| Package | mx.containers | 
| Class | public class Canvas | 
| Inheritance | Canvas    Container   UIComponent   FlexSprite   Sprite   DisplayObjectContainer   InteractiveObject   DisplayObject   EventDispatcher   Object | 
| Implements | IConstraintLayout | 
x and
  y properties of each child.
 
  Flex sets the children of a Canvas layout container to their
  preferred width and preferred height.
  You may override the value for a child's
  preferred width by setting its width property to either
  a fixed pixel value or a percentage of the container size.
  You can set the preferred height in a similar manner.
If you use percentage sizing inside a Canvas container, some of your components may overlap. If this is not the effect you want, plan your component positions and sizes carefully.
The Canvas container has the following default sizing characteristics:
| Characteristic | Description | 
|---|---|
| Default size | Large enough to hold all its children at the default sizes of the children | 
| Default padding | 0 pixels for the top, bottom, left, and right values | 
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:Canvas> tag inherits all the tag attributes
  of its superclass. Use the following syntax:
  <mx:Canvas>
    ...
      child tags
    ...
  </mx:Canvas>
  
  
  
  | Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
![]()  | accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties 
     The current accessibility options for this display object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | activeEffects : Array [read-only] 
      The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
      as an Array of EffectInstance instances.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | alpha : Number 
     Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | autoLayout : Boolean 
      If true, measurement and layout are done
      when the position or size of a child is changed.  | Container | |
![]()  | automationDelegate : Object 
      The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | automationName : String 
      
      Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | automationTabularData : Object [read-only] 
      
     An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which 
     can be used to retrieve the data.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | automationValue : Array [read-only] 
      This value generally corresponds to the rendered appearance of the 
      object and should be usable for correlating the identifier with
      the object as it appears visually within the application.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | baselinePosition : Number [read-only] 
      The y-coordinate of the baseline
      of the first line of text of the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | blendMode : String 
     A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | blendShader : Shader [write-only] 
     Sets a shader that is used for blending the foreground and background.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | borderMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] 
      Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties:
      left, top, right,
      and bottom.  | Container | |
![]()  | buttonMode : Boolean 
     Specifies the button mode of this sprite.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | cacheAsBitmap : Boolean 
     If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the
     display object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only] 
      Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | cachePolicy : String 
      Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | childDescriptors : Array [read-only] 
      Array of UIComponentDescriptor objects produced by the MXML compiler.  | Container | |
![]()  | className : String [read-only] 
      The name of this instance's class, such as "Button".  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | clipContent : Boolean 
      Whether to apply a clip mask if the positions and/or sizes
      of this container's children extend outside the borders of
      this container.  | Container | |
| constraintColumns : Array 
	  An Array of ConstraintColumn instances that partition this container.  | Canvas | ||
| constraintRows : Array 
	  An Array of ConstraintRow instances that partition this container.  | Canvas | ||
![]()  | constructor : Object 
	 A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.  | Object | |
![]()  | contentMouseX : Number [override] [read-only] 
      Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.  | Container | |
![]()  | contentMouseY : Number [override] [read-only] 
      Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.  | Container | |
![]()  | contextMenu : NativeMenu  
	 Specifies the context menu associated with this object.  | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | creatingContentPane : Boolean 
      Containers use an internal content pane to control scrolling.  | Container | |
![]()  | creationIndex : int 
      Specifies the order to instantiate and draw the children
      of the container.  | Container | |
![]()  | creationPolicy : String 
      The child creation policy for this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | currentState : String 
      The current view state of the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only] 
      Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
      and its peers.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | data : Object 
      The data property lets you pass a value
      to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor.  | Container | |
![]()  | defaultButton : IFlexDisplayObject 
      The Button control designated as the default button
      for the container.  | Container | |
![]()  | descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor 
      Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
      by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
      UIComponent instance.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | document : Object 
      A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | doubleClickEnabled : Boolean [override] 
      Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only] 
	 Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
	 which the sprite was dropped.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | enabled : Boolean 
      Whether the component can accept user interaction.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | errorString : String 
      The text that will be displayed by a component's error tip when a
      component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMaxHeight : Number 
      The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMaxWidth : Number 
      The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMinHeight : Number 
      The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitMinWidth : Number 
      The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | explicitWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | filters : Array 
     An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu 
      The context menu for this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | focusEnabled : Boolean 
      Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | focusManager : IFocusManager 
      Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
      and its peers.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | focusPane : Sprite 
      The focus pane associated with this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | focusRect : Object  
	 Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle.  | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | graphics : Graphics [read-only] 
     Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector
     drawing commands can occur.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | height : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
      in the parent's coordinates.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | hitArea : Sprite 
	 Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | horizontalLineScrollSize : Number 
      Number of pixels to move when the left- or right-arrow
      button in the horizontal scroll bar is pressed.  | Container | |
![]()  | horizontalPageScrollSize : Number 
      Number of pixels to move when the track in the
      horizontal scroll bar is pressed.  | Container | |
![]()  | horizontalScrollBar : ScrollBar 
      The horizontal scrollbar used in this container.  | Container | |
![]()  | horizontalScrollPolicy : String 
      Specifies whether the horizontal scroll bar is always present,
      always absent, or automatically added when needed.  | Container | |
![]()  | horizontalScrollPosition : Number 
      The current position of the horizontal scroll bar.  | Container | |
![]()  | icon : Class 
      The Class of the icon displayed by some navigator
      containers to represent this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | id : String 
      ID of the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | includeInLayout : Boolean 
      Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
      parent container.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | inheritingStyles : Object 
      The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | initialized : Boolean 
      A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
      of layout: commitment, measurement, and layout (provided that any were required).  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | instanceIndex : int [read-only] 
      The index of a repeated component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | instanceIndices : Array 
      An Array containing the indices required to reference
      this UIComponent object from its parent document.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | isDocument : Boolean [read-only] 
      Determines whether this UIComponent instance is a document object,
      that is, whether it is at the top of the hierarchy of a Flex
      application, MXML component, or ActionScript component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | isPopUp : Boolean 
      Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
      that component has been popped up.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | label : String 
      The text displayed by some navigator containers to represent
      this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] 
     Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
     to which this display object belongs.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | mask : DisplayObject 
     The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | maxHeight : Number 
      The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | maxHorizontalScrollPosition : Number [read-only] 
      The largest possible value for the
      horizontalScrollPosition property.  | Container | |
![]()  | maxVerticalScrollPosition : Number [read-only] 
      The largest possible value for the
      verticalScrollPosition property.  | Container | |
![]()  | maxWidth : Number 
      The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | measuredHeight : Number 
      The default height of the component, in pixels.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | measuredMinHeight : Number 
      The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | measuredMinWidth : Number 
      The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | measuredWidth : Number 
      The default width of the component, in pixels.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | minHeight : Number 
      The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | minWidth : Number 
      The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered
      by the parent during layout.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory 
      The moduleFactory that is used to create TextFields in the correct SWF context.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | mouseChildren : Boolean 
	 Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse enabled.  | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | mouseEnabled : Boolean  
	 Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages.  | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean 
      Whether you can receive focus when clicked on.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | mouseX : Number [read-only] 
     Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | mouseY : Number [read-only] 
     Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | name : String 
     Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | nestLevel : int 
      Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | nonInheritingStyles : Object 
      The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | numAutomationChildren : int [read-only] 
      
      The number of automation children this container has.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | numChildren : int [override] [read-only] 
      Number of child components in this container.  | Container | |
![]()  | opaqueBackground : Object 
     Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | owner : DisplayObjectContainer 
      The owner of this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | parent : DisplayObjectContainer [override] [read-only] 
      The parent container or component for this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | parentApplication : Object [read-only] 
      A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
      instance.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | parentDocument : Object [read-only] 
      A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | percentHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | percentWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | processedDescriptors : Boolean 
      Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation, 
      depending on which one happens.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | prototype : Object [static] 
	 A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.  | Object | |
![]()  | rawChildren : IChildList [read-only] 
      A container typically contains child components, which can be enumerated
      using the Container.getChildAt() method and 
      Container.numChildren property.  | Container | |
![]()  | repeater : IRepeater [read-only] 
      A reference to the Repeater object
      in the parent document that produced this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | repeaterIndex : int [read-only] 
      The index of the item in the data provider
      of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | repeaterIndices : Array 
      An Array containing the indices of the items in the data provider
      of the Repeaters in the parent document that produced this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | repeaters : Array 
      An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
      in the parent document that produced this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 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.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | rotation : Number 
     Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | rotationX : Number 
     Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | rotationY : Number 
     Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | rotationZ : Number 
     Indicates the z-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | scale9Grid : Rectangle 
     The current scaling grid that is in effect.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | scaleX : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | scaleY : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | scaleZ : Number 
     Indicates the depth scale (percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | screen : Rectangle [read-only] 
      Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
      drawing surface for this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | scrollRect : Rectangle 
     The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean 
       
      A flag that determines if an automation object
      shows in the automation hierarchy.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | soundTransform : flash.media:SoundTransform 
	 Controls sound within this sprite.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | stage : Stage [read-only] 
     The Stage of the display object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | states : Array 
      The view states that are defined for this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration 
      Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | styleName : Object 
      The class style used by this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | systemManager : ISystemManager 
      Returns the SystemManager object used by this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | tabChildren : Boolean 
	 Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled.  | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | tabEnabled : Boolean  
	 Specifies whether this object is in the tab order.  | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | tabIndex : int  
   	 Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file.  | InteractiveObject | |
![]()  | textSnapshot : flash.text:TextSnapshot [read-only] 
     Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance.  | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | toolTip : String 
      Text to display in the ToolTip.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | transform : flash.geom:Transform 
    An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | transitions : Array 
      An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
      set of effects to play when a view state change occurs.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | tweeningProperties : Array 
      Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | uid : String 
      A unique identifier for the object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean 
      A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
      of layout validation (provided that any were required).  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | useHandCursor : Boolean 
	 A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the mouse rolls 
	 over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true.  | Sprite | |
![]()  | validationSubField : String 
      Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | verticalLineScrollSize : Number 
      Number of pixels to scroll when the up- or down-arrow
      button in the vertical scroll bar is pressed,
      or when you scroll by using the mouse wheel.  | Container | |
![]()  | verticalPageScrollSize : Number 
      Number of pixels to scroll when the track
      in the vertical scroll bar is pressed.  | Container | |
![]()  | verticalScrollBar : ScrollBar 
      The vertical scrollbar used in this container.  | Container | |
![]()  | verticalScrollPolicy : String 
      Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar is always present,
      always absent, or automatically added when needed.  | Container | |
![]()  | verticalScrollPosition : Number 
      The current position of the vertical scroll bar.  | Container | |
![]()  | viewMetrics : EdgeMetrics [read-only] 
      Returns an object that has four properties: left,
      top, right, and bottom.  | Container | |
![]()  | viewMetricsAndPadding : EdgeMetrics [read-only] 
      Returns an object that has four properties: left,
      top, right, and bottom.  | Container | |
![]()  | visible : Boolean [override] 
      Controls the visibility of this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | width : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
      in the parent's coordinates.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | x : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
      in pixels, within its parent container.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | y : Number [override] 
      Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
      in pixels, within its parent container.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | z : Number 
     Indicates the z coordinate position along the z-axis of the DisplayObject
     instance relative to the 3D parent container.  | DisplayObject | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Canvas() 
	  Constructor.  | Canvas | ||
![]()  | [override] 
      Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | 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 | |
![]()  | 
	 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 | |
![]()  | 
      Queues a function to be called later.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Deletes a style property from this component instance.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
	 Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
	 the instance itself.  | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates.  | Container | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      
      Returns a set of properties that identify the child within 
      this container.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding
      component and add the component as a child of this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors,
      and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      
      Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
	  on its parent document object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      
      Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object
	  on its parent document object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles
      for this UIComponent.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Dispatches an event into the event flow.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      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 
      Programatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Ends all currently playing effects on the component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Executes all the data bindings on this Container.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      Called after printing is complete.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
       
      Provides the automation object at the specified index.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
     Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
     of the targetCoordinateSpace object.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Gets the nth child component object.  | Container | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Returns the child whose name property is the specified String.  | Container | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Gets the zero-based index of a specific child.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children 
      of the container.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
      Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      getting the constraint style for this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured height
     
        | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured width
     
        | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Gets the object that currently has focus.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
     Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children 
     (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.  | DisplayObjectContainer | |
![]()  | 
    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 | |
![]()  | 
      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 | |
![]()  | 
      Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
      component's style lookup chain.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates.  | Container | |
![]()  | 
     Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
     to the display object's (local) coordinates.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 
     Converts a two-dimensional point from the Stage (global) coordinates to a
     three-dimensional display object's (local) coordinates.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 
	Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type 
	of event.  | EventDispatcher | |
![]()  | 
	 Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.  | Object | |
![]()  | 
     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 | |
![]()  | 
     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     point specified by the x and y parameters.  | DisplayObject | |
![]()  | 
      Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the 
      drawRoundRect() method
      as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Initializes the internal structure of this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
      of this component.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
      method gets called during a later screen update.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
      method gets called during a later screen update.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
      Marks a component so that its measure()
      method gets called during a later screen update.  | UIComponent | |
![]()  | 
	 Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified 
	 as the parameter.  | Object | |
![]()  | 
     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 | |
![]()  | [override] 
      Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates.  | Container | |
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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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      Measures the specified HTML text, which may 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 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 all children from the child list of this container.  | Container | |
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      Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container.  | Container | |
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      Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container
      at the specified index.  | Container | |
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	Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.  | EventDispatcher | |
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      Replays the specified event.  | UIComponent | |
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      Resolves a child by using the id provided.  | UIComponent | |
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      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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      Sets the index of a particular child.  | Container | |
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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 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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      Called when the visible property changes.  | UIComponent | |
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	 Lets the user drag the specified sprite.  | Sprite | |
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	 Ends the startDrag() method.  | 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 | |
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      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 | |
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	  Returns a string indicating the location of this object
	  within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application.  | FlexSprite | |
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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 | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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      Adjust the focus rectangle.  | UIComponent | |
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      Used internally by the Dissolve Effect to add the overlay to the chrome of a container.  | Container | |
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      Performs any final processing after child objects are created.  | UIComponent | |
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      Processes the properties set on the component.  | UIComponent | |
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      Creates the container's border skin 
      if it is needed and does not already exist.  | Container | |
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      Create child objects of the component.  | UIComponent | |
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      Creates a new object using a context
      based on the embedded font being used.  | UIComponent | |
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      Creates the object using a given moduleFactory.  | UIComponent | |
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      The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus.  | UIComponent | |
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      The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus.  | UIComponent | |
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      Finalizes the initialization of this component.  | UIComponent | |
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      Initializes this component's accessibility code.  | UIComponent | |
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      Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects,
      where the UITextField object gets focus.  | UIComponent | |
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      The event handler called for a keyDown event.  | UIComponent | |
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      The event handler called for a keyUp event.  | UIComponent | |
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      Respond to size changes by setting the positions and sizes
      of this container's borders.  | Container | |
[override] 
	  Calculates the preferred minimum and preferred maximum sizes
	  of the Canvas.  | Canvas | ||
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      This method is called when a UIComponent is constructed,
      and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches
      a "change" Event to indicate
      that the localized resources have changed in some way.  | UIComponent | |
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      Positions the container's content area relative to the viewable area 
      based on the horizontalScrollPosition and verticalScrollPosition properties.  | Container | |
[override] 
	  Sets the size of each child of the container.  | Canvas | ||
| constraintColumns | property | 
constraintColumns:ArrayAn Array of ConstraintColumn instances that partition this container. The ConstraintColumn instance at index 0 is the left-most column; indices increase from left to right.
    public function get constraintColumns():Array    public function set constraintColumns(value:Array):void| constraintRows | property | 
constraintRows:ArrayAn Array of ConstraintRow instances that partition this container. The ConstraintRow instance at index 0 is the top-most row; indices increase from top to bottom.
    public function get constraintRows():Array    public function set constraintRows(value:Array):void| Canvas | () | Constructor | 
public function Canvas()Constructor.
| measure | () | method | 
override protected function measure():voidCalculates the preferred minimum and preferred maximum sizes of the Canvas.
The measuredWidth of the Canvas is just large enough
	  to display all of its children at their preferred widths
	  without clipping them.
	  This measure() method calculates the position of the
	  right-most child, calculates the position of that child's right edge,
	  and then adds room for the thickness of the Canvas container's border
	  and the right padding.
	  The measuredHeight is calculated similarly.
The Canvas container's minWidth and
	  minHeight properties are not calculated,
	  so Flex uses a default value of 0.
The Canvas container's maxWidth and
	  maxHeight properties are not calculated.
	  The container is assumed to have an infinite maximum
	  width and height.
All of the values described previously are the measured widths and heights of Canvas. The user can override the measured values by calling the explicitly supplying a value for the following properties:
widthheightminWidthminHeightmaxWidthmaxHeightYou should not call this method directly. The Flex LayoutManager calls it at the appropriate time. At application startup, the Flex LayoutManager attempts to measure all components from the children to the parents before setting them to their final sizes.
This is an advanced method for use in subclassing.
	  If you override this method, your implementation must either
	  call the super.measure() method or set the
	  measuredHeight and
	  measuredWidth properties.
	  You may also optionally set the following properties:
	  
measuredMinWidthmeasuredMinHeight| updateDisplayList | () | method | 
override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):voidSets the size of each child of the container.
Canvas does not change the positions of its children.
	  Each child is positioned according to the values of its
	  x and y properties.
Canvas does set each child's width and height to be equal
	  to that child's measuredWidth and
	  measuredHeight if no width
	  and height values are supplied.
	  The child can also be made resizable by setting
	  width and/or height to a percent value.
	  Resizable children are bound by the right and bottom edges
	  of the Canvas container.
	  In this case, the child's minWidth,
	  minHeight, maxWidth, and
	  maxHeight values are honored.
You should not call this method directly.
	  The Flex LayoutManager calls it at the appropriate time.
	  At application startup, the Flex LayoutManager calls
	  updateDisplayList() method on every component,
	  starting with the Application object and working downward.
This is an advanced method for use in subclassing.
	  If you override this method, your implementation should call the
	  super.updateDisplayList() method and call the
	  move() and setActualSize() methods
	  on each of the children.
	  For the purposes of performing layout, you should get the size
	  of this container from the unscaledWidth and
	  unscaledHeight properties, not the width
	  and height properties.
	  The width and height properties
	  do not take into account the value of the scaleX
	  and scaleY properties for this container.
Parameters
unscaledWidth:Number — Specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
      in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the
      scaleX property of the component.
     
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unscaledHeight:Number — Specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
      in the component's coordinates, regardless of the value of the
      scaleY property of the component.
	 
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