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

Package	mx.core
Interface	public interface IToolTip extends IUIComponent , IFlexDisplayObject , IBitmapDrawable , IEventDispatcher
Implementors	ToolTip

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The IToolTip interface defines the API that tooltip-like components must implement in order to work with the ToolTipManager. The ToolTip class implements this interface.

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties The current accessibility options for this display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		alpha : Number Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.	IFlexDisplayObject
		baselinePosition : Number [read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component.	IUIComponent
		blendMode : String A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.	IFlexDisplayObject
		cacheAsBitmap : Boolean If set to true, Flash runtimes cache an internal bitmap representation of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		document : Object A reference to the document object associated with this component.	IUIComponent
		enabled : Boolean Whether the component can accept user interaction.	IUIComponent
		explicitHeight : Number The explicitly specified height for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMaxHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMaxWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMinHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitMinWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		explicitWidth : Number The explicitly specified width for the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		filters : Array An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		focusPane : Sprite A single Sprite object that is shared among components and used as an overlay for drawing the focus indicator.	IUIComponent
		height : Number Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		includeInLayout : Boolean Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container.	IUIComponent
		isPopUp : Boolean Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.	IUIComponent
		loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs.	IFlexDisplayObject
		mask : DisplayObject The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		maxHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		maxWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the maximum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		measuredHeight : Number [read-only] The measured height of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		measuredMinHeight : Number The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.	IUIComponent
		measuredMinWidth : Number The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.	IUIComponent
		measuredWidth : Number [read-only] The measured width of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		minHeight : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum height of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		minWidth : Number [read-only] Number that specifies the minimum width of the component, in pixels, as the component's coordinates.	IUIComponent
		mouseX : Number [read-only] Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		mouseY : Number [read-only] Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		name : String Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.	IFlexDisplayObject
		opaqueBackground : Object Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.	IFlexDisplayObject
		owner : DisplayObjectContainer The owner of this IVisualElement object.	IUIComponent
		parent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		percentHeight : Number Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.	IUIComponent
		percentWidth : Number Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.	IUIComponent
		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.	IFlexDisplayObject
		rotation : Number Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scale9Grid : Rectangle The current scaling grid that is in effect.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scaleX : Number Indicates the horizontal scale (percentage) of the object as applied from the registration point.	IFlexDisplayObject
		scaleY : Number Indicates the vertical scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		screen : Rectangle [read-only] A Rectangle that specifies the size and position of the base drawing surface for this tooltip.	IToolTip
		scrollRect : Rectangle The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		stage : Stage [read-only] The Stage of the display object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		systemManager : ISystemManager A reference to the SystemManager object for this component.	IUIComponent
		text : String The text that appears in the tooltip.	IToolTip
		transform : flash.geom:Transform An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.	IFlexDisplayObject
		tweeningProperties : Array Used by EffectManager.	IUIComponent
		visible : Boolean Whether or not the display object is visible.	IFlexDisplayObject
		width : Number Indicates the width of the display object, in pixels.	IFlexDisplayObject
		x : Number Indicates the x coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	IFlexDisplayObject
		y : Number Indicates the y coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer.	IFlexDisplayObject

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	Method		Defined By
		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
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	IEventDispatcher
		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
		getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height	IUIComponent
		getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width	IUIComponent
		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
		globalToLocal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates to the display object's (local) coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	IEventDispatcher
		hitTestObject(obj:DisplayObject):Boolean 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
		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
		initialize():void Initialize the object.	IUIComponent
		localToGlobal(point:Point):Point Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		move(x:Number, y:Number):void Moves this object to the specified x and y coordinates.	IFlexDisplayObject
		owns(displayObject:DisplayObject):Boolean Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent.	IUIComponent
		parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent.	IUIComponent
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	IEventDispatcher
		setActualSize(newWidth:Number, newHeight:Number):void Sets the actual size of this object.	IFlexDisplayObject
		setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void Called when the visible property changes.	IUIComponent
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	IEventDispatcher

Property Detail

screen

property

screen:Rectangle [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

A Rectangle that specifies the size and position of the base drawing surface for this tooltip.

Implementation
public function get screen():Rectangle

text

property

text:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The text that appears in the tooltip.

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