mx.core.ContextualClassFactory - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.core
Class	public class ContextualClassFactory
Inheritance	ContextualClassFactory ClassFactory Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

A class factory that provides a system manager as a context of where the class should be created.

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		generator : Class The Class that the newInstance() method uses to generate objects from this factory object.	ClassFactory
		moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory The context in which an object should be created.	ContextualClassFactory
		properties : Object = null An Object whose name/value pairs specify the properties to be set on each object generated by the newInstance() method.	ClassFactory
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		ContextualClassFactory(generator:Class = null, moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory = null) Constructor.	ContextualClassFactory
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		newInstance():* [override] Creates a new instance of the generator class, with the properties specified by properties.	ContextualClassFactory
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Property Detail

moduleFactory

property

public var moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The context in which an object should be created.

This is used to solve using the embedded fonts in an application SWF when the framework is loaded as an RSL (the RSL has its own SWF context). Embedded fonts may only be accessed from the SWF file context in which they were created. By using the systemManager of the application SWF, the RSL can create objects in the application SWF context that will have access to the application's embedded fonts. moduleFactory will call create() to create an object in the context of the moduleFactory.

The default value is null.

Constructor Detail

ContextualClassFactory

()

Constructor

public function ContextualClassFactory(generator:Class = null, moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory = null)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters

	`generator:Class` (default = `null`) — The Class that the `newInstance()` method uses to generate objects from this factory object.

	`moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory` (default = `null`) — The system manager context in which the object should be created.

Method Detail

newInstance

()

method

override public function newInstance():*

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates a new instance of the generator class, with the properties specified by properties.

This method implements the newInstance() method of the IFactory interface.

Returns

* — The new instance that was created.