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Container

Package | mx.core
Class | public class Container
Inheritance | Container UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite
Implements | IContainer, IDataRenderer, IFocusManagerContainer, IListItemRenderer, IRawChildrenContainer, IChildList, IVisualElementContainer, INavigatorContent
Subclasses | Accordion, Box, Canvas, Form, FormItem, LayoutContainer, Panel, Tile, ViewStack

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The Container class is an abstract base class for components that controls the layout characteristics of child components. You do not create an instance of Container in an application. Instead, you create an instance of one of Container's subclasses, such as Canvas or HBox.

The Container class contains the logic for scrolling, clipping, and dynamic instantiation. It contains methods for adding and removing children. It also contains the `getChildAt()` method, and the logic for drawing the background and borders of containers.

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Flex Framework containers inherit the following attributes from the Container class:

      <mx:tagname
        Properties
        autoLayout="true|false"
        clipContent="true|false"
        creationIndex="undefined"
        creationPolicy="auto|all|queued|none"
        defaultButton="No default"
        horizontalLineScrollSize="5"
        horizontalPageScrollSize="0"
        horizontalScrollBar="null"
        horizontalScrollPolicy="auto|on|off"
        horizontalScrollPosition="0"
        icon="undefined"
        label=""
        verticalLineScrollSize="5"
        verticalPageScrollSize="0"
        verticalScrollBar="null"
        verticalScrollPolicy="auto|on|off"
        verticalScrollPosition="0"

        Styles
        backgroundAlpha="1.0"
        backgroundAttachment="scroll"
        backgroundColor="undefined"
        backgroundDisabledColor="undefined"
        backgroundImage="undefined"
        backgroundSize="auto"
            For the Application container only, backgroundSize="100%"
        barColor="undefined"
        borderColor="0xAAB3B3"
        borderSides="left top right bottom"
        borderSkin="mx.skins.halo.HaloBorder"
        borderStyle="inset"
        borderThickness="1"
        color="0x0B333C"
        cornerRadius="0"
        disabledColor="0xAAB3B3"
        disbledOverlayAlpha="undefined"
        dropShadowColor="0x000000"
        dropShadowEnabled="false"
        fontAntiAliasType="advanced"
        fontfamily="Verdana"
        fontGridFitType="pixel"
        fontSharpness="0""
        fontSize="10"
        fontStyle="normal"
        fontThickness="0"
        fontWeight="normal"
        horizontalScrollBarStyleName="undefined"
        paddingBottom="0"
        paddingLeft="0"
        paddingRight="0"
        paddingTop="0"
        shadowDirection="center"
        shadowDistance="2"
        textAlign="left"
        textDecoration="none|underline"
        textIndent="0"
        verticalScrollBarStyleName="undefined"

        Events
        childAdd="No default"
        childIndexChange="No default"
        childRemove="No default"
        dataChange="No default"
        scroll="No default"
        >
          ...
          child tags
          ...
      </mx:tagname>

Public Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | 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
|  | accessibilityName : String A convenience accessor for the name property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent
|  | MXMLDescriptor : Array [read-only] | UIComponent
|  | MXMLProperties : Array [read-only] | UIComponent
|  | nestLevel : int Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | 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 : 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
|  | rotation : Number [override] | 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] | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent
|  | states : Array The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | 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 : 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
|  | 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
|  | z : Number [override] | UIComponent

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|  | actualCreationPolicy : String The creation policy of this container. | Container
|  | currentCSSState : String [read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors. | UIComponent
|  | hasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean [read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties. | UIComponent
|  | resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources. | UIComponent
|  | unscaledHeight : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled height of the component. | UIComponent
|  | unscaledWidth : Number [read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled width of the component All of a component's drawing and child layout should be done within a bounding rectangle of this width, which is also passed as an argument to updateDisplayList(). | UIComponent

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| Method | Defined By
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|  | Container() Constructor. | Container
|  | addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override] Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container
|  | addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject [override] Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container
|  | addElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement Adds a visual element to this container. | Container
|  | addElementAt(element:IVisualElement, index:int):IVisualElement Adds a visual element to this container. | Container
|  | addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent
|  | clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | Container
|  | contentToLocal(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | Container
|  | createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object Returns a set of properties that identify the child within this container. | UIComponent
|  | createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within this container. | UIComponent
|  | createComponentFromDescriptor(descriptor:ComponentDescriptor, recurse:Boolean):IFlexDisplayObject Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding component and add the component as a child of this Container. | Container
|  | createComponentsFromDescriptors(recurse:Boolean = true):void Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors, and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one. | Container
|  | createDeferredContent():void Performs the equivalent action of calling the createComponentsFromDescriptors(true) method for containers that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation. | Container
|  | createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. | UIComponent
|  | deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object. | UIComponent
|  | determineTextFormatFromStyles():UITextFormat Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles for this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean [override] Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent
|  | drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void 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
|  | effectFinished(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent
|  | effectStarted(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent
|  | endEffectsStarted():void Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent
|  | executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void [override] Executes all the data bindings on this Container. | Container
|  | executeChildBindings(recurse:Boolean):void Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. | Container
|  | finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):* | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildren():Array Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent
|  | getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent
|  | getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent
|  | getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override] Gets the nth child component object. | Container
|  | getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject [override] Returns the child whose name property is the specified String. | Container
|  | getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int [override] Gets the zero-based index of a specific child. | Container
|  | getChildren():Array Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container. | Container
|  | getClassStyleDeclarations():Array Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent
|  | getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):* Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent
|  | getElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement Returns the visual element at the specified index. | Container
|  | getElementIndex(element:IVisualElement):int Returns the index position of a visual element. | Container
|  | getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height | UIComponent
|  | getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width | UIComponent
|  | getFocus():InteractiveObject Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutMatrix():Matrix Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | getLayoutMatrix3D():Matrix3D Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent
|  | getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent
|  | getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent
|  | getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent
|  | getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent
|  | getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent
|  | getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent
|  | getRepeaterItem(whichRepeater:int = -1):Object 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
|  | getStyle(styleProp:String):* Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent
|  | getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user on the screen. | UIComponent
|  | globalToContent(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | Container
|  | hasCSSState():Boolean Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent
|  | hasState(stateName:String):Boolean Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | horizontalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the drawRoundRect() method as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent
|  | initialize():void Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent
|  | initializeRepeaterArrays(parent:IRepeaterClient):void Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances of this component. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateDisplayList():void Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateLayering():void Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth property has changed. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateLayoutDirection():void An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateProperties():void Marks a component so that its commitProperties() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateSize():void Marks a component so that its measure() method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent
|  | localToContent(point:Point):Point [override] Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | Container
|  | matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent
|  | matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of, the given type. | UIComponent
|  | measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):TextLineMetrics 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
|  | measureText(text:String):TextLineMetrics 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
|  | move(x:Number, y:Number):void Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent
|  | notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent
|  | owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent
|  | prepareToPrint(target:IFlexDisplayObject):Object Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent
|  | regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void 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
|  | registerEffects(effects:Array):void For each effect event, registers the EffectManager as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent
|  | removeAllChildren():void Removes all children from the child list of this container. | Container
|  | removeAllElements():void Removes all visual elements from the container. | Container
|  | removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override] Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. | Container
|  | removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override] Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container at the specified index. | Container
|  | removeElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement Removes the specified visual element from the child list of this container. | Container
|  | removeElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement Removes a visual element from the specified index position in the container. | Container
|  | removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean Replays the specified event. | UIComponent
|  | resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent
|  | resumeBackgroundProcessing():void [static] Resumes the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), after a call to suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent
|  | setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void Sizes the object. | UIComponent
|  | setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, newIndex:int):void [override] Sets the index of a particular child. | Container
|  | setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent
|  | setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void Set the current state. | UIComponent
|  | setElementIndex(element:IVisualElement, index:int):void Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container. | Container
|  | setFocus():void Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutMatrix(value:Matrix, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | setLayoutMatrix3D(value:Matrix3D, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent
|  | setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent
|  | styleChanged(styleProp:String):void Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent
|  | stylesInitialized():void Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent
|  | suspendBackgroundProcessing():void [static] Blocks the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent
|  | swapElements(element1:IVisualElement, element2:IVisualElement):void Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements. | Container
|  | swapElementsAt(index1:int, index2:int):void Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index positions in the container. | Container
|  | toString():String [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
|  | transformPointToParent(localPosition:Vector3D, position:Vector3D, postLayoutPosition:Vector3D):void 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
|  | validateDisplayList():void Validates the position and size of children and draws other visuals. | UIComponent
|  | validateNow():void Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent
|  | validateProperties():void Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent
|  | validateSize(recursive:Boolean = false):void 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
|  | validationResultHandler(event:ValidationResultEvent):void Handles both the valid and invalid events from a validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent
|  | verticalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect() as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent

Protected Methods
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| Method | Defined By
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|  | addMXMLChildren(comps:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | adjustFocusRect(obj:DisplayObject = null):void Adjust the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | applyComputedMatrix():void Commits the computed matrix built from the combination of the layout matrix and the transform offsets to the flash displayObject's transform. | UIComponent
|  | attachOverlay():void [override] Used internally by the Dissolve Effect to add the overlay to the chrome of a container. | Container
|  | canSkipMeasurement():Boolean Determines if the call to the measure() method can be skipped. | UIComponent
|  | childrenCreated():void Performs any final processing after child objects are created. | UIComponent
|  | commitProperties():void Processes the properties set on the component. | UIComponent
|  | createBorder():void Creates the container's border skin if it is needed and does not already exist. | Container
|  | createChildren():void Create child objects of the component. | UIComponent
|  | createInFontContext(classObj:Class):Object Creates a new object using a context based on the embedded font being used. | UIComponent
|  | createInModuleContext(moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory, className:String):Object Creates the object using a given moduleFactory. | UIComponent
|  | dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent when a property is updated. | UIComponent
|  | focusInHandler(event:FocusEvent):void The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus. | UIComponent
|  | focusOutHandler(event:FocusEvent):void The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus. | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLAttributes(data:Array):void | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLInstances(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):void | UIComponent
|  | generateMXMLObject(document:Object, data:Array):Object | UIComponent
|  | initAdvancedLayoutFeatures():void Initializes the implementation and storage of some of the less frequently used advanced layout features of a component. | UIComponent
|  | initializationComplete():void Finalizes the initialization of this component. | UIComponent
|  | initializeAccessibility():void Initializes this component's accessibility code. | UIComponent
|  | invalidateParentSizeAndDisplayList():void Helper method to invalidate parent size and display list if this object affects its layout (includeInLayout is true). | UIComponent
|  | isOurFocus(target:DisplayObject):Boolean Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects, where the UITextField object gets focus. | UIComponent
|  | keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void The event handler called for a keyDown event. | UIComponent
|  | keyUpHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void The event handler called for a keyUp event. | UIComponent
|  | layoutChrome(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's borders. | Container
|  | measure():void Calculates the default size, and optionally the default minimum size, of the component. | UIComponent
|  | resourcesChanged():void This method is called when a UIComponent is constructed, and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches a "change" Event to indicate that the localized resources have changed in some way. | UIComponent
|  | scrollChildren():void Positions the container's content area relative to the viewable area based on the horizontalScrollPosition and verticalScrollPosition properties. | Container
|  | setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction. | UIComponent
|  | stateChanged(oldState:String, newState:String, recursive:Boolean):void This method is called when a state changes to check whether state-specific styles apply to this component. | UIComponent
|  | updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void [override] Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's children. | Container

Events
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| Event | Summary | Defined By
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|  | add | Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | childAdd | Dispatched after a child has been added to a container. | Container
|  | childIndexChange | Dispatched after the index (among the container children) of a container child changes. | Container
|  | childRemove | Dispatched before a child of a container is removed. | Container
|  | creationComplete | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent
|  | currentStateChange | Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent
|  | currentStateChanging | Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent
|  | dataChange | Dispatched when the data property changes. | Container
|  | dragComplete | Dispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop. | UIComponent
|  | dragDrop | Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent
|  | dragEnter | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | dragExit | Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent
|  | dragOver | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | dragStart | Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent
|  | effectEnd | Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent
|  | effectStart | Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent
|  | effectStop | Dispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect. | UIComponent
|  | enterState | Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent
|  | exitState | Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent
|  | hide | Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent
|  | initialize | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent
|  | invalid | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent
|  | mouseDownOutside | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent
|  | mouseWheelOutside | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent
|  | move | Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent
|  | preinitialize | Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent
|  | remove | Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | resize | Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent
|  | scroll | Dispatched when the user manually scrolls the container. | Container
|  | show | Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent
|  | stateChangeComplete | Dispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing. | UIComponent
|  | stateChangeInterrupted | Dispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipCreate | Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipEnd | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipHide | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipShow | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipShown | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent
|  | toolTipStart | Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionEnd | A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionStart | A non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | touchInteractionStarting | A cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture. | UIComponent
|  | updateComplete | Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent
|  | valid | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent
|  | valueCommit | Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent

Styles
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| Style | Description | Defined By
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|  | accentColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Accent color used by component skins. The default button skin uses this color to tint the background. Slider track highlighting uses this color. The default value is`#0099FF`. | Container
|  | backgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Alpha level of the color defined by the `backgroundColor` property, of the image or SWF file defined by the `backgroundImage` style. Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0. For most controls, the default value is 1.0, but for ToolTip controls, the default value is 0.95 and for Alert controls, the default value is 0.9. The default value is`1.0`. | Container
|  | backgroundAttachment | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no 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"`). The default value is`"scroll"`. | Container
|  | backgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Background color of a component. You can have both a `backgroundColor` and a `backgroundImage` set. Some components do not have a background. The DataGrid control ignores this style. The default value is `undefined`, which means it is not set. If both this style and the `backgroundImage` style are `undefined`, the component has a transparent background. For the Application container, this style specifies the background color while the application loads, and a background gradient while it is running. Flex calculates the gradient pattern between a color slightly darker than the specified color, and a color slightly lighter than the specified color. The default skins of most Flex controls are partially transparent. As a result, the background color of a container partially "bleeds through" to controls that are in that container. You can avoid this by setting the alpha values of the control's `fillAlphas` property to 1, as the following example shows:
      <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/>
          <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/>
      </mx:Container>
| Container
|  | backgroundDisabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Background color of the component when it is disabled. The global default value is `undefined`. The default value for List controls is `0xDDDDDD` (light gray). If a container is disabled, the background is dimmed, and the degree of dimming is controlled by the `disabledOverlayAlpha` style. | Container
|  | backgroundImage | Type: Object Format: File CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Background image of a component. This can be an absolute or relative URL or class. You can set either the `backgroundColor` or the `backgroundImage`. The background image is displayed on top of the background color. The default value is `undefined`, meaning "not set". If this style and the `backgroundColor` style are undefined, the component has a transparent background. The default skins of most Flex controls are partially transparent. As a result, the background image of a container partially "bleeds through" to controls that are in that container. You can avoid this by setting the alpha values of the control's `fillAlphas` property to 1, as the following example shows:
      <mx:Container backgroundColor="0x66CC66"/>
          <mx:ControlName ... fillAlphas="[1,1]"/>
      </mx:Container>
| Container
|  | backgroundSize | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Scales the image specified by `backgroundImage` to different percentage sizes. A value of `"100%"` stretches the image to fit the entire component. To specify a percentage value, you must include the percent sign (%). The default for the Application container is `100%`. The default value for all other containers is `auto`, which maintains the original size of the image. | Container
|  | barColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Determines the color of a ProgressBar. A ProgressBar is filled with a vertical gradient between this color and a brighter color computed from it. This style has no effect on other components, but can be set on a container to control the appearance of all progress bars found within. The default value is `undefined`, which means it is not set. In this case, the `themeColor` style property is used. | Container
|  | baseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent
|  | borderAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Alpha of the border. The default value is`1`. | Container
|  | borderColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Color of the border. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is `0xB7BABC` for the Halo theme and `0x696969` for the Spark theme. | Container
|  | borderSides | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Bounding box sides. A space-delimited String that specifies the sides of the border to show. The String can contain `"left"`, `"top"`, `"right"`, and `"bottom"` in any order. The default value is `"left top right bottom"`, which shows all four sides. This style is only used when borderStyle is `"solid"`. | Container
|  | borderSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The border skin class of the component. The default value in all components that do not explicitly set their own default for the Halo theme is `mx.skins.halo.HaloBorder` and for the Spark theme is `mx.skins.spark.BorderSkin`. The Panel container has a default value of `mx.skins.halo.PanelSkin` for the Halo theme and `mx.skins.spark.BorderSkin` for the Spark theme. To determine the default value for a component, see the default.css file. | Container
|  | borderStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Bounding box style. The possible values are `"none"`, `"solid"`, `"inset"`, and `"outset"`. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is `"inset"`. The default value for most Containers is `"none"`. The `"inset"` and `"outset"` values are only valid with the halo theme. | Container
|  | borderThickness | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Bounding box thickness. Only used when `borderStyle` is set to `"solid"`. The default value is`1`. | Container
|  | borderVisible | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Visibility of the border. The default value is`true`. | Container
|  | bottom | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | chromeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The main color for a component. | UIComponent
|  | color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component, including the component label. The default value for the Halo theme is `0x0B333C`. The default value for the Spark theme is `0x000000`. | Container
|  | contentBackgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark The alpha of the content background for this component. | Container
|  | contentBackgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of the content area of the component. The default value is`0xFFFFFF`. | Container
|  | cornerRadius | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo, spark Radius of component corners. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is 0. The default value for ApplicationControlBar is 5. | Container
|  | direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The directionality of the text displayed by the component. The allowed values are `"ltr"` for left-to-right text, as in Latin-style scripts, and `"rtl"` for right-to-left text, as in Arabic and Hebrew. FTE and TLF use this value in their bidirectional text layout algorithm, which maps Unicode character order to glyph order. Note: This style only applies when an MX component specifies UIFTETextField as its `textFieldClass`. The `direction` also affects the alignment of the text within the bounds of the TLFTextField. It does not, however, affect the the placement of the TLFTextField within the component. The default value is`"ltr"`. | Container
|  | disabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is`0xAAB3B3`. | Container
|  | disabledOverlayAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no The alpha value for the overlay that is placed on top of the container when it is disabled. | Container
|  | dropShadowColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Color of the drop shadow. The default value is`0x000000`. | Container
|  | dropShadowEnabled | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. This style is used with `borderStyle="solid"`. The default value is `false`. Note: For drop shadows to appear on containers, set `backgroundColor` or `backgroundImage` properties. Otherwise, the shadow appears behind the container because the default background of a container is transparent. | Container
|  | dropShadowVisible | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. The default value is `false`. Note: For drop shadows to appear on containers, set `contentBackgroundColor` property. Otherwise, the shadow appears behind the container because the default background of a container is transparent. | Container
|  | errorColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent
|  | focusBlendMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of focus ring when the component is in focus The default value is`0x70B2EE`. | Container
|  | focusSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusThickness | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent
|  | fontAntiAliasType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the `antiAliasType` property of internal TextFields. The possible values are `"normal"` (`flash.text.AntiAliasType.NORMAL`) and `"advanced"` (`flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED`). The default value is `"advanced"`, which enables advanced anti-aliasing for the font. Set to `"normal"` to disable the advanced anti-aliasing. This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you cannot apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is`"advanced"`. See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.AntiAliasType | Container
|  | fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Name of the font to use. Unlike in a full CSS implementation, comma-separated lists are not supported. You can use any font family name. If you specify a generic font name, it is converted to an appropriate device font. The default font for the Halo theme is `"Verdana"`. The default font for the Spark theme is `"Arial"`. | Container
|  | fontGridFitType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the `gridFitType` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. The possible values are `"none"` (`flash.text.GridFitType.NONE`), `"pixel"` (`flash.text.GridFitType.PIXEL`), and `"subpixel"` (`flash.text.GridFitType.SUBPIXEL`). This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is`"pixel"`. See also flash.text.TextField flash.text.GridFitType | Container
|  | fontSharpness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the `sharpness` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the sharpness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -400 through 400. This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. This style has no effect for system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is`0`. See also flash.text.TextField | Container
|  | fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Height of the text, in pixels. In the Halo theme, the default value is 10 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Halo themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11. In the Spark theme, the default value is 12 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Spark themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11. | Container
|  | fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are `"normal"` and `"italic"`. The default value is`"normal"`. | Container
|  | fontThickness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Sets the `thickness` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the thickness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -200 to 200. This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the `fontAntiAliasType` property is set to `"advanced"`. This style has no effect on system fonts. This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others. The default value is`0`. See also flash.text.TextField | Container
|  | fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is boldface. Recognized values are `normal` and `bold`. The default value for Button controls is `bold`. The default value for all other controls is `normal`. | Container
|  | horizontalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | horizontalScrollBarStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the horizontal scrollbar style. The default value is`undefined`. | Container
|  | interactionMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. See also mx.core.InteractionMode.MOUSE mx.core.InteractionMode.TOUCH | UIComponent
|  | kerning | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`). Kerning adjusts the gap between certain character pairs to improve readability, and should be used only when necessary, such as with headings in large fonts. Kerning is supported for embedded fonts only. Certain fonts, such as Verdana, and monospaced fonts, such as Courier New, do not support kerning. The default value is`false`. | Container
|  | layoutDirection | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. See also MXFTEText.css mx.core.ILayoutDirectionElement mx.core.LayoutDirection | UIComponent
|  | left | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | letterSpacing | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. A positive value increases the character spacing beyond the normal spacing, while a negative value decreases it. The default value is`0`. | Container
|  | locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The locale of the text displayed by this component. FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts. Note: This style only applies when an MX component specifies UIFTETextField as its `textFieldClass`. The default value is`"en"`. | Container
|  | paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the container's bottom border and the bottom of its content area. The default value is`0`. | Container
|  | paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area. The default value is 0. The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6. The default value for the ComboBox control is 5. The default value for the Form container is 16. The default value for the Tree control is 2. | Container
|  | paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area. The default value is 0. The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6. The default value for the ComboBox control is 5. The default value for the Form container is 16. | Container
|  | paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Number of pixels between the container's top border and the top of its content area. The default value is`0`. | Container
|  | right | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | shadowDirection | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Direction of the drop shadow. Possible values are `"left"`, `"center"`, and `"right"`. The default value is`"center"`. | Container
|  | shadowDistance | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo Distance of the drop shadow. If the property is set to a negative value, the shadow appears above the component. The default value is`2`. | Container
|  | showErrorSkin | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid. | UIComponent
|  | showErrorTip | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it. | UIComponent
|  | symbolColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark Color of any symbol of a component. Examples include the check mark of a CheckBox or the arrow of a ScrollBar button. The default value is`0x000000`. | Container
|  | textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Alignment of text within a container. Possible values are `"left"`, `"right"`, or `"center"`. The default value for most components is `"left"`. For the FormItem component, the default value is `"right"`. For the Button, LinkButton, and AccordionHeader components, the default value is `"center"`, and this property is only recognized when the `labelPlacement` property is set to `"left"` or `"right"`. If `labelPlacement` is set to `"top"` or `"bottom"`, the text and any icon are centered. | Container
|  | textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are `"none"` and `"underline"`. The default value is`"none"`. | Container
|  | textFieldClass | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. It can be set to either the mx.core.UITextField class (to use the classic TextField class built into Flash Player) or the mx.core.UIFTETextField class (to use the Text Layout Framework to get improved text rendering, including bidirectional layout). The default value is`mx.core.UITextField`. | Container
|  | textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. The default value is`0`. | Container
|  | themeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo Theme color of a component. | UIComponent
|  | top | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | verticalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent
|  | verticalScrollBarStyleName | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the vertical scrollbar style. The default value is`undefined`. | Container

Effects
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| Effect | Description | Defined By
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|  | addedEffect | Triggering Event: added Played when the component is added as a child to a Container. | UIComponent
|  | creationCompleteEffect | Triggering Event: creationComplete Played when the component is created. | UIComponent
|  | focusInEffect | Triggering Event: focusIn Played when the component gains keyboard focus. | UIComponent
|  | focusOutEffect | Triggering Event: focusOut Played when the component loses keyboard focus. | UIComponent
|  | hideEffect | Triggering Event: hide Played when the component becomes invisible. | UIComponent
|  | mouseDownEffect | Triggering Event: mouseDown Played when the user presses the mouse button while over the component. | UIComponent
|  | mouseUpEffect | Triggering Event: mouseUp Played when the user releases the mouse button while over the component. | UIComponent
|  | moveEffect | Triggering Event: move Played when the component is moved. | UIComponent
|  | removedEffect | Triggering Event: removed Played when the component is removed from a Container. | UIComponent
|  | resizeEffect | Triggering Event: resize Played when the component is resized. | UIComponent
|  | rollOutEffect | Triggering Event: rollOut Played when the user rolls the mouse so it is no longer over the component. | UIComponent
|  | rollOverEffect | Triggering Event: rollOver Played when the user rolls the mouse over the component. | UIComponent
|  | showEffect | Triggering Event: show Played when the component becomes visible. | UIComponent

Public Constants
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| Constant | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
|  | DEFAULT_MAX_HEIGHT : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH : Number = 10000 [static] The default value for the maxWidth property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_HEIGHT : Number = 22 [static] The default value for the measuredMinHeight property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_WIDTH : Number = 40 [static] The default value for the measuredMinWidth property. | UIComponent
|  | DEFAULT_MEASURED_WIDTH : Number = 160 [static] The default value for the measuredWidth property. | UIComponent

Property Detail

actualCreationPolicy | property

`protected var actualCreationPolicy:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The creation policy of this container.

autoLayout | property |

`autoLayout:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If `true`, measurement and layout are done when the position or size of a child is changed. If `false`, measurement and layout are done only once, when children are added to or removed from the container.

When using the Move effect, the layout around the component that is moving does not readjust to fit that the Move effect animates. Setting a container's `autoLayout` property to `true` has no effect on this behavior.

The Zoom effect does not work when the `autoLayout` property is `false`.

The `autoLayout` property does not apply to Accordion or ViewStack containers.

The default value is `true`.

Implementation
`public function get autoLayout():Boolean`
`public function set autoLayout(value:Boolean):void`

borderMetrics | property |

`borderMetrics:EdgeMetrics` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties: `left`, `top`, `right`, and `bottom`. The value of each property is equal to the thickness of one side of the border, expressed in pixels.

Unlike `viewMetrics`, this property is not overridden by subclasses of Container.

Implementation
`public function get borderMetrics():EdgeMetrics`

childDescriptors | property |

`childDescriptors:Array` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects produced by the MXML compiler.

Each UIComponentDescriptor object contains the information specified in one child MXML tag of the container's MXML tag. The order of the UIComponentDescriptor objects in the Array is the same as the order of the child tags. During initialization, the child descriptors are used to create the container's child UIComponent objects and its Repeater objects, and to give them the initial property values, event handlers, effects, and so on, that were specified in MXML.

Implementation
`public function get childDescriptors():Array`

See also

mx.core.UIComponentDescriptor

clipContent | property |

`clipContent:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Whether to apply a clip mask if the positions and/or sizes of this container's children extend outside the borders of this container. If `false`, the children of this container remain visible when they are moved or sized outside the borders of this container. If `true`, the children of this container are clipped.

If `clipContent` is `false`, then scrolling is disabled for this container and scrollbars will not appear. If `clipContent` is true, then scrollbars will usually appear when the container's children extend outside the border of the container. For additional control over the appearance of scrollbars, see `horizontalScrollPolicy` and `verticalScrollPolicy`.

The default value is `true`.

Implementation
`public function get clipContent():Boolean`
`public function set clipContent(value:Boolean):void`

contentMouseX | property |

`contentMouseX:Number` [read-only] [override]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component.

Implementation
`public function get contentMouseX():Number`

contentMouseY | property |

`contentMouseY:Number` [read-only] [override]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component.

Implementation
`public function get contentMouseY():Number`

creatingContentPane | property |

`creatingContentPane:Boolean`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Containers use an internal content pane to control scrolling. The `creatingContentPane` is `true` while the container is creating the content pane so that some events can be ignored or blocked.

Implementation
`public function get creatingContentPane():Boolean`
`public function set creatingContentPane(value:Boolean):void`

creationIndex | property |

`creationIndex:int`
Deprecated: Deprecated

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies the order to instantiate and draw the children of the container.

This property can only be used when the `creationPolicy` property is set to `ContainerCreationPolicy.QUEUED`. Otherwise, it is ignored.

The default value is `-1`.

Implementation
`public function get creationIndex():int`
`public function set creationIndex(value:int):void`

creationPolicy | property |

`creationPolicy:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The child creation policy for this MX Container. ActionScript values can be `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO`, `ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL`, or `ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE`. MXML values can be `auto`, `all`, or `none`.

If no `creationPolicy` is specified for a container, that container inherits its parent's `creationPolicy`. If no `creationPolicy` is specified for the Application, it defaults to `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO`.

A `creationPolicy` of `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO` means that the container delays creating some or all descendants until they are needed, a process which is known as deferred instantiation. This policy produces the best startup time because fewer UIComponents are created initially. However, this introduces navigation delays when a user navigates to other parts of the application for the first time. Navigator containers such as Accordion, TabNavigator, and ViewStack implement the `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO` policy by creating all their children immediately, but wait to create the deeper descendants of a child until it becomes the selected child of the navigator container.

A `creationPolicy` of `ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL` means that the navigator containers immediately create deeper descendants for each child, rather than waiting until that child is selected. For single-view containers such as a VBox container, there is no difference between the `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO` and `ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL` policies.

A `creationPolicy` of `ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE` means that the container creates none of its children. In that case, it is the responsibility of the MXML author to create the children by calling the `createComponentsFromDescriptors()` method.

The default value is `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO`.

Implementation
`public function get creationPolicy():String`
`public function set creationPolicy(value:String):void`

data | property |

`data:Object`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The `data` property lets you pass a value to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor. You typically use data binding to bind a field of the `data` property to a property of this component.

You do not set this property in MXML.

The default value is `null`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get data():Object`
`public function set data(value:Object):void`

See also

mx.core.IDataRenderer

defaultButton | property |

`defaultButton:IFlexDisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The Button control designated as the default button for the container. When controls in the container have focus, pressing the Enter key is the same as clicking this Button control.

The default value is `null`.

Implementation
`public function get defaultButton():IFlexDisplayObject`
`public function set defaultButton(value:IFlexDisplayObject):void`

deferredContentCreated | property |

`deferredContentCreated:Boolean` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

IDeferredContentOwner equivalent of processedDescriptors

Implementation
`public function get deferredContentCreated():Boolean`

See also

UIComponent.processedDescriptors

horizontalLineScrollSize | property |

`horizontalLineScrollSize:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to move when the left- or right-arrow button in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed.

The default value is `5`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get horizontalLineScrollSize():Number`
`public function set horizontalLineScrollSize(value:Number):void`

horizontalPageScrollSize | property |

`horizontalPageScrollSize:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to move when the track in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed. A value of 0 means that the page size will be calculated to be a full screen.

The default value is `0`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get horizontalPageScrollSize():Number`
`public function set horizontalPageScrollSize(value:Number):void`

horizontalScrollBar | property |

`horizontalScrollBar:ScrollBar`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The horizontal scrollbar used in this container. This property is null if no horizontal scroll bar is currently displayed. In general you do not access this property directly. Manipulation of the `horizontalScrollPolicy` and `horizontalScrollPosition` properties should provide sufficient control over the scroll bar.

Implementation
`public function get horizontalScrollBar():ScrollBar`
`public function set horizontalScrollBar(value:ScrollBar):void`

horizontalScrollPolicy | property |

`horizontalScrollPolicy:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies whether the horizontal scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed. ActionScript values can be `ScrollPolicy.ON`, `ScrollPolicy.OFF`, and `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`. MXML values can be `"on"`, `"off"`, and `"auto"`.

Setting this property to `ScrollPolicy.OFF` also prevents the `horizontalScrollPosition` property from having an effect.

Note: This property does not apply to the ControlBar container.

If the `horizontalScrollPolicy` is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`, the horizontal scroll bar appears when all of the following are true:

- One of the container's children extends beyond the left edge or right edge of the container.
- The `clipContent` property is `true`.
- The width and height of the container are large enough to reasonably accommodate a scroll bar.

The default value is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get horizontalScrollPolicy():String`
`public function set horizontalScrollPolicy(value:String):void`

horizontalScrollPosition | property |

`horizontalScrollPosition:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The current position of the horizontal scroll bar. This is equal to the distance in pixels between the left edge of the scrollable surface and the leftmost piece of the surface that is currently visible.

The default value is `0`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get horizontalScrollPosition():Number`
`public function set horizontalScrollPosition(value:Number):void`

icon | property |

`icon:Class`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The Class of the icon displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.

For example, if this Container is a child of a TabNavigator, this icon appears in the corresponding tab. If this Container is a child of an Accordion, this icon appears in the corresponding header.

To embed the icon in the SWF file, use the @Embed() MXML compiler directive:

            icon="@Embed('filepath')"

The image can be a JPEG, GIF, PNG, SVG, or SWF file.

The default value is `null`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get icon():Class`
`public function set icon(value:Class):void`

label | property |

`label:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The text displayed by some navigator containers to represent this Container.

For example, if this Container is a child of a TabNavigator, this string appears in the corresponding tab. If this Container is a child of an Accordion, this string appears in the corresponding header.

The default value is `""`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get label():String`
`public function set label(value:String):void`

maxHorizontalScrollPosition | property |

`maxHorizontalScrollPosition:Number` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The largest possible value for the `horizontalScrollPosition` property. Defaults to 0 if the horizontal scrollbar is not present.

Implementation
`public function get maxHorizontalScrollPosition():Number`

maxVerticalScrollPosition | property |

`maxVerticalScrollPosition:Number` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The largest possible value for the `verticalScrollPosition` property. Defaults to 0 if the vertical scrollbar is not present.

Implementation
`public function get maxVerticalScrollPosition():Number`

numChildren | property |

`numChildren:int` [read-only] [override]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of child components in this container.

The number of children is initially equal to the number of children declared in MXML. At runtime, new children may be added by calling `addChild()` or `addChildAt()`, and existing children may be removed by calling `removeChild()`, `removeChildAt()`, or `removeAllChildren()`.

Implementation
`public function get numChildren():int`

numElements | property |

`numElements:int` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of visual elements in this container. Visual elements include classes that implement the IVisualElement interface, such as subclasses of UIComponent and GraphicElement.

Implementation
`public function get numElements():int`

rawChildren | property |

`rawChildren:IChildList` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

A container typically contains child components, which can be enumerated using the `Container.getChildAt()` method and `Container.numChildren` property. In addition, the container may contain style elements and skins, such as the border and background. Flash Player and AIR do not draw any distinction between child components and skins. They are all accessible using the player's `getChildAt()` method and `numChildren` property. However, the Container class overrides the `getChildAt()` method and `numChildren` property (and several other methods) to create the illusion that the container's children are the only child components.

If you need to access all of the children of the container (both the content children and the skins), then use the methods and properties on the `rawChildren` property instead of the regular Container methods. For example, use the `Container.rawChildren.getChildAt())` method. However, if a container creates a ContentPane Sprite object for its children, the `rawChildren` property value only counts the ContentPane, not the container's children. It is not always possible to determine when a container will have a ContentPane.

Note:If you call the `addChild` or `addChildAt` method of the `rawChildren` object, set `tabFocusEnabled = false` on the component that you have added. Doing so prevents users from tabbing to the visual-only component that you have added.

Implementation
`public function get rawChildren():IChildList`

verticalLineScrollSize | property |

`verticalLineScrollSize:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

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.

The default value is `5`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get verticalLineScrollSize():Number`
`public function set verticalLineScrollSize(value:Number):void`

verticalPageScrollSize | property |

`verticalPageScrollSize:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of pixels to scroll when the track in the vertical scroll bar is pressed. A value of 0 means that the page size will be calculated to be a full screen.

The default value is `0`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get verticalPageScrollSize():Number`
`public function set verticalPageScrollSize(value:Number):void`

verticalScrollBar | property |

`verticalScrollBar:ScrollBar`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The vertical scrollbar used in this container. This property is null if no vertical scroll bar is currently displayed. In general you do not access this property directly. Manipulation of the `verticalScrollPolicy` and `verticalScrollPosition` properties should provide sufficient control over the scroll bar.

Implementation
`public function get verticalScrollBar():ScrollBar`
`public function set verticalScrollBar(value:ScrollBar):void`

verticalScrollPolicy | property |

`verticalScrollPolicy:String`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar is always present, always absent, or automatically added when needed. Possible values are `ScrollPolicy.ON`, `ScrollPolicy.OFF`, and `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`. MXML values can be `"on"`, `"off"`, and `"auto"`.

Setting this property to `ScrollPolicy.OFF` also prevents the `verticalScrollPosition` property from having an effect.

Note: This property does not apply to the ControlBar container.

If the `verticalScrollPolicy` is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`, the vertical scroll bar appears when all of the following are true:

- One of the container's children extends beyond the top edge or bottom edge of the container.
- The `clipContent` property is `true`.
- The width and height of the container are large enough to reasonably accommodate a scroll bar.

The default value is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get verticalScrollPolicy():String`
`public function set verticalScrollPolicy(value:String):void`

verticalScrollPosition | property |

`verticalScrollPosition:Number`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The current position of the vertical scroll bar. This is equal to the distance in pixels between the top edge of the scrollable surface and the topmost piece of the surface that is currently visible.

The default value is `0`.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.

Implementation
`public function get verticalScrollPosition():Number`
`public function set verticalScrollPosition(value:Number):void`

viewMetrics | property |

`viewMetrics:EdgeMetrics` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an object that has four properties: `left`, `top`, `right`, and `bottom`. The value of each property equals the thickness of the chrome (visual elements) around the edge of the container.

The chrome includes the border thickness. If the `horizontalScrollPolicy` or `verticalScrollPolicy` property value is `ScrollPolicy.ON`, the chrome also includes the thickness of the corresponding scroll bar. If a scroll policy is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`, the chrome measurement does not include the scroll bar thickness, even if a scroll bar is displayed.

Subclasses of Container should override this method, so that they include other chrome to be taken into account when positioning the Container's children. For example, the `viewMetrics` property for the Panel class should return an object whose `top` property includes the thickness of the Panel container's title bar.

Implementation
`public function get viewMetrics():EdgeMetrics`

viewMetricsAndPadding | property |

`viewMetricsAndPadding:EdgeMetrics` [read-only]

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an object that has four properties: `left`, `top`, `right`, and `bottom`. The value of each property is equal to the thickness of the chrome (visual elements) around the edge of the container plus the thickness of the object's margins.

The chrome includes the border thickness. If the `horizontalScrollPolicy` or `verticalScrollPolicy` property value is `ScrollPolicy.ON`, the chrome also includes the thickness of the corresponding scroll bar. If a scroll policy is `ScrollPolicy.AUTO`, the chrome measurement does not include the scroll bar thickness, even if a scroll bar is displayed.

Implementation
`public function get viewMetricsAndPadding():EdgeMetrics`
Constructor Detail

Container | () | Constructor

`public function Container()`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail

addChild | () | method

`override public function addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. The child is added after other existing children, so that the first child added has index 0, the next has index 1, an so on.

Note: While the `child` argument to the method is specified as of type DisplayObject, the argument must implement the IUIComponent interface to be added as a child of a container. All Flex components implement this interface.

Children are layered from back to front. In other words, if children overlap, the one with index 0 is farthest to the back, and the one with index `numChildren - 1` is frontmost. This means the newly added children are layered in front of existing children.

Parameters

| `child:DisplayObject` — The DisplayObject to add as a child of this Container. It must implement the IUIComponent interface.

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — The added child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the added component.

See also

mx.core.IUIComponent

addChildAt | () | method |

`override public function addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. The child is added at the index specified.

Note: While the `child` argument to the method is specified as of type DisplayObject, the argument must implement the IUIComponent interface to be added as a child of a container. All Flex components implement this interface.

Children are layered from back to front. In other words, if children overlap, the one with index 0 is farthest to the back, and the one with index `numChildren - 1` is frontmost. This means the newly added children are layered in front of existing children.

When you add a new child at an index that is already occupied by an old child, it doesn't replace the old child; instead the old child and the ones after it "slide over" and have their index incremented by one. For example, suppose a Container contains the children (A, B, C) and you add D at index 1. Then the container will contain (A, D, B, C). If you want to replace an old child, you must first remove it before adding the new one.

Parameters

| `child:DisplayObject` — The DisplayObject to add as a child of this Container. It must implement the IUIComponent interface.
| `index:int` — The index to add the child at.

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — The added child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the added component.

See also

mx.core.IUIComponent

addElement | () | method |

`public function addElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Adds a visual element to this container. The element is added after all other elements and appears top of all other elements. To add a visual element to a specific index position, use the `addElementAt()` method.

If you add a visual element that already has a different container as a parent, the element is removed from the other container.

Parameters

| `element:IVisualElement` — The visual element to add as a child of this container.

Returns

| `IVisualElement` — The element that was added.

addElementAt | () | method |

`public function addElementAt(element:IVisualElement, index:int):IVisualElement`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Adds a visual element to this container. The element is added at the index position specified. An index of 0 represents the first element in the display list.

If you add a visual element that already has a different container as a parent, the element is removed from the other container.

Parameters

| `element:IVisualElement` — The element to add as a child of this visual container.
| `index:int` — The index position to which the element is added. If you specify a currently occupied index position, the child that exists at that position and all higher positions are moved up one position in the child list.

Returns

| `IVisualElement` — The element that was added.

attachOverlay | () | method |

`override protected function attachOverlay():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Used internally by the Dissolve Effect to add the overlay to the chrome of a container.

contentToGlobal | () | method |

`override public function contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a `Point` object from content coordinates to global coordinates. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning. Global coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper-left corner of the stage, that is, the outermost edge of the application.

Parameters

| `point:Point` — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the content coordinate system as properties.

Returns

| `Point` — A Point object with coordinates relative to the Stage.

contentToLocal | () | method |

`override public function contentToLocal(point:Point):Point`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a `Point` object from content to local coordinates. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning. Local coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component.

Parameters

| `point:Point` — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the content coordinate system as properties.

Returns

| `Point` — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the local coordinate system.

createBorder | () | method |

`protected function createBorder():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates the container's border skin if it is needed and does not already exist.

createComponentFromDescriptor | () | method |

`public function createComponentFromDescriptor(descriptor:ComponentDescriptor, recurse:Boolean):IFlexDisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding component and add the component as a child of this Container.

This method instantiates the new object but does not add it to the display list, so the object does not appear on the screen by default. To add the new object to the display list, call the `validateNow()` method on the container after calling the `createComponentFromDescriptor()` method, as the following example shows:

          myVBox.createComponentFromDescriptor(myVBox.childDescriptors[0],false);
          myVBox.validateNow();

Alternatively, you can call the `createComponentsFromDescriptors()` method on the container to create all components at one time. You are not required to call the `validateNow()` method after calling the `createComponentsFromDescriptors()` method.

Parameters

| `descriptor:ComponentDescriptor` — The UIComponentDescriptor for the component to be created. This argument is either a UIComponentDescriptor object or the index of one of the container's children (an integer between 0 and n-1, where n is the total number of children of this container).
| `recurse:Boolean` — If `false`, create this component but none of its children. If `true`, after creating the component, Flex calls the `createComponentsFromDescriptors()` method to create all or some of its children, based on the value of the component's `creationPolicy` property.

Returns

| `IFlexDisplayObject` — The created component.

See also

mx.core.UIComponentDescriptor

createComponentsFromDescriptors | () | method |

`public function createComponentsFromDescriptors(recurse:Boolean = true):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Iterate through the Array of `childDescriptors`, and call the `createComponentFromDescriptor()` method for each one.

If the value of the container's `creationPolicy` property is `ContainerCreationPolicy.ALL`, then this method is called automatically during the initialization sequence.

If the value of the container's `creationPolicy` is `ContainerCreationPolicy.AUTO`, then this method is called automatically when the container's children are about to become visible.

If the value of the container's `creationPolicy` property is `ContainerCreationPolicy.NONE`, then you should call this function when you want to create this container's children.

Parameters

| `recurse:Boolean` (default = `true`)`` — If `true`, recursively create components.

createDeferredContent | () | method |

`public function createDeferredContent():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Performs the equivalent action of calling the `createComponentsFromDescriptors(true)` method for containers that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation.

See also

createComponentsFromDescriptors()

executeBindings | () | method |

`override public function executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Executes all the data bindings on this Container. Flex calls this method automatically once a Container has been created to cause any data bindings that have destinations inside of it to execute. Workaround for MXML container/bindings problem (177074): override Container.executeBindings() to prefer descriptor.document over parentDocument in the call to BindingManager.executeBindings(). This should always provide the correct behavior for instances created by descriptor, and will provide the original behavior for procedurally-created instances. (The bug may or may not appear in the latter case.) A more complete fix, guaranteeing correct behavior in both non-DI and reparented-component scenarios, is anticipated for updater 1.

Parameters

| `recurse:Boolean` (default = `false`)`` — If `false`, then only execute the bindings on this Container. If `true`, then also execute the bindings on this container's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on.

executeChildBindings | () | method |

`public function executeChildBindings(recurse:Boolean):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. Flex calls this method automatically once a Container has been created.

Parameters

| `recurse:Boolean` — If `false`, then only execute the bindings on the immediate children of this Container. If `true`, then also execute the bindings on this container's grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on.

getChildAt | () | method |

`override public function getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Gets the nth child component object.

The children returned from this method include children that are declared in MXML and children that are added using the `addChild()` or `addChildAt()` method.

Parameters

| `index:int` — Number from 0 to (numChildren - 1).

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — Reference to the child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of a specific Flex control, such as ComboBox or TextArea.

getChildByName | () | method |

`override public function getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the child whose `name` property is the specified String.

Parameters

| `name:String` — The identifier of the child.

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — The DisplayObject representing the child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of a specific Flex control, such as ComboBox or TextArea. Throws a run-time error if the child of the specified name does not exist.

getChildIndex | () | method |

`override public function getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Gets the zero-based index of a specific child.

The first child of the container (i.e.: the first child tag that appears in the MXML declaration) has an index of 0, the second child has an index of 1, and so on. The indexes of a container's children determine the order in which they get laid out. For example, in a VBox the child with index 0 is at the top, the child with index 1 is below it, etc.

If you add a child by calling the `addChild()` method, the new child's index is equal to the largest index among existing children plus one. You can insert a child at a specified index by using the `addChildAt()` method; in that case the indices of the child previously at that index, and the children at higher indices, all have their index increased by 1 so that all indices fall in the range from 0 to `(numChildren - 1)`.

If you remove a child by calling `removeChild()` or `removeChildAt()` method, then the indices of the remaining children are adjusted so that all indices fall in the range from 0 to `(numChildren - 1)`.

If `myView.getChildIndex(myChild)` returns 5, then `myView.getChildAt(5)` returns myChild.

The index of a child may be changed by calling the `setChildIndex()` method.

Parameters

| `child:DisplayObject` — Reference to child whose index to get.

Returns

| `int` — Number between 0 and (numChildren - 1).

getChildren | () | method |

`public function getChildren():Array`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container. This array does not include the DisplayObjects that implement the container's display elements, such as its border and the background image.

Returns

| `Array` — Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children of the container.

See also

rawChildren

getElementAt | () | method |

`public function getElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the visual element at the specified index.

Parameters

| `index:int` — The index of the element to retrieve.

Returns

| `IVisualElement` — The element at the specified index.

getElementIndex | () | method |

`public function getElementIndex(element:IVisualElement):int`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Returns the index position of a visual element.

Parameters

| `element:IVisualElement` — The visual element.

Returns

| `int` — The index position of the element in the container.

globalToContent | () | method |

`override public function globalToContent(point:Point):Point`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a `Point` object from global to content coordinates. Global coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper-left corner of the stage, that is, the outermost edge of the application. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning.

Parameters

| `point:Point` — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the global (Stage) coordinate system as properties.

Returns

| `Point` — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the component.

layoutChrome | () | method |

`protected function layoutChrome(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's borders. This is an advanced method that you might override when creating a subclass of Container.

Flex calls the `layoutChrome()` method when the container is added to a parent container using the `addChild()` method, and when the container's `invalidateDisplayList()` method is called.

The `Container.layoutChrome()` method is called regardless of the value of the `autoLayout` property.

The `Container.layoutChrome()` method sets the position and size of the Container container's border. In every subclass of Container, the subclass's `layoutChrome()` method should call the `super.layoutChrome()` method, so that the border is positioned properly.

Parameters

| `unscaledWidth:Number` — Specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleX` property of the component.
| `unscaledHeight:Number` — Specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleY` property of the component.

localToContent | () | method |

`override public function localToContent(point:Point):Point`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a `Point` object from local to content coordinates. Local coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component. Content coordinates specify a pixel position relative to the upper left corner of the component's content, and include all of the component's content area, including any regions that are currently clipped and must be accessed by scrolling the component. You use the content coordinate system to set and get the positions of children of a container that uses absolute positioning.

Parameters

| `point:Point` — A Point object that specifies the x and y coordinates in the local coordinate system as properties.

Returns

| `Point` — Point A Point object with coordinates relative to the content coordinate system.

removeAllChildren | () | method |

`public function removeAllChildren():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes all children from the child list of this container.

removeAllElements | () | method |

`public function removeAllElements():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes all visual elements from the container.

removeChild | () | method |

`override public function removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. The removed child will have its `parent` property set to null. The child will still exist unless explicitly destroyed. If you add it to another container, it will retain its last known state.

Parameters

| `child:DisplayObject` — The DisplayObject to remove.

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — The removed child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the removed component.

removeChildAt | () | method |

`override public function removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container at the specified index. The removed child will have its `parent` property set to null. The child will still exist unless explicitly destroyed. If you add it to another container, it will retain its last known state.

Parameters

| `index:int` — The child index of the DisplayObject to remove.

Returns

| `DisplayObject` — The removed child as an object of type DisplayObject. You typically cast the return value to UIComponent, or to the type of the removed component.

removeElement | () | method |

`public function removeElement(element:IVisualElement):IVisualElement`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes the specified visual element from the child list of this container. The index positions of any elements above the element in this visual container are decreased by 1.

Parameters

| `element:IVisualElement` — The element to be removed from the container.

Returns

| `IVisualElement` — The element removed.

removeElementAt | () | method |

`public function removeElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Removes a visual element from the specified index position in the container. The index positions of any elements above the element in this visual container are decreased by 1.

Parameters

| `index:int` — The index of the element to remove.

Returns

| `IVisualElement` — The element removed.

scrollChildren | () | method |

`protected function scrollChildren():void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Positions the container's content area relative to the viewable area based on the horizontalScrollPosition and verticalScrollPosition properties. Content that doesn't appear in the viewable area gets clipped. This method should be overridden by subclasses that have scrollable chrome in the content area.

setChildIndex | () | method |

`override public function setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, newIndex:int):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Sets the index of a particular child. See the `getChildIndex()` method for a description of the child's index.

Parameters

| `child:DisplayObject` — Reference to child whose index to set.
| `newIndex:int` — Number that indicates the new index. Must be an integer between 0 and (numChildren - 1).

setElementIndex | () | method |

`public function setElementIndex(element:IVisualElement, index:int):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container.

When you call the `setElementIndex()` method and specify an index position that is already occupied, the only positions that change are those in between the elements's former and new position. All others stay the same.

If a visual element is moved to an index lower than its current index, the index of all elements in between increases by 1. If an element is moved to an index higher than its current index, the index of all elements in between decreases by 1.

Parameters

| `element:IVisualElement` — The element for which you want to change the index number.
| `index:int` — The resulting index number for the element.

swapElements | () | method |

`public function swapElements(element1:IVisualElement, element2:IVisualElement):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements. All other elements remain in the same index position.

Parameters

| `element1:IVisualElement` — The first visual element.
| `element2:IVisualElement` — The second visual element.

swapElementsAt | () | method |

`public function swapElementsAt(index1:int, index2:int):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 4

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index positions in the container. All other visual elements remain in the same index position.

Parameters

| `index1:int` — The index of the first element.
| `index2:int` — The index of the second element.

updateDisplayList | () | method |

`override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this container's children.

See the `UIComponent.updateDisplayList()` method for more information about the `updateDisplayList()` method.

The `Container.updateDisplayList()` method sets the position and size of the Container container's border. In every subclass of Container, the subclass's `updateDisplayList()` method should call the `super.updateDisplayList()` method, so that the border is positioned properly.

Parameters

| `unscaledWidth:Number` — Specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleX` property of the component.
| `unscaledHeight:Number` — Specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the `scaleY` property of the component.

See also

mx.core.UIComponent
Event Detail

childAdd | Event

Event Object Type: `mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent`
ChildExistenceChangedEvent.type property = `mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_ADD`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched after a child has been added to a container.

The childAdd event is dispatched when the `addChild()` or `addChildAt()` method is called. When a container is first created, the `addChild()` method is automatically called for each child component declared in the MXML file. The `addChildAt()` method is automatically called whenever a Repeater object adds or removes child objects. The application developer may also manually call these methods to add new children.

At the time when this event is sent, the child object has been initialized, but its width and height have not yet been calculated, and the child has not been drawn on the screen. If you want to be notified when the child has been fully initialized and rendered, then register as a listener for the child's `creationComplete` event.

The `ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_ADD` constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `childAdd` 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`.
`relatedObject` | Contains a reference to the child object that was created.
`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.

childIndexChange | Event |

Event Object Type: `mx.events.IndexChangedEvent`
IndexChangedEvent.type property = `mx.events.IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched after the index (among the container children) of a container child changes. This event is only dispatched for the child specified as the argument to the `setChildIndex()` method; it is not dispatched for any other child whose index changes as a side effect of the call to the `setChildIndex()` method.

The child's index is changed when the `setChildIndex()` method is called.

The IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a childIndexChange event, which indicates that a component's index among a container's children has changed.

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`.
`inputType` | Indicates whether this event was caused by a mouse or keyboard interaction.
`newIndex` | The zero-based index of the child after the change.
`oldIndex` | The zero-based index of the child before the change.
`relatedObject` | Contains a reference to the child object whose index changed.
`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.
`TriggerEvent` | null
`Type` | IndexChangedEvent.CHILD_INDEX_CHANGE

childRemove | Event |

Event Object Type: `mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent`
ChildExistenceChangedEvent.type property = `mx.events.ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_REMOVE`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched before a child of a container is removed.

This event is delivered when any of the following methods is called: `removeChild()`, `removeChildAt()`, or `removeAllChildren()`.

The `ChildExistenceChangedEvent.CHILD_REMOVE` constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `childRemove` 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`.
`relatedObject` | Contains a reference to the child object that is about to be removed.
`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.

dataChange | Event |

Event Object Type: `mx.events.FlexEvent`
FlexEvent.type property = `mx.events.FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the `data` property changes.

When a container is used as a renderer in a List or other components, the `data` property is used pass to the container the data to display.

The `FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE` constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `dataChange` 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`.
`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.

scroll | Event |

Event Object Type: `mx.events.ScrollEvent`
ScrollEvent.type property = `mx.events.ScrollEvent.SCROLL`

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version : | Flex 3

Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the user manually scrolls the container.

The event is dispatched when the scroll position is changed using either the mouse (e.g. clicking on the scrollbar's "down" button) or the keyboard (e.g., clicking on the down-arrow key). However, this event is not dispatched if the scroll position is changed programatically (e.g., setting the value of the `horizontalScrollPosition` property). The `viewChanged` event is delivered whenever the scroll position is changed, either manually or programatically.

At the time when this event is dispatched, the scrollbar has been updated to the new position, but the container's child objects have not been shifted to reflect the new scroll position.

The `ScrollEvent.SCROLL` constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a scroll 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`.
`delta` | Contains the change in scroll position, expressed in pixels. A positive value indicates the scroll was down or to the right. A negative value indicates the scroll was up or to the left.
`direction` | Contains the scroll direction, either `ScrollEventDirection.HORIZONTAL` or `ScrollEventDirection.VERTICAL`.
`position` | Contains the new scroll position.
`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.

Sun Mar 5 2017, 03:42 PM +11:00