| Package | mx.core | 
| Class | public class Repeater | 
| Inheritance | Repeater    UIComponent   FlexSprite   Sprite   DisplayObjectContainer   InteractiveObject   DisplayObject   EventDispatcher   Object | 
| Implements | IRepeater | 
<mx:Repeater> tag.
  It creates multiple instances of its subcomponents
  based on its dataProvider.
  The repeated components can be any standard or custom
  controls or containers.
   You can use the <mx:Repeater> tag
  anywhere a control or container tag is allowed, with the exception
  of the <mx:Application> container tag.
  To repeat a user interface component, you place its tag
  in the <mx:Repeater> tag.
  You can use more than one <mx:Repeater> tag
  in an MXML document.
  You can also nest <mx:Repeater> tags.
You cannot use the <mx:Repeater> tag
  for objects that do not extend the UIComponent class.
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The <Repeater> class has the following properties:
  <mx:Repeater
    Properties
    id="No default"
    childDescriptors="No default"
    count="No default"
    dataProvider="No default"
    recycleChildren="false|true"
    startingIndex="0"
     Events
    repeat="No default"
    repeatEnd="No default"
    repeatStart="No default"
  >
  
   See also
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
![]()  | accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
 
     The current accessibility options for this display object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | activeEffects : Array
 [read-only] 
      The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
      as an Array of EffectInstance instances. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | alpha : Number
 
     Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | automationDelegate : Object
 
      The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | automationName : String
 
      Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. 
 | 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 | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | buttonMode : Boolean
 
     Specifies the button mode of this sprite. 
 | Sprite | |
![]()  | cacheAsBitmap : Boolean
 
     If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the
     display object. 
 | 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 | |
| childDescriptors : Array
 
      An Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects for this Repeater's children. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | className : String
 [read-only] 
      The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | constructor : Object
 
  A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. 
 | Object | |
| container : IContainer
 [read-only] 
      The container that contains this Repeater. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | 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 | |
| count : int
 
      The number of times this Repeater should execute. 
 | Repeater | ||
| currentIndex : int
 [read-only] 
      The index of the item in the dataProvider currently
   being processed while this Repeater is executing. 
 | Repeater | ||
| currentItem : Object
 [read-only] 
      The item in the dataProvider currently being processed
   while this Repeater is executing. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | 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 | |
| dataProvider : Object
 
      The data provider used by this Repeater to create repeated instances
   of its children. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
 
      Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
      by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
      UIComponent instance. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | document : Object
 
      A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | doubleClickEnabled : Boolean
 
      Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | dropTarget : DisplayObject
 [read-only] 
  Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
  which the sprite was dropped. 
 | Sprite | |
![]()  | enabled : Boolean
 
      Whether the component can accept user interaction. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | errorString : String
 
      The text that will be 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
 
      Number that specifies the maximum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMaxWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the maximum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMinHeight : Number
 
      Number that specifies the minimum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMinWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the minimum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | filters : Array
 
     An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | height : Number
 
      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 | |
![]()  | id : String
 
      ID of the component. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | isDocument : Boolean
 [read-only] 
      Determines whether this UIComponent instance is a document object,
      that is, whether it is at the top of the hierarchy of a Flex
      application, MXML component, or ActionScript component. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | isPopUp : Boolean
 
      Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
      that component has been popped up. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | loaderInfo : LoaderInfo
 [read-only] 
     Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
     to which this display object belongs. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | mask : DisplayObject
 
     The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | maxHeight : Number
 
      Number that specifies the maximum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | maxWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the maximum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | 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 | |
![]()  | minHeight : Number
 
      Number that specifies the minimum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | minWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the minimum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
 
      The moduleFactory that is used to create TextFields in the correct SWF context. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | mouseChildren : Boolean
 
  Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse enabled. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | mouseEnabled : Boolean
  
  Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages. 
 | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
 
      Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | mouseX : Number
 [read-only] 
     Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | mouseY : Number
 [read-only] 
     Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | name : String
 
     Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | opaqueBackground : Object
 
     Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | owner : DisplayObjectContainer
 
      The owner of this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | parent : DisplayObjectContainer
 [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
 
      Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | percentWidth : Number
 
      Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | processedDescriptors : Boolean
 
      Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation, 
      depending on which one happens. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | prototype : Object
 [static] 
  A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object. 
 | Object | |
| recycleChildren : Boolean
 
      A Boolean flag indicating whether this Repeater should re-use
   previously created children, or create new ones. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | 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
 
     Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | scale9Grid : Rectangle
 
     The current scaling grid that is in effect. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | scaleX : Number
 
      Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | scaleY : Number
 
      Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. 
 | 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 | |
![]()  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
  
      A flag that determines if an automation object
      shows in the automation hierarchy. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | soundTransform : SoundTransform
 
  Controls sound within this sprite. 
 | Sprite | |
![]()  | stage : Stage
 [read-only] 
     The Stage of the display object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
| startingIndex : int
 
      The index into the dataProvider at which this Repeater
      starts creating children. 
 | Repeater | ||
![]()  | states : Array
 
      The view states that are defined for this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
 
      Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | styleName : Object
 
      The class style used by this component. 
 | 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 | |
![]()  | tabIndex : int
  
     Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. 
 | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | textSnapshot : TextSnapshot
 [read-only] 
     Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | toolTip : String
 
      Text to display in the ToolTip. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | transform : Transform
 
    An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. 
 | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 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 mouse 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 | |
![]()  | visible : Boolean
 
      Controls the visibility of this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | width : Number
 
      Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
      in the parent's coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | x : Number
 
      Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
      in pixels, within its parent container. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | y : Number
 
      Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
      in pixels, within its parent container. 
 | UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
Repeater() 
      Constructor. 
 | Repeater | ||
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     Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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  Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer 
  instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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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 | |
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  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 | |
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      Queues a function to be called later. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Deletes a style property from this component instance. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
  the instance itself. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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      Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Returns a set of properties that identify the child within 
      this container. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
   on its parent document object. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
   on its parent document object. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
      for this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Dispatches an event into the event flow. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number, cornerRadius:Object = null, color:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, gradientMatrix:Matrix = null, gradientType:String = "linear", gradientRatios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void
 
   Programatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Ends all currently playing effects on the component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Executes the data bindings into this UIComponent object. 
 | UIComponent | |
| 
 
      Executes the bindings into all the UIComponents created
   by this Repeater. 
 | Repeater | ||
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      Called after printing is complete. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Provides the automation object at the specified index. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
 
     Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
     of the targetCoordinateSpace object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
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     Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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     Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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     Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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      Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      getting the constraint style for this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
 
      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured height
            
 | UIComponent | |
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      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured width
            
 | UIComponent | |
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      Gets the object that currently has focus. 
 | UIComponent | |
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     Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children 
     (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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    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 | |
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      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 | |
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      Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
      component's style lookup chain. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
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     Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
     to the display object's (local) coordinates. 
 | DisplayObject | |
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 Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type 
 of event. 
 | EventDispatcher | |
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  Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. 
 | Object | |
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     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     obj display object. 
 | DisplayObject | |
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     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     point specified by the x and y parameters. 
 | DisplayObject | |
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      Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the 
      drawRoundRect() method
      as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Initializes the internal structure of this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
| 
 
      Initializes a new Repeater object. 
 | Repeater | ||
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      Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
      of this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
      method gets called during a later screen update. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
      method gets called during a later screen update. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Marks a component so that its measure()
      method gets called during a later screen update. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified 
  as the parameter. 
 | Object | |
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      Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. 
 | UIComponent | |
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     Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
     Stage (global) coordinates. 
 | DisplayObject | |
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      Measures the specified HTML text, which may 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 | |
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      Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed
      in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat
      determined by the styles of this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
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       Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Propagates style changes to the children. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Returns true if the chain of owner properties 
      points from child to this UIComponent. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. 
 | Object | |
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      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 | |
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      For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
      as one of the event listeners. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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  Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of 
  the DisplayObjectContainer. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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 Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. 
 | EventDispatcher | |
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      Replays the specified event. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Resolves a child by using the id provided. 
 | UIComponent | |
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 [static] 
      Resumes the background processing of methods
      queued by callLater(), after a call to
      suspendBackgroundProcessing(). 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Sizes the object. 
 | UIComponent | |
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 Changes the  position of an existing child in the display object container. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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      Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      setting the constraint style for this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Set the current state. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Sets the focus to this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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     Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. 
 | Object | |
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      Sets a style property on this component instance. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Called when the visible property changes. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Lets the user drag the specified sprite. 
 | Sprite | |
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  Ends the startDrag() method. 
 | Sprite | |
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      Detects changes to style properties. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
      the styles for a component are first initialized. 
 | UIComponent | |
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 [static] 
      Blocks the background processing of methods
      queued by callLater(),
      until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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  Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the 
  child list. 
 | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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   Returns a string indicating the location of this object
   within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. 
 | FlexSprite | |
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   Validates the position and size of children and draws other
   visuals. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
      and redraw it, if necessary. 
 | UIComponent | |
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      Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
      by calling the commitProperties() method. 
 | UIComponent | |
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   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 | |
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      Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
      validator assigned to this component. 
 | UIComponent | |
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  Returns the primitive value of the specified object. 
 | Object | |
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      Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
      as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. 
 | UIComponent | |
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 Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of 
 its ancestors for the specified event type. 
 | EventDispatcher | |
| Event | Summary | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]()  | Dispatched when Flash Player or an AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active. | EventDispatcher | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild() or addChildAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a display object is added to the display list. | DisplayObject | ||
![]()  | 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 | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the main button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user selects the context menu associated with this interactive object in an AIR application. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after the view state has changed. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when Flash Player or an AIR application loses operating system focus and is becoming inactive. | EventDispatcher | ||
![]()  | 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 | ||
![]()  | 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 | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after an effect ends. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched just before an effect starts. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the playhead is entering a new frame. | DisplayObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after the component has returned to the root view state. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched before the component exits from the root view state. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after a display object gains focus. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched after a display object loses focus. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user presses a key. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using keyboard navigation. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user releases a key. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the middle button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses the middle pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user attempts to change focus by using a pointer device. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a mouse wheel is spun over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the object has moved. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the drag initiator InteractiveObject when the user releases the drag gesture. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | 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 | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture enters its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject when a drag gesture leaves its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by an InteractiveObject continually while a drag gesture remains within its boundary. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched at the beginning of a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched during a drag operation by the InteractiveObject that is specified as the drag initiator in the DragManager.doDrag() call. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild() or removeChildAt() method. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a display object is about to be removed from the display list. | DisplayObject | ||
![]()  | 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 | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the display list is about to be updated and rendered. | DisplayObject | ||
| Dispatched each time an item is processed and the currentIndex and currentItem properties are updated. | Repeater | |||
| Dispatched after all the subcomponents of a repeater are created. | Repeater | |||
| Dispatched when Flex begins processing the dataProvider property and begins creating the specified subcomponents. | Repeater | |||
![]()  | Dispatched when the component is resized. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses and releases the right button of the user's pointing device over the same InteractiveObject. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user presses the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a user releases the pointing device button over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device away from an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the user moves a pointing device over an InteractiveObject instance. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the value of the object's tabChildren flag changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the object's tabEnabled flag changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when the value of the object's tabIndex property changes. | InteractiveObject | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and will be discarded soon. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed). | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded. | UIComponent | ||
![]()  | Dispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction. | UIComponent | ||
| childDescriptors | property | 
public var childDescriptors:Array
An Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects for this Repeater's children.
| container | property | 
container:IContainer  [read-only] The container that contains this Repeater.
    public function get container():IContainer
| count | property | 
count:int  [read-write] 
The number of times this Repeater should execute.
If the Repeater reaches the end of the data provider while executing, the number of times it actually executes will be less that the requested count.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
    public function get count():int
    public function set count(value:int):void
| currentIndex | property | 
currentIndex:int  [read-only] 
      The index of the item in the dataProvider currently
   being processed while this Repeater is executing.
     
After the Repeater has finished executing,
   this property is -1.
   However, the repeaterIndex property of a repeated
   component instance remembers the index of the
   dataProvider item from which it was created.
   In the case of nested Repeaters, you can use the
   repeaterIndices array.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
    public function get currentIndex():int
| currentItem | property | 
currentItem:Object  [read-only] 
      The item in the dataProvider currently being processed
   while this Repeater is executing.
     
After the Repeater has finished executing,
   this property is null.
   However, in this case you can call the getRepeaterItem()
   method of the repeated component instance to get the
   dataProvider item from which it was created.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
    public function get currentItem():Object
| dataProvider | property | 
dataProvider:Object  [read-write] 
The data provider used by this Repeater to create repeated instances of its children.
If you read the dataProvider property, you always get
   an ICollectionView object or null.
   If you set the dataProvider property to anything other than
   null, it is converted into an ICollectionView object,
   according the following rules:
You must specify a value for the dataProvider property 
      or the Repeater component will not execute.
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
    public function get dataProvider():Object
    public function set dataProvider(value:Object):void
| recycleChildren | property | 
recycleChildren:Boolean  [read-write] 
A Boolean flag indicating whether this Repeater should re-use previously created children, or create new ones.
If true, when this Repeater's
   dataProvider, startingIndex,
   or count changes, it will recycle the existing
   children by binding the new data into them.
   If more children are required, they are created and added.
   If fewer children are required, the extra ones are removed
   and garbage collected.
If false, when this Repeater's 
   dataProvider, startingIndex,
   or count changes, it will remove any previous
   children that it created and then create and 
      add new children from the new data items.
This property is false by default.
   Setting it to true can increase performance,
   but is not appropriate in all situations.
   For example, if the previously created children have state
   information such as text typed in by a user, then this
   state will not get reset when the children are recycled.
    public function get recycleChildren():Boolean
    public function set recycleChildren(value:Boolean):void
| startingIndex | property | 
startingIndex:int  [read-write] 
      The index into the dataProvider at which this Repeater
      starts creating children.
     
This property can be used as the source for data binding.
    public function get startingIndex():int
    public function set startingIndex(value:int):void
| Repeater | () | Constructor | 
public function Repeater()
Constructor.
| executeChildBindings | () | method | 
public function executeChildBindings():void
Executes the bindings into all the UIComponents created by this Repeater.
This method is called by the Flex framework. Developers should not need to call it.
| initializeRepeater | () | method | 
public function initializeRepeater(container:IContainer, recurse:Boolean):void
Initializes a new Repeater object.
This method is called by the Flex framework. Developers should not need to call it.
Parameters
container:IContainer — The Container that contains this Repeater,
   and in which this Repeater will create its children.
         | 
|
recurse:Boolean — A Boolean flag indicating whether this Repeater
   should create all descendants of its children.
      | 
| repeat | Event | 
mx.events.FlexEvent
mx.events.FlexEvent.REPEAT
  Dispatched each time an item is processed and the 
  currentIndex and currentItem 
  properties are updated.
   
FlexEvent.REPEAT constant defines the value of the
      type property of the event object for a repeat 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.  | 
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. | 
| repeatEnd | Event | 
mx.events.FlexEvent
mx.events.FlexEvent.REPEAT_END
  Dispatched after all the subcomponents of a repeater are created.
  This event is triggered even if the dataProvider
  property is empty or null.
   
FlexEvent.REPEAT_END constant defines the value of the
      type property of the event object for a repeatEnd 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.  | 
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. | 
| repeatStart | Event | 
mx.events.FlexEvent
mx.events.FlexEvent.REPEAT_START
  Dispatched when Flex begins processing the dataProvider
  property and begins creating the specified subcomponents.
  This event is triggered even if the dataProvider
  property is empty or null.
   
FlexEvent.REPEAT_START constant defines the value of the
      type property of the event object for a repeatStart 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.  | 
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. | 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Repeater class. -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
        
            import mx.controls.Alert;
  
            [Bindable]
            private var dp:Array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];    
            
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:Panel title="Repeater Example" width="75%" height="75%" 
        paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10">
  
        <mx:Text width="100%" color="blue" 
            text="Use the Repeater class to create 9 Button controls in a 3 by 3 Tile container."/>
        <mx:Tile direction="horizontal" borderStyle="inset" 
            horizontalGap="10" verticalGap="15"
            paddingLeft="10" paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingRight="10">
        
            <mx:Repeater id="rp" dataProvider="{dp}">
                <mx:Button height="49" width="50" 
                    label="{String(rp.currentItem)}" 
                    click="Alert.show(String(event.currentTarget.getRepeaterItem()) + ' pressed')"/>
            </mx:Repeater>    
        </mx:Tile>
  
    </mx:Panel>  
</mx:Application>