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IDeferredContentOwner 
Packagemx.core
Interfacepublic interface IDeferredContentOwner extends IUIComponent , IFlexDisplayObject , IBitmapDrawable , IEventDispatcher
Implementors SkinnableContainer

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 4
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The IDeferredContentOwner interface defines the properties and methods for deferred instantiation.

See also



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedaccessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties
The current accessibility options for this display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedalpha : Number
Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedbaselinePosition : Number
[read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component.
IUIComponent
 InheritedblendMode : String
A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedcacheAsBitmap : Boolean
If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
  creationPolicy : String
Content creation policy for this component.
IDeferredContentOwner
  deferredContentCreated : Boolean
[read-only] A flag that indicates whether the deferred content has been created.
IDeferredContentOwner
 Inheriteddocument : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this component.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitHeight : Number
The explicitly specified height for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMaxHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMaxWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMinHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMinWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedexplicitWidth : Number
The explicitly specified width for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedfilters : Array
An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedfocusPane : Sprite
A single Sprite object that is shared among components and used as an overlay for drawing the focus indicator.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedheight : Number
Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedincludeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container.
IUIComponent
 InheritedisPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.
IUIComponent
 InheritedloaderInfo : LoaderInfo
[read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedmask : DisplayObject
The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedmaxHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedmaxWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredHeight : Number
[read-only] The measured height of this object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedmeasuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.
IUIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.
IUIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredWidth : Number
[read-only] The measured width of this object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedminHeight : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedminWidth : Number
[read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.
IUIComponent
 InheritedmouseX : Number
[read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedmouseY : Number
[read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedname : String
Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedopaqueBackground : Object
Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedowner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedparent : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedpercentHeight : Number
Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
IUIComponent
 InheritedpercentWidth : Number
Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedroot : 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.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedrotation : Number
Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedscale9Grid : Rectangle
The current scaling grid that is in effect.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedscaleX : Number
Indicates the horizontal scale (percentage) of the object as applied from the registration point.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedscaleY : Number
Indicates the vertical scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedscrollRect : Rectangle
The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedstage : Stage
[read-only] The Stage of the display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedsystemManager : ISystemManager
A reference to the SystemManager object for this component.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedtransform : flash.geom:Transform
An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.
IFlexDisplayObject
 InheritedtweeningProperties : Array
Used by EffectManager.
IUIComponent
 Inheritedvisible : Boolean
Whether or not the display object is visible.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedwidth : Number
Indicates the width of the display object, in pixels.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedx : Number
Indicates the x coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inheritedy : Number
Indicates the y coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.
IFlexDisplayObject
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
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.
IEventDispatcher
  
Create the content for this component.
IDeferredContentOwner
 Inherited
Dispatches an event into the event flow.
IEventDispatcher
 Inherited
getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle
Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height
IUIComponent
 Inherited
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width
IUIComponent
 Inherited
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.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.
IEventDispatcher
 Inherited
Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the bounding box of the obj display object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
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.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
Initialize the object.
IUIComponent
 Inherited
Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
Moves this object to the specified x and y coordinates.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
owns(displayObject:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent.
IUIComponent
 Inherited
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent.
IUIComponent
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.
IEventDispatcher
 Inherited
setActualSize(newWidth:Number, newHeight:Number):void
Sets the actual size of this object.
IFlexDisplayObject
 Inherited
setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Called when the visible property changes.
IUIComponent
 Inherited
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.
IEventDispatcher
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
  Dispatched after the content for this component has been created.IDeferredContentOwner
Property Detail

creationPolicy

property
creationPolicy:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 4
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Content creation policy for this component.

Possible values are:

  • auto - Automatically create the content immediately before it is needed.
  • all - Create the content as soon as the parent component is created. This option should only be used as a last resort because it increases startup time and memory usage.
  • none - Content must be created manually by calling the createDeferredContent() method.

If no creationPolicy is specified for a container, that container inherits the value of its parent's creationPolicy property.

The default value is "auto".



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

deferredContentCreated

property 
deferredContentCreated:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 4
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

A flag that indicates whether the deferred content has been created.



Implementation
    public function get deferredContentCreated():Boolean
Method Detail

createDeferredContent

()method
public function createDeferredContent():void

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 4
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Create the content for this component. If the value of the creationPolicy property is auto or all, this the Flex framework calls this method. If the value of the creationPolicy property is none, you must explicitly call this method to create the content for the component.

Event Detail

contentCreationComplete

Event
Event Object Type: mx.events.FlexEvent
property FlexEvent.type = mx.events.FlexEvent.CONTENT_CREATION_COMPLETE

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 4
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Dispatched after the content for this component has been created. With deferred instantiation, the content for a component can be created long after the component is created.

The FlexEvent.CONTENT_CREATION_COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a contentCreationComplete event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.