| Package | mx.events |
| Class | public class FileEvent |
| Inheritance | FileEvent  Event Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
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Public Properties
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Show Inherited Public Properties| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | bubbles : Boolean [read-only]
Indicates whether an event is a bubbling event. | Event | |
| cancelable : Boolean [read-only]
Indicates whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented. | Event | |
| constructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
| currentTarget : Object [read-only]
The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener. | Event | |
| eventPhase : uint [read-only]
The current phase in the event flow. | Event | |
| file : File
The File instance associated with this event. | FileEvent | ||
| target : Object [read-only]
The event target. | Event | |
| type : String [read-only]
The type of event. | Event | |
Public Methods
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | FileEvent | ||
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Duplicates an instance of an Event subclass. | Event | |
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A utility function for implementing the toString() method in custom
ActionScript 3.0 Event classes. | Event | |
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
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Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event. | Event | |
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | |
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Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled. | Event | |
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
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Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in
the event flow. | Event | |
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Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the
event flow. | Event | |
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Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
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Returns a string containing all the properties of the Event object. | Event | |
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Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
Public Constants
| Constant | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTORY_CHANGE : String = "directoryChange" [static]
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryChange event. | FileEvent | ||
| DIRECTORY_CHANGING : String = "directoryChanging" [static]
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryChanging event. | FileEvent | ||
| DIRECTORY_CLOSING : String = "directoryClosing" [static]
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryClosing event. | FileEvent | ||
| DIRECTORY_OPENING : String = "directoryOpening" [static]
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryOpening event. | FileEvent | ||
| FILE_CHOOSE : String = "fileChoose" [static]
The FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
fileChoose event. | FileEvent | ||
Property Detail
file | property |
public var file:File| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The File instance associated with this event.
Constructor Detail
FileEvent | () | Constructor |
public function FileEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false, file:File = null)| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
Parameterstype:String — The event type;
indicates the action that caused the event.
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bubbles:Boolean (default = false) | |
cancelable:Boolean (default = false) | |
file:File (default = null) |
Constant Detail
DIRECTORY_CHANGE | Constant |
public static const DIRECTORY_CHANGE:String = "directoryChange"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryChange event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
file | The File object associated with this event. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
type | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE |
DIRECTORY_CHANGING | Constant |
public static const DIRECTORY_CHANGING:String = "directoryChanging"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryChanging event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | true |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
file | The File object associated with this event. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
type | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGING |
DIRECTORY_CLOSING | Constant |
public static const DIRECTORY_CLOSING:String = "directoryClosing"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryClosing event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | true |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
file | The File object associated with this event. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
type | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING |
DIRECTORY_OPENING | Constant |
public static const DIRECTORY_OPENING:String = "directoryOpening"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
directoryOpening event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | true |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
file | The File object associated with this event. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
type | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING |
FILE_CHOOSE | Constant |
public static const FILE_CHOOSE:String = "fileChoose"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1 |
The FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE constant defines the value of the
type property of the event object for a
fileChoose event.
The properties of the event object have the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false |
currentTarget | The Object that defines the
event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use
myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener,
myButton is the value of the currentTarget. |
file | The File object associated with this event. |
target | The Object that dispatched the event;
it is not always the Object listening for the event.
Use the currentTarget property to always access the
Object listening for the event. |
type | FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE |
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