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AIREvent  - AS3 Flex
Packagemx.events
Classpublic class AIREvent
InheritanceAIREvent Inheritance Event Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent class represents the event object passed to the event listener for several AIR-specific events dispatched by the Window and WindowedApplication components.

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mx.core.Window
mx.core.WindowedApplication

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
 Inheritedtarget : Object
[read-only] The event target.
Event
 Inheritedtype : String
[read-only] The type of event.
Event
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
    AIREvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false)
Constructor.
AIREvent
 Inherited
clone():Event
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
hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
isDefaultPrevented():Boolean
Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event.
Event
 Inherited
isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
preventDefault():void
Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.
Event
 Inherited
propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
stopImmediatePropagation():void
Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
stopPropagation():void
Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
toLocaleString():String
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns a string containing all the properties of the Event object.
Event
 Inherited
valueOf():Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
      APPLICATION_ACTIVATE : String = "applicationActivate"
[static] The AIREvent.APPLICATION_ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an applicationActivate event.
AIREvent
      APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE : String = "applicationDeactivate"
[static] The AIREvent.APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an applicationDeactivate event.
AIREvent
      WINDOW_ACTIVATE : String = "windowActivate"
[static] The AIREvent.WINDOW_ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a windowActivate event.
AIREvent
      WINDOW_COMPLETE : String = "windowComplete"
[static] The AIREvent.WINDOW_COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an windowComplete event.
AIREvent
      WINDOW_DEACTIVATE : String = "windowDeactivate"
[static] The AIREvent.WINDOW_DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a windowDeactivate event.
AIREvent
Constructor Detail
    

AIREvent

()Constructor
public function AIREvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false)

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters
type:String — The event type; indicates the action that caused the event.
 
bubbles:Boolean (default = false) — Specifies whether the event can bubble up the display list hierarchy.
 
cancelable:Boolean (default = false) — Specifies whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.
Constant Detail
    

APPLICATION_ACTIVATE

Constant
public static const APPLICATION_ACTIVATE:String = "applicationActivate"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent.APPLICATION_ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an applicationActivate 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.
fileThe File object associated with this event.
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.
typeAIREvent.APPLICATION_ACTIVATE
    

APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE

Constant 
public static const APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE:String = "applicationDeactivate"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent.APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an applicationDeactivate 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.
fileThe File object associated with this event.
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.
typeAIREvent.APPLICATION_DEACTIVATE
    

WINDOW_ACTIVATE

Constant 
public static const WINDOW_ACTIVATE:String = "windowActivate"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent.WINDOW_ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a windowActivate 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.
fileThe File object associated with this event.
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.
typeAIREvent.WINDOW_ACTIVATE
    

WINDOW_COMPLETE

Constant 
public static const WINDOW_COMPLETE:String = "windowComplete"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent.WINDOW_COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for an windowComplete 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.
fileThe File object associated with this event.
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.
typeAIREvent.WINDOW_COMPLETE
    

WINDOW_DEACTIVATE

Constant 
public static const WINDOW_DEACTIVATE:String = "windowDeactivate"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

The AIREvent.WINDOW_DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a windowDeactivate 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.
fileThe File object associated with this event.
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.
typeAIREvent.WINDOW_DEACTIVATE



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