| Package | mx.controls |
| Class | public class HSlider |
| Inheritance | HSlider  Slider UIComponent FlexSprite Sprite DisplayObjectContainer InteractiveObject DisplayObject EventDispatcher Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
 | Starting with Flex 4.0, Adobe recommends that you use the spark.components.HSlider class as an alternative to this class. |
The HSlider control lets users select a value by moving a slider thumb between the end points of the slider track. The current value of the slider is determined by the relative location of the thumb between the end points of the slider, corresponding to the slider's minimum and maximum values.
The slider may allow a continuous range of values between its minimum and maximum values or it may be restricted to values at specific intervals between the minimum and maximum value. It may show tick marks at specified intervals along the track. These tick marks are independent of the allowed values of the slider. The slider may also use a data tip to display its current value.
The HSlider control has a horizontal direction. The slider track stretches from left to right, and the labels and tick marks are placed at the top or bottom of the track.
The HSlider control has the following default characteristics:
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Default size | 250 pixels wide, high enough to hold the slider and any associated labels |
| Minimum size | None |
| Maximum size | None |
Show MXML Syntax
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:HSlider> tag inherits all of the tag attributes
of its superclass, and adds the following tag attribute:
<mx:HSlider
Styles
dataTipPlacement="top"
/>
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Related API Elements
mx.controls.VSlider
mx.controls.sliderClasses.Slider
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderThumb
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderDataTip
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderLabel
mx.controls.sliderClasses.Slider
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderThumb
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderDataTip
mx.controls.sliderClasses.SliderLabel
Public Properties
Protected Properties
Public Methods
| Method | Defined By | ||
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HSlider()
Constructor. | HSlider | ||
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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 | |
| 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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Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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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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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 | |
| [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
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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 | |
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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 all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination. | UIComponent | |
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Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
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Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
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Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
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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 x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
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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 | |
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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 the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's minimum width. | 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 the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
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Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
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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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Returns the thumb object at the given index. | Slider | |
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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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Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
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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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Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
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An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | 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 three-dimensional point of the three-dimensional display
object's (local) coordinates to a two-dimensional point in the Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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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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Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
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Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 one or more child DisplayObject instances from the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
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Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
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Raises a virtual keyboard. | InteractiveObject | |
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Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| [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 coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
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Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
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Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
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Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout
size and position relative to its siblings. | 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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This method sets the value of a slider thumb, and updates the display. | Slider | |
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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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Lets the user drag the specified sprite on a touch-enabled device. | Sprite | |
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Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
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Ends the startTouchDrag() method, for use with touch-enabled devices. | 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 | |
| [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 the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
| [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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
Protected Methods
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.
Common Styles
| Style | Description | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The offset, in pixels, of the data tip relative to the thumb. | Slider | ||
dataTipPlacement | Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The location of the data tip relative to the thumb. Possible values are "left", "right",
"top", and "bottom".
The default value is "top". | HSlider | ||
| Type: int CSS Inheritance: no Number of decimal places to use for the data tip text. | Slider | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the style declaration to use for the data tip. | Slider | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Color of the component highlight when validation fails. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no Blend mode used by the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no Skin used to draw the focus rectangle. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes The primary interaction mode for this component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Invert the direction of the thumbs. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The y-position offset (if direction is horizontal) or x-position offset (if direction is vertical) of the labels relative to the track. | Slider | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The name of the style to use for the slider label. | Slider | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes Specifies the desired layout direction of a component. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no Specifies whether to enable track highlighting between thumbs (or a single thumb and the beginning of the track). | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Time CSS Inheritance: no Duration in milliseconds for the sliding animation when you click on the track to move a thumb. | Slider | ||
| Type: Function CSS Inheritance: no Tweening function used by the sliding animation when you click on the track to move a thumb. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider thumb disabled state. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider thumb down state. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The y-position offset (if direction is horizontal) or x-position offset (if direction is vertical) of the thumb relative to the track. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider thumb over state. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The default skin for the slider thumb. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider thumb up state. | Slider | ||
| Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no The color of the tick marks. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The length in pixels of the tick marks. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The y-position offset (if direction is horizontal) or x-position offset (if direction is vertical) of the tick marks relative to the track. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The thickness in pixels of the tick marks. | Slider | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area. | UIComponent | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider track when it is selected. | Slider | ||
| Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no The size of the track margins, in pixels. | Slider | ||
| Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no The skin for the slider track. | Slider | ||
| Type: String CSS Inheritance: no The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component. | UIComponent | ||
Spark Theme Styles
Halo Theme Styles
Public Constants
Constructor Detail
HSlider | () | Constructor |
public function HSlider()| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version: | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
Examples How to use this example
SimpleImageHSlider.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo HSlider control. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private var imageWidth:Number = 0;
private var imageHeight:Number = 0;
// Event handler function to change the image size.
private function changeSize():void
{
phoneImage.width = uint(imageWidth * hSlider.value / 100);
phoneImage.height = uint(imageHeight * hSlider.value / 100);
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:Panel id="panel" title="Halo HSlider Control Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:HGroup height="100%" width="100%">
<mx:Image id="phoneImage" source="@Embed('assets/Nokia_6630.png')"
creationComplete="imageWidth = phoneImage.width; imageHeight = phoneImage.height;" />
</s:HGroup>
<s:Label color="blue" text="Drag the slider to resize the image."/>
<mx:HSlider id="hSlider"
minimum="0" maximum="100" value="100"
dataTipPlacement="top"
tickColor="black"
snapInterval="1" tickInterval="10"
labels="[0%,100%]"
allowTrackClick="true"
liveDragging="true"
change="changeSize();"/>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>
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