Packagemx.events
Classpublic dynamic class DynamicEvent
InheritanceDynamicEvent Inheritance Event Inheritance Object

This subclass of Event is dynamic, meaning that you can set arbitrary event properties on its instances at runtime.

By contrast, Event and its other subclasses are non-dynamic, meaning that you can only set properties that are declared in those classes. When prototyping an application, using a DynamicEvent can be easier because you don't have to write an Event subclass to declare the properties in advance. However, you should eventually eliminate your DynamicEvents and write Event subclasses because these are faster and safer. A DynamicEvent is so flexible that the compiler can't help you catch your error when you set the wrong property or assign it a value of an incorrect type.

Example:

  var event:DynamicEvent = new DynamicEvent("credentialsChanged");
  event.name = name;
  event.passsword = password; // misspelling won't be caught!
  dispatchEvent(event);


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 Inheritedbubbles : Boolean
Indicates whether an event is a bubbling event.
Event
 Inheritedcancelable : Boolean
Indicates whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.
Event
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 InheritedcurrentTarget : Object
The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
Event
 InheritedeventPhase : uint
The current phase in the event flow.
Event
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
 Inheritedtarget : Object
The event target.
Event
 Inheritedtype : String
The type of event.
Event
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
DynamicEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false)
Constructor.
DynamicEvent
 Inherited
clone():Event
Duplicates an instance of an Event subclass.
Event
 Inherited
formatToString(className:String, ... arguments):String
A utility function for implementing the toString() method in your custom Event class.
Event
 Inherited
hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
isDefaultPrevented():Boolean
Checks whether preventDefault() has been called on the event.
Event
 Inherited
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
 Inherited
preventDefault():void
Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.
Event
 Inherited
propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
stopImmediatePropagation():void
Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
stopPropagation():void
Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the event flow.
Event
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns a string containing all the properties of the Event object.
Event
 Inherited
valueOf():Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined by
 InheritedACTIVATE : String = "activate"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an activate event object.
Event
 InheritedADDED : String = "added"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an added event object.
Event
 InheritedCANCEL : String = "cancel"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a cancel event object.
Event
 InheritedCHANGE : String = "change"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a change event object.
Event
 InheritedCLOSE : String = "close"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a close event object.
Event
 InheritedCOMPLETE : String = "complete"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a complete event object.
Event
 InheritedCONNECT : String = "connect"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a connect event object.
Event
 InheritedDEACTIVATE : String = "deactivate"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a deactivate event object.
Event
 InheritedENTER_FRAME : String = "enterFrame"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an enterFrame event object.
Event
 InheritedID3 : String = "id3"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an id3 event object.
Event
 InheritedINIT : String = "init"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an init event object.
Event
 InheritedMOUSE_LEAVE : String = "mouseLeave"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a mouseLeave event object.
Event
 InheritedOPEN : String = "open"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an open event object.
Event
 InheritedREMOVED : String = "removed"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a removed event object.
Event
 InheritedRENDER : String = "render"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a render event object.
Event
 InheritedRESIZE : String = "resize"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a resize event object.
Event
 InheritedSCROLL : String = "scroll"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a scroll event object.
Event
 InheritedSELECT : String = "select"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a select event object.
Event
 InheritedSOUND_COMPLETE : String = "soundComplete"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a soundComplete event object.
Event
 InheritedTAB_CHILDREN_CHANGE : String = "tabChildrenChange"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a tabChildrenChange event object.
Event
 InheritedTAB_ENABLED_CHANGE : String = "tabEnabledChange"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a tabEnabledChange event object.
Event
 InheritedTAB_INDEX_CHANGE : String = "tabIndexChange"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of a tabIndexChange event object.
Event
 InheritedUNLOAD : String = "unload"
[static] Defines the value of the type property of an unload event object.
Event
Constructor detail
DynamicEvent()constructor
public function DynamicEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = false, cancelable:Boolean = false)

Constructor.

Parameters
type:String — The event type; indicates the action that caused the event.
 
bubbles:Boolean (default = false) — Specifies whether the event can bubble up the display list hierarchy.
 
cancelable:Boolean (default = false) — Specifies whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.



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