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mx.automation.events 

MenuShowEvent  - AS3 Flex

Packagemx.automation.events
Classpublic class MenuShowEvent
InheritanceMenuShowEvent Inheritance Event Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The MenuShowEvent class represents events that are associated with menuBar.

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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
 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
  itemRenderer : IMenuBarItemRenderer
The item renderer of the associated menu item where the event occurred.
MenuShowEvent
 Inheritedtarget : Object
[read-only] The event target.
Event
 Inheritedtype : String
[read-only] The type of event.
Event
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
MenuShowEvent(type:String, itemRenderer:IMenuBarItemRenderer = null)
Constructor.
MenuShowEvent
 Inherited
Duplicates an instance of an Event subclass.
Event
 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
 Inherited
Returns a string containing all the properties of the Event object.
Event
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
  MENU_SHOW : String = "menuShow"
[static] The MenuShowEvent.MENU_SHOW constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a menuShow event.
MenuShowEvent
Property Detail

itemRenderer

property
public var itemRenderer:IMenuBarItemRenderer

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The item renderer of the associated menu item where the event occurred.

Constructor Detail

MenuShowEvent

()Constructor
public function MenuShowEvent(type:String, itemRenderer:IMenuBarItemRenderer = null)

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor. Normally called by the Menu object.

Parameters
type:String — The event type; indicates the action that caused the event.
 
itemRenderer:IMenuBarItemRenderer (default = null) — The IMenuBarItemRenderer of the associated menu item.
Constant Detail

MENU_SHOW

Constant
public static const MENU_SHOW:String = "menuShow"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The MenuShowEvent.MENU_SHOW constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a menuShow event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe 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.
itemRendererThe item renderer object for the associated menu item.
targetThe 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.