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fl.events 

ColorPickerEvent  - AS3 Flash

Packagefl.events
Classpublic class ColorPickerEvent
InheritanceColorPickerEvent Inheritance Event Inheritance Object

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

The ColorPickerEvent class defines events that are associated with the ColorPicker component. These include the following events:
  • ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE: dispatched when a user clicks a different color in the ColorPicker component.
  • ColorPickerEvent.ENTER: dispatched when a user presses the Enter key after entering a value in the text field of the ColorPicker component.
  • ColorPickerEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OUT: dispatched when the device pointer moves out of a color cell in the ColorPicker component.
  • ColorPickerEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OVER: dispatched when the device pointer moves over a color cell in the ColorPicker component.

Related API Elements



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inheritedbubbles : Boolean
[read-only] Indicates whether an event is a bubbling event.
Event
 Inheritedcancelable : Boolean
[read-only] Indicates whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.
Event
  color : uint
[read-only] Gets the color value that is associated with the event.
ColorPickerEvent
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 InheritedcurrentTarget : Object
[read-only] The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
Event
 InheritedeventPhase : uint
[read-only] The current phase in the event flow.
Event
 Inheritedtarget : Object
[read-only] The event target.
Event
 Inheritedtype : String
[read-only] The type of event.
Event
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Creates a new ColorPickerEvent object.
ColorPickerEvent
  
[override] Creates a copy of the ColorPickerEvent object and sets the value of each parameter to match the original.
ColorPickerEvent
 Inherited
formatToString(className:String, ... arguments):String
A utility function for implementing the toString() method in custom ActionScript 3.0 Event classes.
Event
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event.
Event
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.
Event
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
  
[override] Returns a string that contains all the properties of the ColorPickerEvent object.
ColorPickerEvent
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
  CHANGE : String = "change"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of the change event object.
ColorPickerEvent
  ENTER : String = "enter"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an enter event object.
ColorPickerEvent
  ITEM_ROLL_OUT : String = "itemRollOut"
[static] Defines the value of the type property for an itemRollOut event object.
ColorPickerEvent
  ITEM_ROLL_OVER : String = "itemRollOver"
[static] Defines the value of the type property for an itemRollOver event object.
ColorPickerEvent
Property Detail

color

property
color:uint  [read-only]

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

Gets the color value that is associated with the event.



Implementation
    public function get color():uint
Constructor Detail

ColorPickerEvent

()Constructor
public function ColorPickerEvent(type:String, color:uint)

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

Creates a new ColorPickerEvent object.

Parameters
type:String — Indicates the current event type.
 
color:uint — Indicates the color that is associated with the current event.
Method Detail

clone

()method
override public function clone():Event

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

Creates a copy of the ColorPickerEvent object and sets the value of each parameter to match the original.

Returns
Event — A copy of the ColorPickerEvent instance.

toString

()method 
override public function toString():String

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

Returns a string that contains all the properties of the ColorPickerEvent object.

Returns
String — A string representation of the ColorPickerEvent object.
Constant Detail

CHANGE

Constant
public static const CHANGE:String = "change"

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

Defines the value of the type property of the change event object.

This event has the following properties:

PropertyValue
bubblestrue
cancelabletrue
colorThe current color value of the ColorPicker component.
currentTargetThe object that is actively processing the event object with an event listener.
targetThe object that dispatched the event. The target is not always the object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to access the object that is listening for the event.

Example  ( How to use this example )

The following example displays the selected color's hexadecimal value when the color is changed:

import fl.controls.ColorPicker;
import fl.events.ColorPickerEvent;

var myColorPicker:ColorPicker = new ColorPicker();
myColorPicker.addEventListener(ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE, changeHandler);
myColorPicker.move(10, 10);
addChild(myColorPicker);

function changeHandler(event:ColorPickerEvent):void {
    trace("color changed:", event.color, "(#" + event.target.hexValue + ")");
}

ENTER

Constant 
public static const ENTER:String = "enter"

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

Defines the value of the type property of an enter event object.

This event has the following properties:

PropertyValue
bubblestrue
cancelabletrue
colorThe current color value of the ColorPicker component.
currentTargetThe object that is actively processing the event object with an event listener.
targetThe object that dispatched the event. The target is not always the object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to access the object that is listening for the event.

ITEM_ROLL_OUT

Constant 
public static const ITEM_ROLL_OUT:String = "itemRollOut"

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

Defines the value of the type property for an itemRollOut event object.

This event has the following properties:

PropertyValue
bubblestrue
cancelabletrue
colorThe current color value of the ColorPicker component.
currentTargetThe object that is actively processing the event object with an event listener.
targetThe object that dispatched the event. The target is not always the object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to access the object that is listening for the event.

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ITEM_ROLL_OVER

Constant 
public static const ITEM_ROLL_OVER:String = "itemRollOver"

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

Defines the value of the type property for an itemRollOver event object.

This event has the following properties:

PropertyValue
bubblestrue
cancelabletrue
colorThe current color value of the ColorPicker component.
currentTargetThe object that is actively processing the event object with an event listener.
targetThe object that dispatched the event. The target is not always the object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to access the object that is listening for the event.

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