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# FileSystemTree - AS3 Flex

Package | mx.controls
Class | public class FileSystemTree
Inheritance | FileSystemTree Tree List ListBase ScrollControlBase UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

The FileSystemTree control displays the contents of a file system directory as a tree.

You specify the directory whose content is displayed by setting the `directory` property to an instance of the flash.filesystem.File class. (File instances can represent directories as well as files.) Whenever this property changes for any reason, the control dispatches a `directoryChange` event.

You can set the `enumerationMode` property to specify whether to show this directory's files, its subdirectories, or both. There are three ways to show both files and subdirectories within each tree node: directories first, files first, or intermixed.

You can set the `extensions` property to filter the list so that only files with the specified extensions are displayed. (Extensions on directories are ignored.) You can also specify an additional filtering function of your own by setting the `filterFunction` property.

You can use the `showExtensions` property to show or hide file extensions, and the `showIcons` property to show or hide icons.

You can do custom-sorting within each tree node by setting the `nameCompareFunction` property to a function that compares two file or directory names.

If the user double-clicks a closed directory node, or clicks its disclosure icon, this control dispatches a `directoryOpening` event. If the user double-clicks an open directory node, or clicks its disclosure icon, this control dispatches a `directoryClosing` event. A handler can cancel either event by calling `event.preventDefault()` in which case the node doesn't open.

If the user double-clicks a file node, this control dispatches a `select` event.

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The `<mx:FileSystemTree>` tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:

      <mx:FileSystemTree
        Properties
        directory="null"
        enumerationMode="directoriesFirst"
        extensions="null"
        filterFunction="null"
        nameCompareFunction="null"
        openPaths="null"
        selectedPath="null"
        selectedPaths="null"
        showExtensions="true"
        showHidden="false"
        showIcons="true"

        Events
        directoryChange="No default"
        directoryClosing="No default"
        directoryOpening="No default"
        fileChoose="No default"
      />

Default MXML Property `dataProvider`

More examples

FileSystemTree control
Displaying a directory structure with Flex AIR

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Flex AIR components overview
About file system controls

Related API Elements

flash.filesystem.File

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
|  | accessibilityImplementation : AccessibilityImplementation The current accessibility implementation (AccessibilityImplementation) for this InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | accessibilityName : String A convenience accessor for the name property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object. | UIComponent
|  | accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties The current accessibility options for this display object. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | allowDragSelection : Boolean = false A flag that indicates whether drag-selection is enabled. | ListBase
|  | allowMultipleSelection : Boolean A flag that indicates whether you can allow more than one item to be selected at the same time. | ListBase
|  | alpha : Number Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | blendMode : String A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use. | DisplayObject
|  | blendShader : Shader [write-only] Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background. | DisplayObject
|  | borderMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom. | ScrollControlBase
|  | bottom : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | buttonMode : Boolean Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite
|  | cacheAsBitmap : Boolean If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the display object. | DisplayObject
|  | cacheAsBitmapMatrix : Matrix If non-null, this Matrix object defines how a display object is rendered when cacheAsBitmap is set to true. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | className : String [read-only] The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent
|  | columnCount : int The number of columns to be displayed in a TileList control or items in a HorizontalList control. | ListBase
|  | columnWidth : Number The width of the control's columns. | ListBase
|  | constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object
|  | contentMouseX : Number [read-only] Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent
|  | contentMouseY : Number [read-only] Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent
|  | contextMenu : NativeMenu Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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 item in the data provider this component should render when this component is used as an item renderer or item editor. | ListBase
|  | dataDescriptor : mx.controls.treeClasses:ITreeDataDescriptor Returns the current ITreeDataDescriptor. | Tree
|  | dataProvider : Object [override] An object that contains the data to be displayed. | Tree
|  | dataTipField : String Name of the field in the data provider items to display as the data tip. | ListBase
|  | dataTipFunction : Function User-supplied function to run on each item to determine its dataTip. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | directory : File The directory whose contents this control displays. | FileSystemTree
|  | 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
|  | dragEnabled : Boolean A flag that indicates whether you can drag items out of this control and drop them on other controls. | ListBase
|  | dragMoveEnabled : Boolean [override] Indicates that items can be moved instead of just copied from the Tree control as part of a drag-and-drop operation. | Tree
|  | dropEnabled : Boolean A flag that indicates whether dragged items can be dropped onto the control. | ListBase
|  | dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only] Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on which the sprite was dropped. | Sprite
|  | editable : Boolean A flag that indicates whether or not the user can edit items in the data provider. | List
|  | editedItemPosition : Object The column and row index of the item renderer for the data provider item being edited, if any. | List
|  | editedItemRenderer : IListItemRenderer [read-only] A reference to the item renderer in the DataGrid control whose item is currently being edited. | List
|  | editorDataField : String = "text" The name of the property of the item editor that contains the new data for the list item. | List
|  | editorHeightOffset : Number = 0 The height of the item editor, in pixels, relative to the size of the item renderer. | List
|  | editorUsesEnterKey : Boolean = false A flag that indicates whether the item editor uses Enter key. | List
|  | editorWidthOffset : Number = 0 The width of the item editor, in pixels, relative to the size of the item renderer. | List
|  | editorXOffset : Number = 0 The x location of the upper-left corner of the item editor, in pixels, relative to the upper-left corner of the item. | List
|  | editorYOffset : Number = 0 The y location of the upper-left corner of the item editor, in pixels, relative to the upper-left corner of the item. | List
|  | enabled : Boolean Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent
|  | enableIME : Boolean [read-only] A flag that indicates whether the IME should be enabled when the component receives focus. | List
|  | enumerationMode : String A String specifying whether this control displays only files, only subdirectories, or both. | FileSystemTree
|  | 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
|  | extensions : Array An Array of extensions specifying which files can be displayed in this control. | FileSystemTree
|  | filterFunction : Function A callback Function that you can use to perform additional filtering, after the enumerationMode and extensions properties have been applied, to determine which files and subdirectories are displayed and which are hidden. | FileSystemTree
|  | filters : Array An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. | DisplayObject
|  | firstVisibleItem : Object The item that is currently displayed in the top row of the tree. | Tree
|  | 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
|  | focusRect : Object Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle. | InteractiveObject
|  | graphics : Graphics [read-only] Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector drawing commands can occur. | Sprite
|  | 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
|  | hasRoot : Boolean [read-only] Indicates that the current dataProvider has a root item; for example, a single top node in a hierarchical structure. | Tree
|  | height : Number [override] Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | hitArea : Sprite Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite. | Sprite
|  | horizontalCenter : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | horizontalScrollPolicy : String A property that indicates whether the horizontal scroll bar is always on, always off, or automatically changes based on the parameters passed to the setScrollBarProperties() method. | ScrollControlBase
|  | horizontalScrollPosition : Number The offset into the content from the left edge. | ScrollControlBase
|  | iconField : String The name of the field in the data provider object that determines what to display as the icon. | ListBase
|  | iconFunction : Function A user-supplied function to run on each item to determine its icon. | ListBase
|  | id : String ID of the component. | UIComponent
|  | imeMode : String Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode. | List
|  | 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
|  | itemEditor : IFactory The class factory for the item editor to use for the control, if the editable property is set to true. | List
|  | itemEditorInstance : IListItemRenderer A reference to the currently active instance of the item editor, if it exists. | List
|  | itemIcons : Object An object that specifies the icons for the items. | Tree
|  | itemRenderer : IFactory The custom item renderer for the control. | ListBase
|  | labelField : String The name of the field in the data provider items to display as the label. | ListBase
|  | labelFunction : Function A user-supplied function to run on each item to determine its label. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | listData : BaseListData When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor, Flex initializes the listData property of the component with the additional data from the list control. | ListBase
|  | liveScrolling : Boolean = true A flag that indicates whether scrolling is live as the scrollbar thumb is moved or the view is not updated until the thumb is released. | ScrollControlBase
|  | loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs. | DisplayObject
|  | maintainProjectionCenter : Boolean When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the middle of its bounding box. | UIComponent
|  | mask : DisplayObject The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. | DisplayObject
|  | maxHeight : Number The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout. | UIComponent
|  | maxHorizontalScrollPosition : Number [override] The maximum value for the maxHorizontalScrollPosition property for the Tree control. | Tree
|  | maxVerticalScrollPosition : Number The maximum value for the verticalScrollPosition property. | ScrollControlBase
|  | 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
|  | menuSelectionMode : Boolean = false A flag that indicates whether menu-style selection should be used. | ListBase
|  | metaData : Object Obtains the meta data object of the DisplayObject instance if meta data was stored alongside the the instance of this DisplayObject in the SWF file through a PlaceObject4 tag. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | mouseChildren : Boolean Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse, or user input device, enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | mouseEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent
|  | mouseX : Number [read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject
|  | mouseY : Number [read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels. | DisplayObject
|  | name : String Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject
|  | nameCompareFunction : Function A callback Function that you can use to change how file and subdirectory names are compared in order to produce the sort order. | FileSystemTree
|  | needsSoftKeyboard : Boolean Specifies whether a virtual keyboard (an on-screen, software keyboard) should display when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | nullItemRenderer : IFactory The custom item renderer for the control. | ListBase
|  | numAutomationChildren : int [read-only] The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent
|  | numChildren : int [read-only] Returns the number of children of this object. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | offscreenExtraRowsOrColumns : int The target number of extra rows or columns of item renderers to be used in the layout of the control. | ListBase
|  | opaqueBackground : Object Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. | DisplayObject
|  | openItems : Object The items that have been opened or set opened. | Tree
|  | openPaths : Array An Array of nativePath Strings for the File items representing the open subdirectories. | FileSystemTree
|  | 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 : mx.geom: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
|  | rendererIsEditor : Boolean = false Specifies whether the item renderer is also an item editor. | List
|  | 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
|  | root : DisplayObject [read-only] For a display object in a loaded SWF file, the root property is the top-most display object in the portion of the display list's tree structure represented by that SWF file. | DisplayObject
|  | rotation : Number [override] Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. | 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] Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent
|  | rowCount : int Number of rows to be displayed. | ListBase
|  | rowHeight : Number The height of the rows in pixels. | ListBase
|  | scale9Grid : Rectangle The current scaling grid that is in effect. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | scrollRect : Rectangle The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. | DisplayObject
|  | scrollTipFunction : Function A function that computes the string to be displayed as the ScrollTip. | ScrollControlBase
|  | selectable : Boolean A flag that indicates whether the list shows selected items as selected. | ListBase
|  | selectedIndex : int The index in the data provider of the selected item. | ListBase
|  | selectedIndices : Array An array of indices in the data provider of the selected items. | ListBase
|  | selectedItem : Object A reference to the selected item in the data provider. | ListBase
|  | selectedItems : Array An array of references to the selected items in the data provider. | ListBase
|  | selectedItemsCompareFunction : Function A function used to compare items in the selectedItems property against items in the data provider. | ListBase
|  | selectedPath : String The nativePath of the File item representing the selected subdirectory or file, or null if no item is selected. | FileSystemTree
|  | selectedPaths : Array An Array of nativePath Strings for the File items representing the selected subdirectories and files. | FileSystemTree
|  | showDataTips : Boolean A flag that indicates whether dataTips are displayed for text in the rows. | ListBase
|  | showExtensions : Boolean A flag that specifies whether extensions in file names are shown. | FileSystemTree
|  | showHidden : Boolean A flag that specifies whether files and directories that the operating system considers hidden are displayed. | FileSystemTree
|  | showIcons : Boolean A flag that specifies that icons are displayed before the file name. | FileSystemTree
|  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent
|  | showRoot : Boolean Sets the visibility of the root item. | Tree
|  | showScrollTips : Boolean = false A flag that indicates whether a tooltip should appear near the scroll thumb when it is being dragged. | ScrollControlBase
|  | softKeyboard : String Controls the appearance of the soft keyboard. | InteractiveObject
|  | softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest : Rectangle Defines the area that should remain on-screen when a soft keyboard is displayed (not available on iOS). | InteractiveObject
|  | soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform Controls sound within this sprite. | Sprite
|  | stage : Stage [read-only] The Stage of the display object. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | tabChildren : Boolean Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | tabEnabled : Boolean Specifies whether this object is in the tab order. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | tabIndex : int Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. | InteractiveObject
|  | textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only] Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | 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 : flash.geom: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
|  | useHandCursor : Boolean A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the pointer rolls over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true. | Sprite
|  | validationSubField : String Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent
|  | value : Object [read-only] The selected item, or the data or label field of the selected item. | ListBase
|  | variableRowHeight : Boolean A flag that indicates whether the individual rows can have different height. | ListBase
|  | verticalCenter : Object For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style. | UIComponent
|  | verticalScrollPolicy : String A property that indicates whether the vertical scroll bar is always on, always off, or automatically changes based on the parameters passed to the setScrollBarProperties() method. | ScrollControlBase
|  | verticalScrollPosition : Number The offset into the content from the top edge. | ScrollControlBase
|  | viewMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] An EdgeMetrics object taking into account the scroll bars, if visible. | ScrollControlBase
|  | 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
|  | wordWrap : Boolean A flag that indicates whether text in the row should be word wrapped. | ListBase
|  | 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] Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject instance relative to the 3D parent container. | UIComponent

Protected Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | actualCollection : ICollectionView A copy of the value normally stored in collection used while running data changes effects. | ListBase
|  | actualIterator : IViewCursor A copy of the value normally stored in iterator used while running data changes effects. | ListBase
|  | allowItemSizeChangeNotification : Boolean [write-only] If false, renderers cannot invalidate size of List. | ListBase
|  | anchorBookmark : CursorBookmark A bookmark to the item that is the anchor. | ListBase
|  | anchorIndex : int = -1 The offset of the item in the data provider that is the selection anchor point. | ListBase
|  | border : IFlexDisplayObject The border object. | ScrollControlBase
|  | cachedItemsChangeEffect : IEffect = null The effect that plays when changes occur in the data provider for the control, set through the itemsChangeEffect style. | ListBase
|  | caretBookmark : CursorBookmark A bookmark to the item under the caret. | ListBase
|  | caretIndex : int = -1 The offset of the item in the data provider that is the selection caret point. | ListBase
|  | caretIndicator : Sprite The DisplayObject that contains the graphics that indicate which renderer is the caret. | ListBase
|  | caretItemRenderer : IListItemRenderer The renderer for the item under the caret. | ListBase
|  | caretUID : String The UID of the item under the caret. | ListBase
|  | collection : ICollectionView An ICollectionView that represents the data provider. | ListBase
|  | currentCSSState : String [read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors. | UIComponent
|  | dataEffectCompleted : Boolean = false A flag that indicates that the a data change effect has just completed. | ListBase
|  | dataItemWrappersByRenderer : Dictionary A dictionary mapping item renderers to the ItemWrappers used to supply their data. | ListBase
|  | defaultColumnCount : int = 4 The default number of columns to display. | ListBase
|  | defaultRowCount : int = 4 The default number of rows to display. | ListBase
|  | dragImage : IUIComponent [read-only] Gets an instance of a class that displays the visuals during a drag and drop operation. | ListBase
|  | dragImageOffsets : Point [read-only] Gets the offset of the drag image for drag and drop. | ListBase
|  | explicitColumnCount : int = -1 The column count requested by explicitly setting the columnCount property. | ListBase
|  | explicitColumnWidth : Number The column width requested by explicitly setting the columnWidth. | ListBase
|  | explicitRowCount : int = -1 The row count requested by explicitly setting rowCount. | ListBase
|  | explicitRowHeight : Number The row height requested by explicitly setting rowHeight. | ListBase
|  | factoryMap : Dictionary A map of item renderers by factory. | ListBase
|  | freeItemRenderers : Array A stack of unused item renderers. | ListBase
|  | freeItemRenderersByFactory : Dictionary A map of free item renderers by factory. | ListBase
|  | hasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean [read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties. | UIComponent
|  | highlightIndicator : Sprite The DisplayObject that contains the graphics that indicates which renderer is highlighted. | ListBase
|  | highlightItemRenderer : IListItemRenderer The renderer that is currently rolled over or under the caret. | ListBase
|  | highlightUID : String The UID of the item that is current rolled over or under the caret. | ListBase
|  | horizontalScrollBar : ScrollBar The horizontal scroll bar. | ScrollControlBase
|  | itemsNeedMeasurement : Boolean = true A flag that indicates whether the columnWidth and rowHeight properties need to be calculated. | ListBase
|  | itemsSizeChanged : Boolean = false A flag that indicates that the size of the renderers may have changed. | ListBase
|  | iterator : IViewCursor The main IViewCursor used to fetch items from the data provider and pass the items to the renderers. | ListBase
|  | iteratorValid : Boolean = true A flag that indicates that a page fault as occurred and that the iterator's position is not valid (not positioned at the topmost item being displayed). | ListBase
|  | keySelectionPending : Boolean = false A flag that indicates if keyboard selection was interrupted by a page fault. | ListBase
|  | lastDropIndex : int The most recently calculated index where the drag item should be added to the drop target. | ListBase
|  | lastSeekPending : ListBaseSeekPending The most recent seek that caused a page fault. | ListBase
|  | listContent : ListBaseContentHolder An internal display object that parents all of the item renderers, selection and highlighting indicators and other supporting graphics. | ListBase
|  | listContentStyleFilters : Object [read-only] The set of styles to pass from the ListBase to the listContent. | ListBase
|  | listItems : Array [read-only] An Array of Arrays that contains the itemRenderer instances that render each data provider item. | ListBase
|  | maskShape : Shape The mask. | ScrollControlBase
|  | measuringObjects : Dictionary cache of measuring objects by factory | List
|  | modifiedCollectionView : ModifiedCollectionView The collection view that temporarily preserves previous data provider state to facilitate running data change effects. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraColumns : int = 0 The target number of extra columns of item renderers used in the layout of the control. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraColumnsLeft : int = 0 The number of offscreen columns currently to the left of the leftmost visible column. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraColumnsRight : int = 0 The number of offscreen columns currently to the right of the right visible column. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraRows : int = 0 The target number of extra rows of item renderers to be used in the layout of the control. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraRowsBottom : int = 0 The number of offscreen rows currently below the bottom visible item renderer. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraRowsOrColumnsChanged : Boolean = false A flag indicating that the number of offscreen rows or columns may have changed. | ListBase
|  | offscreenExtraRowsTop : int = 0 The number of offscreen rows currently above the topmost visible row. | ListBase
|  | rendererChanged : Boolean = false A flag that indicates that the renderer changed. | ListBase
|  | reservedItemRenderers : Object A hash map of currently unused item renderers that may be used again in the near future. | ListBase
|  | resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources. | UIComponent
|  | rowInfo : Array [read-only] An array of ListRowInfo objects that cache row heights and other tracking information for the rows in listItems. | ListBase
|  | rowMap : Object A hash map of item renderers to their respective ListRowInfo object. | ListBase
|  | runDataEffectNextUpdate : Boolean = false A flag that indicates if a data effect should be initiated the next time the display is updated. | ListBase
|  | runningDataEffect : Boolean = false A flag indicating if a data change effect is currently running. | ListBase
|  | scrollAreaChanged : Boolean A flag that the scrolling area changed due to the appearance or disappearance of scrollbars. | ScrollControlBase
|  | selectedData : Object A hash table of ListBaseSelectionData objects that track which items are currently selected. | ListBase
|  | selectionIndicators : Object A hash table of selection indicators. | ListBase
|  | selectionLayer : Sprite The layer in listContent where all selection and highlight indicators are drawn. | ListBase
|  | selectionTweens : Object A hash table of selection tweens. | ListBase
|  | showCaret : Boolean A flag that indicates whether to show caret. | ListBase
|  | unconstrainedRenderers : Dictionary A hash map of item renderers that are not subject to the layout algorithms of the list. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | verticalScrollBar : ScrollBar The vertical scroll bar. | ScrollControlBase
|  | visibleData : Object [read-only] A hash table of data provider item renderers currently in view. | ListBase
|  | wordWrapChanged : Boolean = false A flag that indicates whether the value of the wordWrap property has changed since the last time the display list was updated. | ListBase

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|  | FileSystemTree() Constructor. | FileSystemTree
|  | addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | addDataEffectItem(item:Object):void Adds an item renderer if a data change effect is running. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint(point:Point):Boolean Indicates whether the security restrictions would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method with the specified point point. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | calculateDropIndex(event:DragEvent = null):int Returns the index where the dropped items should be added to the drop target. | ListBase
|  | callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent
|  | clear():void Clears the list. | FileSystemTree
|  | clearStyle(styleProp:String):void Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | closeSubdirectory(nativePath:String):void Closes a subdirectory specified by a native file system path. | FileSystemTree
|  | contains(child:DisplayObject):Boolean Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | contentToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | 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 that identify the child within this container. | UIComponent
|  | createItemEditor(colIndex:int, rowIndex:int):void Creates the item editor for the item renderer at the editedItemPosition using the editor specified by the itemEditor property. | List
|  | createItemRenderer(data:Object):IListItemRenderer [override] Get the appropriate renderer, using the default renderer if none is specified. | List
|  | 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
|  | destroyItemEditor():void Closes an item editor that is currently open on an item. | List
|  | determineTextFormatFromStyles():mx.core: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 Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent
|  | expandChildrenOf(item:Object, open:Boolean):void Opens or closes all the tree items below the specified item. | Tree
|  | expandItem(item:Object, open:Boolean, animate:Boolean = false, dispatchEvent:Boolean = false, cause:Event = null):void Opens or closes a branch item. | Tree
|  | findIndex(nativePath:String):int Returns the index of the File item with the specified native file system path. | FileSystemTree
|  | findItem(nativePath:String):File Searches the File instances currently displayed in this control and returns the one with the specified nativePathproperty. | FileSystemTree
|  | findString(str:String):Boolean Finds an item in the list based on a String, and moves the selection to it. | ListBase
|  | finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent
|  | getAutomationChildren():Array Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent
|  | getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject
|  | 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 Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | 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
|  | 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
|  | getItemRendererFactory(data:Object):IFactory Return the appropriate factory, using the default factory if none specified. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | getObjectsUnderPoint(point:Point):Array Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | getParentItem(item:Object):* Returns the known parent of a child item. | Tree
|  | getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent
|  | getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent
|  | getRect(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object, based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes. | DisplayObject
|  | getRendererSemanticValue(target:Object, semanticProperty:String):Object Returns true or false to indicates whether the effect should play on the target. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | globalToContent(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | globalToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject
|  | globalToLocal3D(point:Point):Vector3D Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject
|  | hasCSSState():Boolean Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent
|  | 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
|  | hasState(stateName:String):Boolean Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this UIComponent. | UIComponent
|  | hideDropFeedback(event:DragEvent):void Hides the drop indicator under the mouse pointer that indicates that a drag and drop operation is allowed. | ListBase
|  | hitTestObject(obj:DisplayObject):Boolean Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the bounding box of the obj display object. | DisplayObject
|  | hitTestPoint(x:Number, y:Number, shapeFlag:Boolean = false):Boolean Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | indexToItemRenderer(index:int):IListItemRenderer Get an item renderer for the index of an item in the data provider, if one exists. | ListBase
|  | indicesToIndex(rowIndex:int, colIndex:int):int Computes the offset into the data provider of the item at colIndex, rowIndex. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | invalidateList():void Refresh all rows on the next update. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | isItemEditable(data:Object):Boolean Determines if the item renderer for a data provider item is editable. | List
|  | isItemHighlighted(data:Object):Boolean Determines if the item renderer for a data provider item is highlighted (is rolled over via the mouse or under the caret due to keyboard navigation). | ListBase
|  | isItemOpen(item:Object):Boolean Returns true if the specified item branch is open (is showing its children). | Tree
|  | isItemSelectable(data:Object):Boolean Determines if the item renderer for a data provider item is selectable. | ListBase
|  | isItemSelected(data:Object):Boolean Determines if the item renderer for a data provider item is selected. | ListBase
|  | isItemShowingCaret(data:Object):Boolean Determines if the item renderer for a data provider item is the item under the caret due to keyboard navigation. | ListBase
|  | isItemVisible(item:Object):Boolean Determines if an item is being displayed by a renderer. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | itemRendererContains(renderer:IListItemRenderer, object:DisplayObject):Boolean Determines whether a renderer contains (or owns) a display object. | ListBase
|  | itemRendererToIndex(itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):int Returns the index of the item in the data provider of the item being rendered by this item renderer. | ListBase
|  | itemToDataTip(data:Object):String Returns the dataTip string the renderer would display for the given data object based on the dataTipField and dataTipFunction properties. | ListBase
|  | itemToIcon(data:Object):Class Returns the class for an icon, if any, for a data item, based on the iconField and iconFunction properties. | ListBase
|  | itemToItemRenderer(item:Object):IListItemRenderer Returns the item renderer for a given item in the data provider, if there is one. | ListBase
|  | itemToLabel(data:Object):String Returns the string the renderer would display for the given data object based on the labelField and labelFunction properties. | ListBase
|  | local3DToGlobal(point3d:Vector3D):Point Converts a three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject
|  | localToContent(point:Point):Point Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | UIComponent
|  | localToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject
|  | 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
|  | measureHeightOfItems(index:int = -1, count:int = 0):Number Measures a set of items from the data provider using the current item renderer and returns the sum of the heights of those items. | ListBase
|  | measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):flash.text: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):flash.text: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
|  | measureWidthOfItems(index:int = -1, count:int = 0):Number Measures a set of items from the data provider using the current item renderer and returns the maximum width found. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | openSubdirectory(nativePath:String):void Opens a subdirectory specified by a native file system path. | FileSystemTree
|  | 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
|  | propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object
|  | refresh():void Re-enumerates the current directory being displayed by this control. | FileSystemTree
|  | 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
|  | removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | removeChildren(beginIndex:int = 0, endIndex:int = 0x7fffffff):void Removes all child DisplayObject instances from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | removeDataEffectItem(item:Object):void Removes an item renderer if a data change effect is running. | ListBase
|  | removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher
|  | removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent
|  | replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean Replays the specified event. | UIComponent
|  | requestSoftKeyboard():Boolean Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | scrollToIndex(index:int):Boolean Ensures that the data provider item at the given index is visible. | ListBase
|  | setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void Sizes the object. | UIComponent
|  | setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, index:int):void Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | 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
|  | setFocus():void Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent
|  | setItemIcon(item:Object, iconID:Class, iconID2:Class):void Sets the associated icon for the item. | Tree
|  | 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
|  | 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. | UIComponent
|  | setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent
|  | showDropFeedback(event:DragEvent):void Displays a drop indicator under the mouse pointer to indicate that a drag and drop operation is allowed and where the items will be dropped. | ListBase
|  | startDrag(lockCenter:Boolean = false, bounds:Rectangle = null):void Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite
|  | startTouchDrag(touchPointID:int, lockCenter:Boolean = false, bounds:Rectangle = null):void Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite
|  | stopAllMovieClips():void Recursively stops the timeline execution of all MovieClips rooted at this object. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | stopDrag():void Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite
|  | stopTouchDrag(touchPointID:int):void Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | Sprite
|  | 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
|  | swapChildren(child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):void Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | swapChildrenAt(index1:int, index2:int):void Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the child list. | DisplayObjectContainer
|  | toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object
|  | 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
|  | unconstrainRenderer(item:Object):void Called by an UnconstrainItemAction effect as part of a data change effect if the item renderers corresponding to certain data items need to move outside the normal positions of item renderers in the control. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object
|  | 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
|  | 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

Protected Methods
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|  | addDragData(dragSource:Object):void Adds the selected items to the DragSource object as part of a drag-and-drop operation. | ListBase
|  | addToFreeItemRenderers(item:IListItemRenderer):void Adds a renderer to the recycled renderer list, making it invisible and cleaning up references to it. | ListBase
|  | addToRowArrays():void Add a blank row to the beginning of the arrays that store references to the rows. | ListBase
|  | adjustFocusRect(obj:DisplayObject = null):void Adjust the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | adjustListContent(unscaledWidth:Number = -1, unscaledHeight:Number = -1):void Called from the updateDisplayList() method to adjust the size and position of listContent. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | applySelectionEffect(indicator:Sprite, uid:String, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Sets up the effect for applying the selection indicator. | ListBase
|  | attachOverlay():void This is an internal method used by the Flex framework to support the Dissolve effect. | UIComponent
|  | calculateDropIndicatorY(rowCount:Number, rowNum:int):Number Calculates the y position of the drop indicator when performing a drag-and-drop operation. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | clearCaretIndicator(indicator:Sprite, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Clears the caret indicator into the given Sprite. | ListBase
|  | clearHighlightIndicator(indicator:Sprite, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Clears the highlight indicator in the given Sprite. | ListBase
|  | clearIndicators():void Removes all selection and highlight and caret indicators. | ListBase
|  | clearSelected(transition:Boolean = false):void Clears the set of selected items and removes all graphics depicting the selected state of those items. | ListBase
|  | clearVisibleData():void Empty the visibleData hash table. | ListBase
|  | collectionChangeHandler(event:Event):void Handles CollectionEvents dispatched from the data provider as the data changes. | ListBase
|  | commitProperties():void [override] Calculates the column width and row height and number of rows and columns based on whether properties like columnCount columnWidth, rowHeight and rowCount were explicitly set. | ListBase
|  | configureScrollBars():void Configures the ScrollBars based on the number of rows and columns and viewable rows and columns. | ListBase
|  | copyItemWithUID(item:Object):Object Makes a deep copy of the object by calling the ObjectUtil.copy() method, and replaces the copy's uid property (if present) with a new value by calling the UIDUtil.createUID() method. | ListBase
|  | copySelectedItems(useDataField:Boolean = true):Array Copies the selected items in the order that they were selected. | ListBase
|  | createBorder():void Creates the border for this component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | createChildren():void [override] Creates objects that are children of this ListBase; in this case, the listContent object that will hold all the item renderers. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | destroyRow(i:int, numCols:int):void Recycle a row that is no longer needed, and remove its indicators. | ListBase
|  | dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent when a property is updated. | UIComponent
|  | dragCompleteHandler(event:DragEvent):void [override] Handles DragEvent.DRAG_COMPLETE events. | Tree
|  | dragDropHandler(event:DragEvent):void [override] Handles DragEvent.DRAG_DROP events. | Tree
|  | dragEnterHandler(event:DragEvent):void Handles DragEvent.DRAG_ENTER events. | ListBase
|  | dragExitHandler(event:DragEvent):void Handles DragEvent.DRAG_EXIT events. | ListBase
|  | dragOverHandler(event:DragEvent):void Handles DragEvent.DRAG_OVER events. | ListBase
|  | dragScroll():void Interval function that scrolls the list up or down if the mouse goes above or below the list. | ListBase
|  | dragStartHandler(event:DragEvent):void The default handler for the dragStart event. | ListBase
|  | drawCaretIndicator(indicator:Sprite, x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number, color:uint, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Draws the caret indicator into the given Sprite at the position, width and height specified using the color specified. | ListBase
|  | drawHighlightIndicator(indicator:Sprite, x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number, color:uint, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Draws the highlight indicator into the given Sprite at the position, width and height specified using the color specified. | ListBase
|  | drawItem(item:IListItemRenderer, selected:Boolean = false, highlighted:Boolean = false, caret:Boolean = false, transition:Boolean = false):void Draws the renderer with indicators that it is highlighted, selected, or the caret. | ListBase
|  | drawRowBackground(s:Sprite, rowIndex:int, y:Number, height:Number, color:uint, dataIndex:int):void Draws a row background at the position and height specified. | List
|  | drawRowBackgrounds():void Draws any alternating row colors, borders and backgrounds for the rows. | ListBase
|  | drawSelectionIndicator(indicator:Sprite, x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number, color:uint, itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void Draws the selection indicator into the given Sprite at the position, width and height specified using the color specified. | ListBase
|  | endEdit(reason:String):Boolean Stops the editing of an item in the data provider. | List
|  | findKey(eventCode:int):Boolean Tries to find the next item in the data provider that starts with the character in the eventCode parameter. | ListBase
|  | finishDataChangeEffect(event:EffectEvent):void Cleans up after a data change effect has finished running by restoring the original collection and iterator and removing any cached values used by the effect. | ListBase
|  | finishKeySelection():void Sets selected items based on the caretIndex and anchorIndex properties. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | getReservedOrFreeItemRenderer(data:Object):IListItemRenderer Retrieves an already-created item renderer not currently in use. | ListBase
|  | indexToColumn(index:int):int The column for the data provider item at the given index. | ListBase
|  | indexToRow(index:int):int The row for the data provider item at the given index. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | initiateDataChangeEffect(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void Initiates a data change effect when there have been changes in the data provider. | ListBase
|  | initListData(item:Object, treeListData:mx.controls.treeClasses:TreeListData):void Initializes a TreeListData object that is used by the tree item renderer. | Tree
|  | 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
|  | isRendererUnconstrained(item:Object):Boolean Returns true if an item renderer is no longer being positioned by the list's layout algorithm while a data change effect is running as a result of a call to the unconstrainRenderer() method. | ListBase
|  | itemRendererToIndices(item:IListItemRenderer):Point Returns a Point containing the columnIndex and rowIndex of an item renderer. | ListBase
|  | itemToUID(data:Object):String Determines the UID for a data provider item. | ListBase
|  | 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 Responds to size changes by setting the positions and sizes of this control's borders. | ScrollControlBase
|  | layoutEditor(x:int, y:int, w:int, h:int):void Positions the item editor instance at the suggested position with the suggested dimensions. | List
|  | makeListData(data:Object, uid:String, rowNum:int):BaseListData [override] Creates a new TreeListData instance and populates the fields based on the input data provider item. | Tree
|  | makeRowsAndColumns(left:Number, top:Number, right:Number, bottom:Number, firstColumn:int, firstRow:int, byCount:Boolean = false, rowsNeeded:uint = 0):Point Make enough rows and columns to fill the area described by left, top, right, bottom. | ListBase
|  | measure():void [override] Calculates the measured width and height of the component based on the rowCount, columnCount, rowHeight and columnWidth properties. | ListBase
|  | mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICK events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseDoubleClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOUBLE_CLICK events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseEventToItemRenderer(event:MouseEvent):IListItemRenderer Determines which item renderer is under the mouse. | ListBase
|  | mouseMoveHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseOutHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseOverHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER events from any mouse targets contained in the list, including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseUpHandler(event:MouseEvent):void Handles MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN events from any mouse targets contained in the list including the renderers. | ListBase
|  | mouseWheelHandler(event:MouseEvent):void [override] Handles mouseWheel events by changing scroll positions. | ListBase
|  | moveIndicatorsHorizontally(uid:String, moveBlockDistance:Number):void Move the selection and highlight indicators horizontally. | ListBase
|  | moveIndicatorsVertically(uid:String, moveBlockDistance:Number):void Move the selection and highlight indicators vertically. | ListBase
|  | moveRowVertically(i:int, numCols:int, moveBlockDistance:Number):void Move a row vertically, and update the rowInfo record. | ListBase
|  | moveSelectionHorizontally(code:uint, shiftKey:Boolean, ctrlKey:Boolean):void Moves the selection in a horizontal direction in response to the user selecting items using the left arrow or right arrow keys and modifiers such as the Shift and Ctrl keys. | ListBase
|  | moveSelectionVertically(code:uint, shiftKey:Boolean, ctrlKey:Boolean):void Moves the selection in a vertical direction in response to the user selecting items using the up arrow or down arrow Keys and modifiers such as the Shift and Ctrl keys. | ListBase
|  | prepareDataEffect(ce:CollectionEvent):void Prepares the data effect for the collection event. | ListBase
|  | purgeItemRenderers():void Called by the updateDisplayList() method to remove existing item renderers and clean up various caching structures when the renderer changes. | ListBase
|  | reKeyVisibleData():void Update the keys in the visibleData hash table. | ListBase
|  | removeFromRowArrays(i:int):void Remove a row from the arrays that store references to the row. | ListBase
|  | removeIndicators(uid:String):void Cleans up selection highlights and other associated graphics for a given item in the data provider. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | restoreRowArrays(modDeltaPos:int):void Remove the requested number of rows from the beginning of the arrays that store references to the rows. | ListBase
|  | roomForScrollBar(bar:ScrollBar, unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):Boolean Determines if there is enough space in this component to display a given scrollbar. | ScrollControlBase
|  | scrollHandler(event:Event):void Default event handler for the scroll event. | ScrollControlBase
|  | scrollHorizontally(pos:int, deltaPos:int, scrollUp:Boolean):void Adjusts the renderers in response to a change in scroll position. | ListBase
|  | scrollPositionToIndex(horizontalScrollPosition:int, verticalScrollPosition:int):int Returns the data provider index for the item at the first visible row and column for the given scroll positions. | ListBase
|  | scrollVertically(pos:int, deltaPos:int, scrollUp:Boolean):void Adjusts the renderers in response to a change in scroll position. | ListBase
|  | seekPendingFailureHandler(data:Object, info:ListBaseSeekPending):void The default failure handler when a seek fails due to a page fault. | ListBase
|  | seekPendingResultHandler(data:Object, info:ListBaseSeekPending):void The default result handler when a seek fails due to a page fault. | ListBase
|  | seekPositionSafely(index:int):Boolean Seek to a position, and handle an ItemPendingError if necessary. | ListBase
|  | selectItem(item:IListItemRenderer, shiftKey:Boolean, ctrlKey:Boolean, transition:Boolean = true):Boolean Updates the set of selected items given that the item renderer provided was clicked by the mouse and the keyboard modifiers are in the given state. | ListBase
|  | setRowCount(v:int):void Sets the rowCount property without causing invalidation or setting the explicitRowCount property, which permanently locks in the number of rows. | ListBase
|  | setRowHeight(v:Number):void Sets the rowHeight property without causing invalidation or setting of explicitRowHeight which permanently locks in the height of the rows. | ListBase
|  | setScrollBarProperties(totalColumns:int, visibleColumns:int, totalRows:int, visibleRows:int):void Causes the ScrollControlBase to show or hide scrollbars based on the parameters passed in. | ScrollControlBase
|  | setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction. | UIComponent
|  | shiftRow(oldIndex:int, newIndex:int, numCols:int, shiftItems:Boolean):void Shift a row in the arrays that reference rows. | ListBase
|  | 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
|  | sumRowHeights(startRowIdx:int, endRowIdx:int):Number Determine the height of the requested set of rows. | ListBase
|  | truncateRowArrays(numRows:int):void Remove all remaining rows from the end of the arrays that store references to the rows. | ListBase
|  | UIDToItemRenderer(uid:String):IListItemRenderer Find an item renderer based on its UID if it is visible. | ListBase
|  | updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void [override] Adds or removes item renderers if the number of displayable items changed. | ListBase
|  | updateList():void Refreshes all rows. | ListBase

Events
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|  | activate | [broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active. | EventDispatcher
|  | add | Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | added | Dispatched when a display object is added to the display list. | DisplayObject
|  | addedToStage | Dispatched when a display object is added to the on stage display list, either directly or through the addition of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject
|  | change | Dispatched when the selectedIndex or selectedItem property changes as a result of user interaction. | ListBase
|  | clear | Dispatched when the user selects 'Clear' (or 'Delete') from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject
|  | click | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject
|  | contextMenu | Dispatched when a user gesture triggers the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application. | InteractiveObject
|  | copy | Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a copy operation or selects 'Copy' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | cut | Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a cut operation or selects 'Cut' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject
|  | dataChange | Dispatched when the data property changes. | ListBase
|  | deactivate | [broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive. | EventDispatcher
|  | directoryChange | Dispatched whenever the directory property changes for any reason. | FileSystemTree
|  | directoryClosing | Dispatched when the user closes an open directory node using the mouse of keyboard. | FileSystemTree
|  | directoryOpening | Dispatched when the user opens a directory node using the mouse or keyboard. | FileSystemTree
|  | doubleClick | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of a pointing device twice in rapid succession over the same InteractiveObject when that object's doubleClickEnabled flag is set to true. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | enterFrame | [broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame. | DisplayObject
|  | enterState | Dispatched after the component has entered a view state. | UIComponent
|  | exitFrame | [broadcast event] Dispatched when the playhead is exiting the current frame. | DisplayObject
|  | exitState | Dispatched just before the component exits a view state. | UIComponent
|  | fileChoose | Dispatched when the user chooses a file by double-clicking it or by selecting it and pressing Enter. | FileSystemTree
|  | focusIn | Dispatched after a display object gains focus. | InteractiveObject
|  | focusOut | Dispatched after a display object loses focus. | InteractiveObject
|  | frameConstructed | [broadcast event] Dispatched after the constructors of frame display objects have run but before frame scripts have run. | DisplayObject
|  | gestureDirectionalTap | Dispatched when the user creates a point of contact along the edge of the touch surface with an InteractiveObject instance, (such as tapping along the edge of the touch surface on Siri Remote for Apple TV) Some devices might also interpret this contact as a combination of several touch events, as well. | InteractiveObject
|  | gestureLongPress | Dispatched when the user presses two points of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases two fingers over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | gesturePan | Dispatched when the user moves a point of contact over the InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as moving a finger from left to right over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | gestureRotate | Dispatched when the user performs a rotation gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers and rotating them over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | gestureSwipe | Dispatched when the user performs a swipe gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching three fingers to a screen and then moving them in parallel over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | gestureTap | Dispatched when the user creates a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance, then taps on a touch-enabled device (such as placing several fingers over a display object to open a menu and then taps one finger to select a menu item on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | gestureZoom | Dispatched when the user performs a zoom gesture at a point of contact with an InteractiveObject instance (such as touching two fingers to a screen and then quickly spreading the fingers apart over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | hide | Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent
|  | imeStartComposition | This event is dispatched to any client app that supports inline input with an IME | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | itemClick | Dispatched when the user clicks on an item in the control. | ListBase
|  | itemClose | Dispatched when a branch is closed or collapsed. | Tree
|  | itemDoubleClick | Dispatched when the user double-clicks on an item in the control. | ListBase
|  | itemEditBegin | Dispatched when the editedItemPosition property is set and the item can be edited. | List
|  | itemEditBeginning | Dispatched when the user releases the mouse button while over an item, tabs to the List or within the List, or in any other way attempts to edit an item. | List
|  | itemEditEnd | Dispatched when an item editing session is ending for any reason. | List
|  | itemFocusIn | Dispatched when an item renderer gets focus, which can occur if the user clicks on an item in the List control or navigates to the item using a keyboard. | List
|  | itemFocusOut | Dispatched when an item renderer loses the focus, which can occur if the user clicks another item in the List control or outside the list, or uses the keyboard to navigate to another item in the List control or outside the List control. | List
|  | itemOpen | Dispatched when a branch is opened or expanded. | Tree
|  | itemOpening | Dispatched when a branch open or close is initiated. | Tree
|  | itemRollOut | Dispatched when the user rolls the mouse pointer out of an item in the control. | ListBase
|  | itemRollOver | Dispatched when the user rolls the mouse pointer over an item in the control. | ListBase
|  | keyDown | Dispatched when the user presses a key. | InteractiveObject
|  | keyFocusChange | Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation. | InteractiveObject
|  | keyUp | Dispatched when the user releases a key. | InteractiveObject
|  | middleClick | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject
|  | middleMouseDown | Dispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | middleMouseUp | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseDown | Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseDownOutside | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent
|  | mouseFocusChange | Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseMove | Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseOut | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseOver | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseUp | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | mouseWheel | Dispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | nativeDragComplete | Dispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture. | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragDrop | Dispatched by the target InteractiveObject when a dragged object is dropped on it and the drop has been accepted with a call to DragManager.acceptDragDrop(). | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragEnter | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary. | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragExit | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary. | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragOver | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary. | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragStart | Dispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject
|  | nativeDragUpdate | Dispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject
|  | paste | Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a paste operation or selects 'Paste' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject
|  | preinitialize | Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent
|  | proximityBegin | Dispatched when the user lowers an active stylus past the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityEnd | Dispatched when the user lifts an active stylus above the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityMove | Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus over the screen while remaining within the proximity detection threshold. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityOut | Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityOver | Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus directly above this InteractiveObject while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityRollOut | Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus away from this InteractiveObject and any of its children while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen. | InteractiveObject
|  | proximityRollOver | Dispatched when the user moves an active stylus over this InteractiveObject from outside the object's tree of descendents in the display list (while remaining within the proximity detection threshold of the screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | releaseOutside | Dispatched when a user releases the button on the pointing device after the user first pressed the button over an InteractiveObject instance and then moved the pointing device off of the InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | remove | Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method. | UIComponent
|  | removed | Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list. | DisplayObject
|  | removedFromStage | Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list, either directly or through the removal of a sub tree in which the display object is contained. | DisplayObject
|  | render | [broadcast event] Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered. | DisplayObject
|  | resize | Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent
|  | rightClick | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject
|  | rightMouseDown | Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | rightMouseUp | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | rollOut | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | rollOver | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject
|  | scroll | Dispatched when the content is scrolled. | ScrollControlBase
|  | selectAll | Dispatched when the user activates the platform-specific accelerator key combination for a select all operation or selects 'Select All' from the text context menu. | InteractiveObject
|  | show | Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent
|  | softKeyboardActivate | Dispatched immediately after the soft keyboard is raised. | InteractiveObject
|  | softKeyboardActivating | Dispatched immediately before the soft keyboard is raised. | InteractiveObject
|  | softKeyboardDeactivate | Dispatched immediately after the soft keyboard is lowered. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | tabChildrenChange | Dispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes. | InteractiveObject
|  | tabEnabledChange | Dispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes. | InteractiveObject
|  | tabIndexChange | Dispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes. | InteractiveObject
|  | textInput | Dispatched when a user enters one or more characters of text. | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | touchBegin | Dispatched when the user first contacts a touch-enabled device (such as touches a finger to a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | touchEnd | Dispatched when the user removes contact with a touch-enabled device (such as lifts a finger off a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | 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
|  | touchMove | Dispatched when the user touches the device, and is continuously dispatched until the point of contact is removed. | InteractiveObject
|  | touchOut | Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from one display object to another on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | touchOver | Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | touchRollOut | Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact away from an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from over a display object to a point outside the display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | touchRollOver | Dispatched when the user moves the point of contact over an InteractiveObject instance on a touch-enabled device (such as drags a finger from a point outside a display object to a point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | touchTap | Dispatched when the user lifts the point of contact over the same InteractiveObject instance on which the contact was initiated on a touch-enabled device (such as presses and releases a finger from a single point over a display object on a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen). | InteractiveObject
|  | 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

Styles are either common or associated with a specific theme. If the style is common, it can be used with any theme. If a style is associated with a specific theme, it can only be used if your application uses that theme.

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| Style | Description | Defined By
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|  | alternatingItemColors | Type: Array Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Colors for rows in an alternating pattern. | Tree
|  | baseline | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent
|  | borderSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The border skin class of the component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Bounding box style. | ScrollControlBase
|  | bottom | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | color | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component, including the component label. | ScrollControlBase
|  | defaultLeafIcon | Type: Class Format: EmbeddedFile CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the default icon for a leaf item. | Tree
|  | depthColors | Type: Array Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Array of colors used in the Tree control, in descending order. | Tree
|  | direction | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The directionality of the text displayed by the component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | disabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of text in the component if it is disabled. | ScrollControlBase
|  | disclosureClosedIcon | Type: Class Format: EmbeddedFile CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the icon that is displayed next to a parent item that is closed so that its children are not displayed (the subtree is collapsed). | Tree
|  | disclosureOpenIcon | Type: Class Format: EmbeddedFile CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the icon that is displayed next to a parent item that is open so that its children are displayed. | Tree
|  | dropIndicatorSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The skin to use to indicate where a dragged item can be dropped. | ListBase
|  | errorColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent
|  | focusAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the alpha transparency value of the focus skin. | ScrollControlBase
|  | focusBlendMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusRoundedCorners | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies which corners of the focus rectangle should be rounded. | ScrollControlBase
|  | focusSkin | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent
|  | focusThickness | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent
|  | folderClosedIcon | Type: Class Format: EmbeddedFile CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the folder closed icon for a branch item of the tree. | Tree
|  | folderOpenIcon | Type: Class Format: EmbeddedFile CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the folder open icon for a branch item of the tree. | Tree
|  | fontAntiAliasType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the `antiAliasType` property of internal TextFields. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontFamily | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Name of the font to use. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontGridFitType | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the `gridFitType` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontSharpness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the `sharpness` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontSize | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Height of the text, in pixels. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontStyle | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is italic font. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontThickness | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Sets the `thickness` property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. | ScrollControlBase
|  | fontWeight | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is boldface. | ScrollControlBase
|  | horizontalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Style name for horizontal scrollbar. | ScrollControlBase
|  | indentation | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Indentation for each tree level, in pixels. | Tree
|  | interactionMode | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 2.5 The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent
|  | kerning | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`). | ScrollControlBase
|  | layoutDirection | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.1 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent
|  | leading | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Additional vertical space between lines of text. | ScrollControlBase
|  | left | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. | ScrollControlBase
|  | locale | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The locale of the text displayed by this component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | openDuration | Type: Number Format: Time CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Length of an open or close transition, in milliseconds. | Tree
|  | openEasingFunction | Type: Function CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Easing function to control component tweening. | Tree
|  | paddingBottom | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The number of pixels between the bottom of the row and the bottom of the renderer in the row. | ListBase
|  | paddingLeft | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area. | Tree
|  | paddingRight | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area. | Tree
|  | paddingTop | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The number of pixels between the top of the row and the top of the renderer in the row. | ListBase
|  | right | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | rollOverColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the background when the user rolls over the link. | Tree
|  | selectionColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the background when the user selects the link. | Tree
|  | selectionDisabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Specifies the disabled color of a list item. | Tree
|  | selectionDuration | Type: Number Format: Time CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The duration of the selection effect. | ListBase
|  | selectionEasingFunction | Type: Function CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Reference to an `easingFunction` function used for controlling programmatic tweening. | Tree
|  | showErrorSkin | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent
|  | showErrorTip | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4.5 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent
|  | textAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Alignment of text within a container. | ScrollControlBase
|  | textDecoration | Type: String CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Determines whether the text is underlined. | ScrollControlBase
|  | textFieldClass | Type: Class CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text. | ScrollControlBase
|  | textIndent | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. | ScrollControlBase
|  | textRollOverColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the text when the user rolls over a row. | Tree
|  | textSelectedColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the text when the user selects a row. | Tree
|  | top | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent
|  | useRollOver | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 A flag that controls whether items are highlighted as the mouse rolls over them. | ListBase
|  | verticalAlign | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 The vertical alignment of a renderer in a row. | ListBase
|  | verticalCenter | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 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 Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Style name for vertical scrollbar. | ScrollControlBase

Spark Theme Styles
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| Style | Description | Defined By
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|  | accentColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Accent color used by component skins. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: No Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Alpha of the border. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo, spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the border. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderVisible | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: No Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Visibility of the border. | ScrollControlBase
|  | chromeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The main color for a component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | contentBackgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 The alpha of the content background for this component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | contentBackgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Color of the content area of the component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | dropShadowVisible | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: No Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. | ScrollControlBase
|  | focusColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Color of focus ring when the component is in focus | ScrollControlBase
|  | symbolColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 4 Runtime Versions: Flash10, AIR 1.5 Color of any symbol of a component. | ScrollControlBase

Halo Theme Styles
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|  | backgroundAlpha | Type: Number CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Alpha level of the color defined by the `backgroundColor` property, of the image or SWF file defined by the `backgroundImage` style. | ScrollControlBase
|  | backgroundColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Background color of a component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | backgroundDisabledColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Background color of the component when it is disabled. | ScrollControlBase
|  | backgroundImage | Type: Object Format: File CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Background image of a component. | ScrollControlBase
|  | backgroundSize | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Scales the image specified by `backgroundImage` to different percentage sizes. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo, spark Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the border. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderSides | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Bounding box sides. | ScrollControlBase
|  | borderThickness | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Bounding box thickness. | ScrollControlBase
|  | cornerRadius | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Radius of component corners. | ScrollControlBase
|  | dropShadowColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Color of the drop shadow. | ScrollControlBase
|  | dropShadowEnabled | Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Boolean property that specifies whether the component has a visible drop shadow. | ScrollControlBase
|  | shadowDirection | Type: String CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Direction of the drop shadow. | ScrollControlBase
|  | shadowDistance | Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: No Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Distance of the drop shadow. | ScrollControlBase
|  | themeColor | Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: Yes Theme: halo Language Version: ActionScript 3.0 Product Version: Flex 3 Runtime Versions: Flash9, AIR 1.1 Theme color of a component. | UIComponent

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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
|  | itemsChangeEffect | Triggering Event: itemsChange The data effect to play when a change occur to the control's data provider. By default, the List control does not use a data effect. For the List control, use an instance of the the DefaultListEffect class to configure the data effect. | List
|  | 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

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|  | COMPUTER : File [static] A constant that can be used as a value for the directory property, representing a pseudo-top level directory named "Computer". | FileSystemTree

Property Detail

### directory

property

`directory:File`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

The directory whose contents this control displays.

If you set this property to a File object representing an existing directory, the `dataProvider` immediately becomes `null`. Later, when this control is revalidated by the LayoutManager, it performs a synchronous enumeration of that directory's contents and populates the `dataProvider` property with an ArrayCollection of the resulting File objects for the directory's files and subdirectories.

Setting this to a File which does not represent an existing directory is an error. Setting this to `COMPUTER` synchronously displays the root directories, such as C: and D: on Windows.

The default value is `COMPUTER.`

This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the `directoryChanged` event.

Implementation
`public function get directory():File`
`public function set directory(value:File):void`

### enumerationMode

property

`enumerationMode:String`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A String specifying whether this control displays only files, only subdirectories, or both. In the case that both are displayed, it also specifies whether the subdirectories are displayed before, after, or mixed in with the files. The possible values are specified by the FileSystemEnumerationMode class.

This property affects which subdirectories and files are displayed in the control, and the order in which they appear. However, it does not affect which File instances are in the `dataProvider` property; it works by changing the behavior of the filter function that is applied to the `dataProvider`. Setting it does not cause the current `directory` to be re-enumerated.

Setting this property deselects any selected items and causes the control to reset its scroll position to the upper-left corner.

The default value is `FileSystemEnumerationMode.DIRECTORIES_FIRST.`

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

Related API Elements

mx.controls.FileSystemEnumerationMode

### extensions

property

`extensions:Array`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

An Array of extensions specifying which files can be displayed in this control. If this property is set, for example, to `[ ".htm", ".html" ]`, then only files with these extensions can be displayed.

Extensions are considered case-insensitive and the preceding dot is optional. For example, specifying `".HTML"` is equivalent to specifying `"html"`.

Directories are not subject to extension filtering, even if they have names containing dots.

The `enumerationMode` and `filterFunction` properties are also involved in determining which files appear in the control. For example, if this property is `[ ".htm", ".html" ]`, an .html file is not displayed if the `enumerationMode` property is `FileSystemEnumerationMode.DIRECTORIES_ONLY`, or if the `filterFunction` returns `false` for the file.

If this property is `null`, no extension filtering occurs, and all files are displayed. If this property is an empty Array, all extensions are filtered out and no files with extensions are displayed.

This property affects which files are displayed in the control. However, it does not affect which File instances are in the `dataProvider` property; it works by changing the behavior of the filter function that is applied to the `dataProvider`. Setting it does not cause the current `directory` to be re-enumerated.

Setting this property deselects any selected items and causes the control to reset its scroll position to the upper-left corner.

The default value is `null.`

Implementation
`public function get extensions():Array`
`public function set extensions(value:Array):void`

### filterFunction

property

`filterFunction:Function`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A callback Function that you can use to perform additional filtering, after the `enumerationMode` and `extensions` properties have been applied, to determine which files and subdirectories are displayed and which are hidden.

This function must have the following signature:

    function myFilterFunction(file:File):Boolean

This function should return `true` to show the specified file or subdirectory and `false` to hide it.

To ensure that every enumerated file and subdirectory is passed to this function, the `enumerationMode` property must not be `FileSystemEnumerationMode.FILES_ONLY` or `FileSystemEnumerationMode.DIRECTORIES_ONLY`, and the `extensions` property must be `null`. Otherwise, these properties cause pre-filtering to occur before this filter function is called.

This property affects which subdirectories and files are displayed in the control. However, it does not affect which File instances are in the `dataProvider` property; it works by changing the behavior of the filter function that is applied to the `dataProvider`. Setting it does not cause the current `directory` to be re-enumerated.

Setting this property deselects any selected items and causes the control to reset its scroll position to the upper-left corner.

The default value is `null.`

Implementation
`public function get filterFunction():Function`
`public function set filterFunction(value:Function):void`

### nameCompareFunction

property

`nameCompareFunction:Function`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A callback Function that you can use to change how file and subdirectory names are compared in order to produce the sort order.

This function must have the following signature:

    function myNameCompareFunction(name1:String, name2:String):int

It returns `-1` if `name1` should sort before `name2`, `1` if `name1` should sort after `name2`, and `0` if the names are the same.

If you do not set this property, the control performs a case-insensitive, locale-dependent comparison of the two names, by first calling the String method `toLocaleLowerCase()` on each name and then comparing them with the `<` and `>` operators.

If you have set `enumerationMode` to either `FileSystemEnumerationMode.FILES_FIRST` or `FileSystemEnumerationMode.DIRECTORIES_FIRST`, then this method is used to compare names only within the separate groups of files and directories.

This property affects the order in which subdirectories and files are displayed in the control. However, it does not affect which File instances are in the `dataProvider` property; it works by changing the behavior of the sort that is applied to the `dataProvider`. Setting it does not cause the current `directory` to be re-enumerated.

Setting this property deselects any selected items and causes the control to reset its scroll position to the upper-left corner.

The default value is `null.`

Implementation
`public function get nameCompareFunction():Function`
`public function set nameCompareFunction(value:Function):void`

### openPaths

property

`openPaths:Array`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

An Array of `nativePath` Strings for the File items representing the open subdirectories. This Array is empty if no subdirectories are open.

The default value is `[].`

Implementation
`public function get openPaths():Array`
`public function set openPaths(value:Array):void`

### selectedPath

property

`selectedPath:String`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

The `nativePath` of the File item representing the selected subdirectory or file, or `null` if no item is selected.

If multiple items are selected, getting this property gives the first path in the `selectedPaths` array.

Setting this property affects the `selectedPaths`, `selectedItem`, `selectedItems`, `selectedIndex`, and `selectedIndices` properties.

The default value is `null.`

This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the `directoryChanged` event.

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

Related API Elements

mx.controls.listClasses.ListBase.selectedIndex
mx.controls.listClasses.ListBase.selectedItem

### selectedPaths

property

`selectedPaths:Array`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

An Array of `nativePath` Strings for the File items representing the selected subdirectories and files. This Array is empty if no items are selected.

Setting this property affects the `selectedPaths`, `selectedItem`, `selectedItems`, `selectedIndex`, and `selectedIndices` properties.

The default value is `[].`

This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the `directoryChanged` event.

Implementation
`public function get selectedPaths():Array`
`public function set selectedPaths(value:Array):void`

Related API Elements

mx.controls.listClasses.ListBase.selectedIndex
mx.controls.listClasses.ListBase.selectedItem

### showExtensions

property

`showExtensions:Boolean`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A flag that specifies whether extensions in file names are shown. Set this property to `true` to show file extensions and to `false` to hide them. Extensions in directory names are always shown.

Setting this property does not affect which items are displayed, or the order in which they appear. It also does not affect which items are selected, or the scroll position.

The default value is `true.`

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

### showHidden

property

`showHidden:Boolean`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A flag that specifies whether files and directories that the operating system considers hidden are displayed. Set this property to `true` to show hidden files and directories and to `false` to hide them.

Setting this property deselects any selected items and causes the control to reset its scroll position to the upper-left corner.

The default value is `false.`

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

### showIcons

property

`showIcons:Boolean`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A flag that specifies that icons are displayed before the file name. Set this property to `true` to show icons and to `false` to hide them.

You can set the `directoryIcon` and `fileIcon` styles to change the default icons. This control cannot display the actual icon that the operating system displays for a file, because AIR does not support that feature.

Setting this property does not affect which items are displayed, or the order in which they appear. It also does not affect which items are selected, or the scroll position.

The default value is `true.`

Implementation
`public function get showIcons():Boolean`
`public function set showIcons(value:Boolean):void`
Constructor Detail

### FileSystemTree

()
Constructor

`public function FileSystemTree()`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail

### clear

()
method

`public function clear():void`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Clears the list.

This method sets the `dataProvider` to `null` but leaves the `directory` property unchanged. You can call `refresh` to populate the list again.

### closeSubdirectory

()
method

`public function closeSubdirectory(nativePath:String):void`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Closes a subdirectory specified by a native file system path.

If the `nativePath` doesn't specify a directory being displayed within this control, then this method does nothing.

Parameters

| `nativePath:String` — A String specifying the `nativePath` of a File item.

### findIndex

()
method

`public function findIndex(nativePath:String):int`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Returns the index of the File item with the specified native file system path.

Items which are present in the control's collection but not displayed because of filtering are not searched.

Parameters

| `nativePath:String` — A String specifying the `nativePath` of a File item.

Returns

| `int` — A zero-based index, or `-1` if no File was found with the specified path.

### findItem

()
method

`public function findItem(nativePath:String):File`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Searches the File instances currently displayed in this control and returns the one with the specified `nativePath`property.

File instances which are present in the control's collection but not displayed because of filtering are not searched.

Parameters

| `nativePath:String` — A String specifying the `nativePath` of a File item.

Returns

| `File` — A File instance if one was found with the specified `nativePath`, or `null` if none was found.

### openSubdirectory

()
method

`public function openSubdirectory(nativePath:String):void`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Opens a subdirectory specified by a native file system path.

This method automatically opens all intervening directories required to reach the specified directory.

If the `nativePath` doesn't specify an existing file system directory, or if that directory isn't within the directory that this control is displaying, then this method does nothing.

Parameters

| `nativePath:String` — A String specifying the `nativePath` of a File item.

### refresh

()
method

`public function refresh():void`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Re-enumerates the current directory being displayed by this control.

When this method returns, the `directory` property contains the File instance for the same directory as before. The `dataProvider` property is temporarily `null` until the directory is re-enumerated. After the enumeration, the `dataProvider` property contains an ArrayCollection of File instances for the directory's contents.

Event Detail

### directoryChange

Event

Event Object Type: `mx.events.FileEvent`
property FileEvent.type = `mx.events.FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Dispatched whenever the `directory` property changes for any reason.

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `directoryChange` 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`.
`file` | The File object associated with this event.
`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.
`type` | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CHANGE

### directoryClosing

Event

Event Object Type: `mx.events.FileEvent`
property FileEvent.type = `mx.events.FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the user closes an open directory node using the mouse of keyboard.

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `directoryClosing` event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property | Value
--- | ---
`bubbles` | false
`cancelable` | true
`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`.
`file` | The File object associated with this event.
`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.
`type` | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_CLOSING

### directoryOpening

Event

Event Object Type: `mx.events.FileEvent`
property FileEvent.type = `mx.events.FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the user opens a directory node using the mouse or keyboard.

This is a cancelable event. If you call `event.preventDefault()`, this control continues to display the current directory rather than changing to display the subdirectory which was double-clicked.

The FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `directoryOpening` event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

Property | Value
--- | ---
`bubbles` | false
`cancelable` | true
`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`.
`file` | The File object associated with this event.
`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.
`type` | FileEvent.DIRECTORY_OPENING

### fileChoose

Event

Event Object Type: `mx.events.FileEvent`
property FileEvent.type = `mx.events.FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the user chooses a file by double-clicking it or by selecting it and pressing Enter.

The FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE constant defines the value of the `type` property of the event object for a `fileChoose` 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`.
`file` | The File object associated with this event.
`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.
`type` | FileEvent.FILE_CHOOSE

Constant Detail

### COMPUTER

Constant

`public static const COMPUTER:File`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 3

Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.1

A constant that can be used as a value for the `directory` property, representing a pseudo-top level directory named "Computer". This pseudo-directory contains the root directories (such as C:\ and D:\ on Windows or / on Macintosh).

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