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

Package	mx.core
Class	public class DeferredInstanceFromClass
Inheritance	DeferredInstanceFromClass Object
Implements	ITransientDeferredInstance

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

A deferred instance factory that creates and returns an instance of a specified class. An application can use the getInstance() method to create an instance of the class when it is first needed and get a reference to the instance thereafter.

See also

DeferredInstanceFromFunction

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
		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
		DeferredInstanceFromClass(generator:Class) Constructor.	DeferredInstanceFromClass
		getInstance():Object Creates and returns an instance of the class specified in the DeferredInstanceFromClass constructor, if it does not yet exist; otherwise, returns the already-created class instance.	DeferredInstanceFromClass
		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
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		reset():void Resets the state of our factory to the initial, uninitialized state.	DeferredInstanceFromClass
		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

Constructor Detail

DeferredInstanceFromClass

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Constructor

public function DeferredInstanceFromClass(generator:Class)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters

generator:Class — The class whose instance the getInstance() method creates and returns.

Method Detail

getInstance

()

method

public function getInstance():Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates and returns an instance of the class specified in the DeferredInstanceFromClass constructor, if it does not yet exist; otherwise, returns the already-created class instance.

Returns

Object — An instance of the class specified in the DeferredInstanceFromClass constructor.

reset

()

method

public function reset():void

Language Version:

ActionScript 4.0

Product Version:

Flex 4

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Resets the state of our factory to the initial, uninitialized state. The reference to our cached instance is cleared.