mx.utils.NameUtil (ColdFusion 9)

Package	mx.utils
Class	public class NameUtil
Inheritance	NameUtil Object

The NameUtil utility class defines static methods for creating names for Flex objects. You do not create instances of NameUtil; instead you call static methods of the class, such as the NameUtil.createName() method.

	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
		createUniqueName(object:Object):String [static] Creates a unique name for any Object instance, such as "Button12", by combining the unqualified class name with an incrementing counter.	NameUtil
		displayObjectToString(displayObject:DisplayObject):String [static] Returns a string, such as "MyApplication0.addressForm.lastName.TextField17", for a DisplayObject object that indicates its position in the hierarchy of DisplayObject objects in an application.	NameUtil
		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
		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

Method Detail

createUniqueName

()

method

public static function createUniqueName(object:Object):String

Creates a unique name for any Object instance, such as "Button12", by combining the unqualified class name with an incrementing counter.

Parameters

object:Object — Object requiring a name.

Returns

String — String containing the unique name.

displayObjectToString

()

method

public static function displayObjectToString(displayObject:DisplayObject):String

Returns a string, such as "MyApplication0.addressForm.lastName.TextField17", for a DisplayObject object that indicates its position in the hierarchy of DisplayObject objects in an application.

Parameters

displayObject:DisplayObject — A DisplayObject object whose hierarchy in the application is desired.

Returns

String — String containing the position of displayObject in the hierarchy of DisplayObject objects in an application.

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