scroll"). | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The border skin class of the component. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Bounding box style. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
buttonStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the CSS style declaration that specifies styles for the Alert buttons. The default value is "alertButtonStyle". | Alert | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component, including the component label. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the CSS style declaration that specifies styles to apply to any control bar child subcontrol. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The directionality of the text displayed by the component. | Container | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component if it is disabled. | Container | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The alpha value for the overlay that is placed on top of the container when it is disabled. | Container | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the font to use. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Container | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Container | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Height of the text, in pixels. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is italic font. | Container | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is boldface. | Container | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Height of the header. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Horizontal alignment of children in the container. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between children in the horizontal direction. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The name of the horizontal scrollbar style. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 2.5 The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled ( true) or disabled (false). | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.1 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The locale of the text displayed by this component. | Container | ||
messageStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the CSS style declaration that specifies styles for the Alert message text. You only set this style by using a type selector, which sets the style for all Alert controls in your application. If you set it on a specific instance of the Alert control, it can cause the control to size itself incorrectly. The default value is undefined. | Alert | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Modality of components launched by the PopUp Manager is simulated by creating a large translucent overlay underneath the component. | Panel | ||
| Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The blur applied to the application while a modal window is open. | Panel | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the modal overlay layer. | Panel | ||
| Type: Number Format: Time CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Duration, in milliseconds, of the modal transparency effect that plays when a modal window opens or closes. | Panel | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the container's lower border and its content area. | Panel | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area. | Container | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area. | Container | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the container's top border and its content area. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Style declaration name for the status in the title bar. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Alignment of text within a container. | Container | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is underlined. | Container | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. | Container | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. | Container | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The title background skin. | Panel | ||
titleStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the CSS style declaration that specifies styles for the Alert title text. You only set this style by using a type selector, which sets the style for all Alert controls in your application. If you set it on a specific instance of the Alert control, it can cause the control to size itself incorrectly. The default value is "windowStyles". | Alert | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Vertical alignment of children in the container. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between children in the vertical direction. | Panel | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The name of the vertical scrollbar style. | Container | ||
Spark Theme Styles
Halo Theme Styles
Public Constants
| Constant | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CANCEL : uint = 0x0008 [static]
Value that enables a Cancel button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method. | Alert | ||
| NO : uint = 0x0002 [static]
Value that enables a No button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method. | Alert | ||
| NONMODAL : uint = 0x8000 [static]
Value that makes an Alert nonmodal when passed as the
flags parameter of the show() method. | Alert | ||
| OK : uint = 0x0004 [static]
Value that enables an OK button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method. | Alert | ||
| YES : uint = 0x0001 [static]
Value that enables a Yes button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method. | Alert | ||
Property Detail
buttonFlags | property |
public var buttonFlags:uint = 0x0004| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
A bitmask that contains Alert.OK, Alert.CANCEL,
Alert.YES, and/or Alert.NO indicating
the buttons available in the Alert control.
The default value is Alert.OK.
buttonHeight | property |
public static var buttonHeight:Number = 22| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Height of each Alert button, in pixels. All buttons must be the same height.
The default value is 22.
buttonWidth | property |
public static var buttonWidth:Number = 65| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Width of each Alert button, in pixels. All buttons must be the same width.
The default value is 65.
cancelLabel | property |
cancelLabel:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The label for the Cancel button.
If you use a different label, you may need to adjust the
buttonWidth property to fully display it.
Implementation
public static function get cancelLabel():String public static function set cancelLabel(value:String):voiddefaultButtonFlag | property |
public var defaultButtonFlag:uint = 0x0004| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
A bitflag that contains either Alert.OK,
Alert.CANCEL, Alert.YES,
or Alert.NO to specify the default button.
The default value is Alert.OK.
iconClass | property |
public var iconClass:Class| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The class of the icon to display. You typically embed an asset, such as a JPEG or GIF file, and then use the variable associated with the embedded asset to specify the value of this property.
The default value is null.
noLabel | property |
noLabel:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The label for the No button.
If you use a different label, you may need to adjust the
buttonWidth property to fully display it.
Implementation
public static function get noLabel():String public static function set noLabel(value:String):voidokLabel | property |
okLabel:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The label for the OK button.
If you use a different label, you may need to adjust the
buttonWidth property to fully display the label.
Implementation
public static function get okLabel():String public static function set okLabel(value:String):voidtext | property |
public var text:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The text to display in this alert dialog box.
The default value is "".
yesLabel | property |
yesLabel:String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
The label for the Yes button.
If you use a different label, you may need to adjust the
buttonWidth property to fully display the label.
Implementation
public static function get yesLabel():String public static function set yesLabel(value:String):voidConstructor Detail
Alert | () | Constructor |
public function Alert()| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
Method Detail
show | () | method |
public static function show(text:String = "", title:String = "", flags:uint = 0x4, parent:Sprite = null, closeHandler:Function = null, iconClass:Class = null, defaultButtonFlag:uint = 0x4, moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory = null):Alert| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Static method that pops up the Alert control. The Alert control closes when you select a button in the control, or press the Escape key.
Parameters
text:String (default = " | |
title:String (default = " | |
flags:uint (default = 0x4)Alert.OK, Alert.CANCEL,
Alert.YES, and Alert.NO.
The default value is Alert.OK.
Use the bitwise OR operator to display more than one button.
For example, passing (Alert.YES | Alert.NO)
displays Yes and No buttons.
Regardless of the order that you specify buttons,
they always appear in the following order from left to right:
OK, Yes, No, Cancel.
| |
parent:Sprite (default = null) | |
closeHandler:Function (default = null)detail property of this object contains the value
Alert.OK, Alert.CANCEL,
Alert.YES, or Alert.NO.
| |
iconClass:Class (default = null) | |
defaultButtonFlag:uint (default = 0x4)Alert.OK, Alert.CANCEL,
Alert.YES, or Alert.NO.
The default value is Alert.OK.
Pressing the Enter key triggers the default button
just as if you clicked it. Pressing Escape triggers the Cancel
or No button just as if you selected it.
| |
moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory (default = null) |
Alert — A reference to the Alert control.
|
Related API Elements
Constant Detail
CANCEL | Constant |
public static const CANCEL:uint = 0x0008| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Value that enables a Cancel button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method.
You can use the | operator to combine this bitflag
with the OK, YES,
NO, and NONMODAL flags.
NO | Constant |
public static const NO:uint = 0x0002| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Value that enables a No button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method.
You can use the | operator to combine this bitflag
with the OK, CANCEL,
YES, and NONMODAL flags.
NONMODAL | Constant |
public static const NONMODAL:uint = 0x8000| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Value that makes an Alert nonmodal when passed as the
flags parameter of the show() method.
You can use the | operator to combine this bitflag
with the OK, CANCEL,
YES, and NO flags.
OK | Constant |
public static const OK:uint = 0x0004| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Value that enables an OK button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method.
You can use the | operator to combine this bitflag
with the CANCEL, YES,
NO, and NONMODAL flags.
YES | Constant |
public static const YES:uint = 0x0001| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Value that enables a Yes button on the Alert control when passed
as the flags parameter of the show() method.
You can use the | operator to combine this bitflag
with the OK, CANCEL,
NO, and NONMODAL flags.
Examples How to use this example
SimpleAlert.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo Alert 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">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.events.CloseEvent;
// Event handler function uses a static method to show
// a pop-up window with the title, message, and requested buttons.
private function clickHandler(evt:Event):void {
Alert.show("Do you want to save your changes?", "Save Changes", Alert.YES|Alert.NO, this, alertClickHandler);
}
// Event handler function for displaying the selected Alert button.
private function alertClickHandler(evt:CloseEvent):void {
if (evt.detail == Alert.YES) {
status.text = "You answered Yes";
} else {
status.text = "You answered No";
}
}
// Event handler function changes the default Button labels and sets the
// Button widths. If you later use an Alert with the default Buttons,
// you must reset these values.
private function secondClickHandler(evt:Event):void {
Alert.buttonWidth = 100;
Alert.yesLabel = "Magenta";
Alert.noLabel = "Blue";
Alert.cancelLabel = "Green";
Alert.show("Select a color:", "Color Selection", Alert.YES|Alert.NO|Alert.CANCEL, this);
// Set the labels back to normal:
Alert.yesLabel = "Yes";
Alert.noLabel = "No";
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:Panel title="Halo Alert Control Example"
width="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:Label color="blue"
text="Click the button below to display a simple Alert window."/>
<s:Button label="Click Me" click="Alert.show('Hello World!', 'Message');"/>
<mx:HRule width="100%" />
<s:Label color="blue"
text="Click the button below to display an Alert window and capture the button pressed by the user."/>
<s:Button label="Click Me" click="clickHandler(event);"/>
<s:Label id="status" fontWeight="bold"/>
<mx:HRule width="100%" />
<s:Label color="blue"
text="Click the button below to display an Alert window that uses custom Button labels."/>
<s:Button label="Click Me" click="secondClickHandler(event);"/>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>
Wed Nov 21 2018, 06:34 AM -08:00