AdvancedStyleClient

Package	mx.styles
Class	public class AdvancedStyleClient
Inheritance	AdvancedStyleClient EventDispatcher Object
Implements	IAdvancedStyleClient, IFlexModule, IMXMLObject
Subclasses	GlobalizationBase, Sort, SortField

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

A base class that can be used when implementing an object that uses the IAdvancedStyleClient interface. The base class supplies implementations of the methods and properties required for an object to participate in the style subsystem.

In addition to the IAdvancedStyleClient interface, this object also implements the IFlexModule and IMXMLObject interfaces. The IMXMLObject interface contains an initialized method that is called when the class is instantiated using an MXML declaration. The implementation of the initialized method provided by this base class will add the class instance to the document object that contains the MXML declaration. For more details, see the description of the initilized method.

Related API Elements

mx.styles.IAdvancedStyleClient
initialized

Public Properties

	Property		Defined By
		className : String [read-only] The name of the component class.	AdvancedStyleClient
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		id : String The identity of the component.	AdvancedStyleClient
		inheritingStyles : Object An object containing the inheritable styles for this non-visual style client instance.	AdvancedStyleClient
		moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory A module factory is used as context for finding the style manager that controls the styles for this non-visual style client instance.	AdvancedStyleClient
		nonInheritingStyles : Object The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles.	AdvancedStyleClient
		styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration The style declaration that holds the inline styles declared by this object.	AdvancedStyleClient
		styleManager : IStyleManager2 [read-only] Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component.	AdvancedStyleClient
		styleName : Object The source of this object's style values.	AdvancedStyleClient
		styleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors.	AdvancedStyleClient

Public Methods

	Method		Defined By
		AdvancedStyleClient() Constructor.	AdvancedStyleClient
		addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.	EventDispatcher
		clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Deletes a style property from this component instance.	AdvancedStyleClient
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	EventDispatcher
		getClassStyleDeclarations():Array Returns an Array of CSSStyleDeclaration objects for the type selector that applies to this component, or null if none exist.	AdvancedStyleClient
		getStyle(styleProp:String):* Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain.	AdvancedStyleClient
		hasCSSState():Boolean Returns true if currentCSSState is not null.	AdvancedStyleClient
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	EventDispatcher
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		initialized(document:Object, id:String):void The initialized method is called when this class or a class that extends this class is used in an MXML declaration.	AdvancedStyleClient
		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
		matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState.	AdvancedStyleClient
		matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of, the given type.	AdvancedStyleClient
		notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void Propagates style changes to the children of this style client instance.	AdvancedStyleClient
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void Sets up the internal style cache values so that the getStyle() method functions.	AdvancedStyleClient
		registerEffects(effects:Array):void Registers the EffectManager as one of the event listeners for each effect event.	AdvancedStyleClient
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	EventDispatcher
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void Sets a style property on this component instance.	AdvancedStyleClient
		styleChanged(styleProp:String):void Detects changes to style properties.	AdvancedStyleClient
		stylesInitialized():void Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when the styles for a component are first initialized.	AdvancedStyleClient
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	EventDispatcher

Events

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	Event		Summary	Defined By
		activate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.	EventDispatcher
		deactivate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.	EventDispatcher

Property Detail

className

property

className:String [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2.5

The name of the component class.

Implementation
public function get className():String

id

property

id:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The identity of the component.

Implementation
public function get id():String
public function set id(value:String):void

inheritingStyles

property

inheritingStyles:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

An object containing the inheritable styles for this non-visual style client instance.

Implementation
public function get inheritingStyles():Object
public function set inheritingStyles(value:Object):void

moduleFactory

property

moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

A module factory is used as context for finding the style manager that controls the styles for this non-visual style client instance.

Implementation
public function get moduleFactory():IFlexModuleFactory
public function set moduleFactory(value:IFlexModuleFactory):void

nonInheritingStyles

property

nonInheritingStyles:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. The getStyle() method simply accesses nonInheritingStyles[styleName] to search the entire prototype-linked chain. This object is set up by initProtoChain(). Developers typically never need to access this property directly.

Implementation
public function get nonInheritingStyles():Object
public function set nonInheritingStyles(value:Object):void

styleDeclaration

property

styleDeclaration:CSSStyleDeclaration

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The style declaration that holds the inline styles declared by this object.

Implementation
public function get styleDeclaration():CSSStyleDeclaration
public function set styleDeclaration(value:CSSStyleDeclaration):void

Related API Elements

mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration

styleManager

property

styleManager:IStyleManager2 [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component.

Implementation
public function get styleManager():IStyleManager2

styleName

property

styleName:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The source of this object's style values. The value of the styleName property can be one of three possible types:

String, such as "headerStyle". The String names a class selector that is defined in a CSS style sheet.
CSSStyleDeclaration, such as StyleManager.getStyleDeclaration(".headerStyle").
UIComponent. The object that implements this interface inherits all the style values from the referenced UIComponent.

Implementation
public function get styleName():Object
public function set styleName(value:Object):void

styleParent

property

styleParent:IAdvancedStyleClient

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors. A parent must also be an IAdvancedStyleClient to participate in advanced style declarations.

Implementation
public function get styleParent():IAdvancedStyleClient
public function set styleParent(value:IAdvancedStyleClient):void

Constructor Detail

AdvancedStyleClient

()

Constructor

public function AdvancedStyleClient()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Constructor.

Method Detail

clearStyle

()

method

public function clearStyle(styleProp:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Deletes a style property from this component instance.

This does not necessarily cause the getStyle() method to return undefined.

Parameters

styleProp:String — Name of the style property.

getClassStyleDeclarations

()

method

public function getClassStyleDeclarations():Array

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Returns an Array of CSSStyleDeclaration objects for the type selector that applies to this component, or null if none exist.

For example, suppose that component MyButton extends Button. This method first looks for a MyButton selector; then, it looks for a Button type selector; finally, it looks for a UIComponent type selector.

Returns

Array — Array of CSSStyleDeclaration objects.

getStyle

()

method

public function getStyle(styleProp:String):*

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain.

This same method is used to get any kind of style property, so the value returned may be a Boolean, String, Number, int, uint (for an RGB color), Class (for a skin), or any kind of object. Therefore the return type is specified as *.

If you are getting a particular style property, you will know its type and will often want to store the result in a variable of that type. You can use either the as operator or coercion to do this. For example:

      var backgroundColor:uint = getStyle("backgroundColor") as int;
      
      or
      
      var backgroundColor:uint = int(getStyle("backgroundColor"));

If the style property has not been set anywhere in the style lookup chain, the value returned by the getStyle() method is undefined. Note that undefined is a special value that is not the same as false, the empty String (""), NaN, 0, or null. No valid style value is ever undefined. You can use the static method StyleManager.isValidStyleValue() to test whether the value was set.

Parameters

styleProp:String — Name of the style property.

Returns

* — Style value.

hasCSSState

()

method

public function hasCSSState():Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.6

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. Typically, you do not call this method directly. It is called by the mx.styles.CSSCondition.matchesStyleClient() method.

Note Spark components use their skin state as the pseudo state. Halo components use the currentState property.

Returns

Boolean — true if currentCSSState is not null. By default, currentCSSState is the same as currentState. If no state exists, return false.

initialized

()

method

public function initialized(document:Object, id:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The initialized method is called when this class or a class that extends this class is used in an MXML declaration. It is called after the implementing object has been created and all component properties specified on the MXML tag have been initialized.

If the document that created this object is a UIComponent, (e.g. Application, Module, etc.) then the UIComponent's addStyleClient method will be called to add this object to the UIComponent's list of non-visual style clients. This allows the object to inherit styles from the document.

Parameters

	`document:Object` — The MXML document that created this object.

	`id:String` — The identifier used by the document object to refer to this object.

matchesCSSState

()

method

public function matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. Typically, you do not call this method directly. It is called by the mx.styles.CSSCondition.matchesStyleClient() method.

Note Spark components use their skin state as the pseudo state. Halo components use the currentState property.

Parameters

cssState:String — A possible value of CSSCondition.value. It represents the current state of this component used to match CSS pseudo-selectors.

Returns

Boolean — true if cssState matches currentCSSState. By default, currentCSSState is the same as currentState. If no state exists, return null.

matchesCSSType

()

method

public function matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of, the given type. Typically, you do not call this method directly. It is called by the mx.styles.CSSCondition.matchesStyleClient() method.

Parameters

cssType:String — A CSSSelector object.

Returns

Boolean — true if cssType is in the hierarchy of qualified type selectors.

notifyStyleChangeInChildren

()

method

public function notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Propagates style changes to the children of this style client instance. A non-visual style client (i.e. a style client that is not a DisplayObject) does not have children, therefore this method does not do anything for non-visual style clients.

Parameters

	`styleProp:String` — Name of the style property.

	`recursive:Boolean` — Whether to propagate the style changes to the children's children.

regenerateStyleCache

()

method

public function regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Sets up the internal style cache values so that the getStyle() method functions.

Parameters

recursive:Boolean — Regenerate the proto chains of the children.

registerEffects

()

method

public function registerEffects(effects:Array):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Registers the EffectManager as one of the event listeners for each effect event.

Parameters

effects:Array — An Array of Strings of effect names.

setStyle

()

method

public function setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Sets a style property on this component instance.

This may override a style that was set globally.

Calling the setStyle() method can result in decreased performance. Use it only when necessary.

Parameters

	`styleProp:String` — Name of the style property.

	`newValue:*` — New value for the style.

styleChanged

()

method

public function styleChanged(styleProp:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Detects changes to style properties. When any style property is set, Flex calls the styleChanged() method, passing to it the name of the style being set.

This is an advanced method that you might override when creating a subclass of AdvancedStyleClient. When you create a custom class, you can override the styleChanged() method to check the style name passed to it, and handle the change accordingly. This lets you override the default behavior of an existing style, or add your own custom style properties.

Parameters

styleProp:String — The name of the style property, or null if all styles for this style client have changed.

stylesInitialized

()

method

public function stylesInitialized():void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 4.5

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when the styles for a component are first initialized.

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Classes x

className

id

inheritingStyles

moduleFactory

nonInheritingStyles

styleDeclaration

styleManager

styleName

styleParent

AdvancedStyleClient

clearStyle

getClassStyleDeclarations

getStyle

hasCSSState

initialized

matchesCSSState

matchesCSSType

notifyStyleChangeInChildren

regenerateStyleCache

registerEffects

setStyle

styleChanged

stylesInitialized