Packagemx.controls
Classpublic class DateField
InheritanceDateField Inheritance ComboBase Inheritance UIComponent Inheritance FlexSprite Inheritance flash.display.Sprite
Implements IDataRenderer, IDropInListItemRenderer, IFocusManagerComponent, IListItemRenderer

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The DateField control is a text field that shows the date with a calendar icon on its right side. When the user clicks anywhere inside the bounding box of the control, a DateChooser control pops up and shows the dates in the month of the current date. If no date is selected, the text field is blank and the month of the current date is displayed in the DateChooser control.

When the DateChooser control is open, the user can scroll through months and years, and select a date. When a date is selected, the DateChooser control closes, and the text field shows the selected date.

The user can also type the date in the text field if the editable property of the DateField control is set to true.

The DateField has the same default characteristics (shown below) as the DateChooser for its expanded date chooser.

CharacteristicDescription
Default sizeA size large enough to hold the calendar, and wide enough to display the day names
Minimum size0 pixels
Maximum sizeNo limit

The DateField has the following default characteristics for the collapsed control:

CharacteristicDescription
Default sizeA size large enough to hold the formatted date and the calendar icon
Minimum size0 pixels
Maximum sizeNo limit

MXML SyntaxexpandedHide MXML Syntax

The <mx:DateField> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:DateField
    Properties
    dayNames="["S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S"]"
    disabledDays="No default"
    disabledRanges="No default"
    displayedMonth="Current month"
    displayedYear="Current year"
    dropdownFactory="ClassFactory that creates an mx.controls.DateChooser"
    firstDayOfWeek="0"
    formatString="MM/DD/YYYY"
    labelFunction="Internal formatter"
    maxYear="2100"
    minYear="1900"
    monthNames="["January", "February", "March", "April", "May",
    "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November",
    "December"]"
    monthSymbol=""
    parseFunction="Internal parser"
    selectableRange="No default"
    selectedDate="No default"
    showToday="true|false"
    yearNavigationEnabled="false|true"
    yearSymbol=""
  
   Styles
    borderColor="0xAAB3B3"
    borderThickness="1"
    color="0x0xB333C"
    dateChooserStyleName="dateFieldPopup"
    disabledColor="0xAAB3B3"
    disabledIconColor="0x999999"
    focusAlpha="0.5"
    focusRoundedCorners="tl tr bl br"
    fontAntiAliasType="advanced"
    fontFamily="Verdana"
    fontGridFitType="pixel"
    fontSharpness="0"
    fontSize="10"
    fontStyle="normal|italic"
    fontThickness="0"
    fontWeight="normal|bold"
    iconColor="0x111111"
    leading="2"
    paddingLeft="0"
    paddingRight="0"
    rollOverColor="0xE3FFD6"
    selectionColor="0xB7F39B"
    textAlign="left|right|center"
    textDecoration="none|underline"
    textIndent="0"
    todayColor="0x2B333C"
 
    Events
    change="No default"
    close="No default"
    dataChange="No default"
    open="No default"
    scroll="No default"
  />
  

View the examples

See also

mx.controls.DateChooser


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedaccessibilityDescription : String
A convenience accessor for the description property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object.
UIComponent
 InheritedaccessibilityEnabled : Boolean
A convenience accessor for the silent property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object.
UIComponent
 InheritedaccessibilityName : String
A convenience accessor for the name property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object.
UIComponent
 InheritedaccessibilityShortcut : String
A convenience accessor for the shortcut property in this UIComponent's accessibilityProperties object.
UIComponent
 InheritedactiveEffects : Array
[read-only] The list of effects that are currently playing on the component, as an Array of EffectInstance instances.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationDelegate : Object
The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationEnabled : Boolean
[read-only] True if this component is enabled for automation, false otherwise.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationName : String
Name that can be used as an identifier for this object.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationOwner : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] The owner of this component for automation purposes.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationParent : DisplayObjectContainer
[read-only] The parent of this component for automation purposes.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationTabularData : Object
[read-only] An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which can be used to retrieve the data.
UIComponent
 InheritedautomationValue : 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
 InheritedautomationVisible : Boolean
[read-only] True if this component is visible for automation, false otherwise.
UIComponent
 Inheritedbaseline : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 InheritedbaselinePosition : Number
[read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component.
UIComponent
 Inheritedbottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 InheritedcacheHeuristic : Boolean
[write-only] Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object.
UIComponent
 InheritedcachePolicy : String
Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object.
UIComponent
 InheritedclassName : String
[read-only] The name of this instance's class, such as "Button".
UIComponent
 InheritedcontentMouseX : Number
[read-only] Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.
UIComponent
 InheritedcontentMouseY : Number
[read-only] Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system.
UIComponent
 InheritedcurrentState : String
The current view state of the component.
UIComponent
 InheritedcursorManager : 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.
DateField
 InheriteddataProvider : Object
The set of items this component displays.
ComboBase
  dayNames : Array
Weekday names for DateChooser control.
DateField
 Inheriteddepth : Number
Determines the order in which items inside of containers are rendered.
UIComponent
 Inheriteddescriptor : UIComponentDescriptor
Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this UIComponent instance.
UIComponent
 InheriteddesignLayer : DesignLayer
Specifies the optional DesignLayer instance associated with this visual element.
UIComponent
  disabledDays : Array
Days to disable in a week.
DateField
  disabledRanges : Array
Disables single and multiple days.
DateField
  displayedMonth : int
Used with the displayedYear property, the displayedMonth property specifies the month displayed in the DateChooser control.
DateField
  displayedYear : int
Used with the displayedMonth property, the displayedYear property determines which year is displayed in the DateChooser control.
DateField
 Inheriteddocument : Object
A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 InheriteddoubleClickEnabled : Boolean
[override] Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events.
UIComponent
  dropdown : DateChooser
[read-only] Contains a reference to the DateChooser control contained by the DateField control.
DateField
  dropdownFactory : IFactory
The IFactory that creates a DateChooser-derived instance to use as the date-chooser The default value is an IFactory for DateChooser
DateField
 Inheritededitable : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether the control is editable, which lets the user directly type entries that are not specified in the dataProvider, or not editable, which requires the user select from the items in the dataProvider.
ComboBase
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction.
UIComponent
 InheritedenableIME : Boolean
[read-only] A flag that indicates whether the IME should be enabled when the component receives focus.
ComboBase
 InheritederrorString : String
The text that displayed by a component's error tip when a component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitHeight : Number
Number that specifies the explicit height of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMinHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitMinWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedexplicitWidth : Number
Number that specifies the explicit width of the component, in pixels, in the component's coordinates.
UIComponent
  firstDayOfWeek : Object
Day of the week (0-6, where 0 is the first element of the dayNames Array) to display in the first column of the DateChooser control.
DateField
 InheritedflexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu
The context menu for this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 InheritedfocusEnabled : Boolean
Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to.
UIComponent
 InheritedfocusManager : IFocusManager
Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component and its peers.
UIComponent
 InheritedfocusPane : Sprite
The focus pane associated with this object.
UIComponent
  formatString : String
The format of the displayed date in the text field.
DateField
 InheritedhasFocusableChildren : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether child objects can receive focus.
UIComponent
 InheritedhasLayoutMatrix3D : Boolean
[read-only] Contains true if the element has 3D Matrix.
UIComponent
 Inheritedheight : Number
[override] Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels, in the parent's coordinates.
UIComponent
 InheritedhorizontalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 Inheritedid : String
ID of the component.
UIComponent
 InheritedimeMode : String
Specifies the IME (input method editor) mode.
ComboBase
 InheritedincludeInLayout : Boolean
Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the parent container.
UIComponent
 InheritedinheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles.
UIComponent
 Inheritedinitialized : 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
 InheritedinstanceIndex : int
[read-only] The index of a repeated component.
UIComponent
 InheritedinstanceIndices : Array
An Array containing the indices required to reference this UIComponent object from its parent document.
UIComponent
 Inheritedis3D : Boolean
[read-only] Contains true when the element is in 3D.
UIComponent
 InheritedisDocument : Boolean
[read-only] Contains true if this UIComponent instance is a document object.
UIComponent
 InheritedisPopUp : Boolean
Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate that component has been popped up.
UIComponent
  labelFunction : Function
Function used to format the date displayed in the text field of the DateField control.
DateField
 InheritedlayoutMatrix3D : Matrix3D
[write-only] The transform matrix that is used to calculate a component's layout relative to its siblings.
UIComponent
 Inheritedleft : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
  listData : BaseListData
When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor, Flex initializes the listData property of the component with the appropriate data from the List control.
DateField
 InheritedmaintainProjectionCenter : Boolean
When true, the component keeps its projection matrix centered on the middle of its bounding box.
UIComponent
 InheritedmaxHeight : Number
The maximum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedmaxWidth : Number
The maximum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
  maxYear : int
The last year selectable in the control.
DateField
 InheritedmeasuredHeight : Number
The default height of the component, in pixels.
UIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredMinHeight : Number
The default minimum height of the component, in pixels.
UIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredMinWidth : Number
The default minimum width of the component, in pixels.
UIComponent
 InheritedmeasuredWidth : Number
The default width of the component, in pixels.
UIComponent
 InheritedminHeight : Number
The minimum recommended height of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedminWidth : Number
The minimum recommended width of the component to be considered by the parent during layout.
UIComponent
  minYear : int
The first year selectable in the control.
DateField
 InheritedmoduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory
A module factory is used as context for using embedded fonts and for finding the style manager that controls the styles for this component.
UIComponent
  monthNames : Array
Names of the months displayed at the top of the control.
DateField
  monthSymbol : String
This property is appended to the end of the value specified by the monthNames property to define the names of the months displayed at the top of the control.
DateField
 InheritedmouseFocusEnabled : Boolean
Whether you can receive focus when clicked on.
UIComponent
 InheritedMXMLDescriptor : Array
[read-only]
UIComponent
 InheritedMXMLProperties : Array
[read-only]
UIComponent
 InheritednestLevel : int
Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy.
UIComponent
 InheritednonInheritingStyles : Object
The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles.
UIComponent
 InheritednumAutomationChildren : int
[read-only] The number of automation children this container has.
UIComponent
 Inheritedowner : DisplayObjectContainer
The owner of this IVisualElement object.
UIComponent
 Inheritedparent : DisplayObjectContainer
[override] [read-only] The parent container or component for this component.
UIComponent
 InheritedparentApplication : Object
[read-only] A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent instance.
UIComponent
 InheritedparentDocument : Object
[read-only] A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent.
UIComponent
  parseFunction : Function
Function used to parse the date entered as text in the text field area of the DateField control and return a Date object to the control.
DateField
 InheritedpercentHeight : Number
Specifies the height of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
UIComponent
 InheritedpercentWidth : Number
Specifies the width of a component as a percentage of its parent's size.
UIComponent
 InheritedpostLayoutTransformOffsets : TransformOffsets
Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the object's transform in a way that is invisible to its parent's layout.
UIComponent
 InheritedprocessedDescriptors : Boolean
Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation, depending on which one happens.
UIComponent
 Inheritedrepeater : IRepeater
[read-only] A reference to the Repeater object in the parent document that produced this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 InheritedrepeaterIndex : int
[read-only] The index of the item in the data provider of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 InheritedrepeaterIndices : 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
 Inheritedrepeaters : Array
An Array containing references to the Repeater objects in the parent document that produced this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 Inheritedrestrict : String
Set of characters that a user can or cannot enter into the text field.
ComboBase
 Inheritedright : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 Inheritedrotation : Number
[override]
UIComponent
 InheritedrotationX : Number
[override] Indicates the x-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.
UIComponent
 InheritedrotationY : Number
[override] Indicates the y-axis rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation relative to the 3D parent container.
UIComponent
 InheritedrotationZ : Number
[override]
UIComponent
 InheritedscaleX : Number
[override] Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor.
UIComponent
 InheritedscaleY : Number
[override] Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor.
UIComponent
 InheritedscaleZ : Number
[override] Number that specifies the scaling factor along the z axis.
UIComponent
 Inheritedscreen : Rectangle
[read-only] Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base drawing surface for this object.
UIComponent
  selectableRange : Object
Range of dates between which dates are selectable.
DateField
  selectedDate : Date
Date as selected in the DateChooser control.
DateField
 InheritedshowInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy.
UIComponent
  showToday : Boolean
If true, specifies that today is highlighted in the DateChooser control.
DateField
 Inheritedstates : Array
The view states that are defined for this component.
UIComponent
 InheritedstyleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration
Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object.
UIComponent
 InheritedstyleManager : IStyleManager2
[read-only] Returns the StyleManager instance used by this component.
UIComponent
 InheritedstyleName : Object
The class style used by this component.
UIComponent
 InheritedstyleParent : IAdvancedStyleClient
A component's parent is used to evaluate descendant selectors.
UIComponent
 InheritedsystemManager : ISystemManager
Returns the SystemManager object used by this component.
UIComponent
 InheritedtabFocusEnabled : Boolean
A flag that indicates whether this object can receive focus via the TAB key This is similar to the tabEnabled property used by the Flash Player. This is usually true for components that handle keyboard input, but some components in controlbars have them set to false because they should not steal focus from another component like an editor.
UIComponent
 Inheritedtext : String
Contents of the text field.
ComboBase
 InheritedtoolTip : String
Text to display in the ToolTip.
UIComponent
 Inheritedtop : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 Inheritedtransform : Transform
[override] An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds.
UIComponent
 InheritedtransformX : Number
Sets the x coordinate for the transform center of the component.
UIComponent
 InheritedtransformY : Number
Sets the y coordinate for the transform center of the component.
UIComponent
 InheritedtransformZ : Number
Sets the z coordinate for the transform center of the component.
UIComponent
 Inheritedtransitions : Array
An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a set of effects to play when a view state change occurs.
UIComponent
 InheritedtweeningProperties : Array
Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object.
UIComponent
 Inheriteduid : String
A unique identifier for the object.
UIComponent
 InheritedupdateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean
A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases of layout validation (provided that any were required).
UIComponent
 InheritedvalidationSubField : String
Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component.
UIComponent
 Inheritedvalue : Object
[read-only] The value of the selected item.
ComboBase
 InheritedverticalCenter : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
 Inheritedvisible : Boolean
[override] Whether or not the display object is visible.
UIComponent
 Inheritedwidth : Number
[override] Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels, in the parent's coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inheritedx : Number
[override] Number that specifies the component's horizontal position, in pixels, within its parent container.
UIComponent
 Inheritedy : Number
[override] Number that specifies the component's vertical position, in pixels, within its parent container.
UIComponent
  yearNavigationEnabled : Boolean
Enables year navigation.
DateField
  yearSymbol : String
This property is appended to the end of the year displayed at the top of the control.
DateField
 Inheritedz : Number
[override]
UIComponent
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedarrowButtonStyleFilters : Object
[read-only] Set of styles to pass from the ComboBase to the down arrow button
ComboBase
 InheritedborderMetrics : EdgeMetrics
[read-only] Returns an EdgeMetrics object that has four properties: left, top, right, and bottom.
ComboBase
 Inheritedcollection : ICollectionView
The ICollectionView of items this component displays.
ComboBase
 InheritedcurrentCSSState : String
[read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors.
UIComponent
 InheritedhasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean
[read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties.
UIComponent
 Inheritediterator : IViewCursor
The main IViewCursor used to fetch items from the dataProvider and pass the items to the renderers.
ComboBase
 InheritedresourceManager : IResourceManager
[read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.
UIComponent
 InheritedtextInput : ITextInput
The internal TextInput subcomponent that displays the current selection.
ComboBase
 InheritedtextInputStyleFilters : Object
[read-only] The set of styles to pass from the ComboBase to the text input.
ComboBase
 InheritedunscaledHeight : Number
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled height of the component.
UIComponent
 InheritedunscaledWidth : Number
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled width of the component All of a component's drawing and child layout should be done within a bounding rectangle of this width, which is also passed as an argument to updateDisplayList().
UIComponent
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Constructor.
DateField
 Inherited
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance.
UIComponent
 Inherited
callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void
Queues a function to be called later.
UIComponent
 Inherited
clearStyle(styleProp:String):void
Deletes a style property from this component instance.
UIComponent
  
close():void
Closes the DateChooser control.
DateField
 Inherited
contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inherited
contentToLocal(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within this container.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Returns a set of properties as automation IDs that identify the child within this container.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.
UIComponent
  
dateToString(value:Date, outputFormat:String):String
[static] Formats a Date into a String according to the outputFormat argument.
DateField
 Inherited
Deletes the id reference to this IUIComponent object on its parent document object.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Returns a UITextFormat object corresponding to the text styles for this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean
[override] Dispatches an event into the event flow.
UIComponent
 Inherited
drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void
Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
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
Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Ends all currently playing effects on the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void
Executes all the bindings for which the UIComponent object is the destination.
UIComponent
 Inherited
finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Called after printing is complete.
UIComponent
 Inherited
generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array
UIComponent
 Inherited
generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):*
UIComponent
 Inherited
Provides the automation object at the specified index.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Provides the automation object list .
UIComponent
 Inherited
getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):*
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as getting the constraint style for this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured height
UIComponent
 Inherited
A convenience method for determining whether to use the explicit or measured width
UIComponent
 Inherited
getFocus():InteractiveObject
Gets the object that currently has focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout height.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout width.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout relative to its siblings.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum height.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum width.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum height.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum width.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred height.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred width.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getRepeaterItem(whichRepeater:int = -1):Object
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
 Inherited
getStyle(styleProp:String):*
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this component's style lookup chain.
UIComponent
 Inherited
getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle
Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user on the screen.
UIComponent
 Inherited
globalToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inherited
hasCSSState():Boolean
Returns true if currentCSSState is not null.
UIComponent
 Inherited
hasState(stateName:String):Boolean
Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
horizontalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the drawRoundRect() method as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient.
UIComponent
 Inherited
initialize():void
Initializes the internal structure of this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances of this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList() method gets called during a later screen update.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth property has changed.
UIComponent
 Inherited
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or when its parent's layoutDirection changes.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Marks a component so that its commitProperties() method gets called during a later screen update.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Marks a component so that its measure() method gets called during a later screen update.
UIComponent
 Inherited
localToContent(point:Point):Point
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inherited
matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState.
UIComponent
 Inherited
matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of, the given type.
UIComponent
 Inherited
measureHTMLText(htmlText:String):TextLineMetrics
Measures the specified HTML text, which can 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
 Inherited
measureText(text:String):TextLineMetrics
Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed in a single-line UITextField (or UIFTETextField) using a UITextFormat determined by the styles of this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
move(x:Number, y:Number):void
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void
Propagates style changes to the children.
UIComponent
  
open():void
Opens the DateChooser control.
DateField
 Inherited
owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the chain of owner properties points from child to this UIComponent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing.
UIComponent
 Inherited
regenerateStyleCache(recursive:Boolean):void
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
 Inherited
registerEffects(effects:Array):void
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager as one of the event listeners.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance.
UIComponent
 Inherited
replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event.
UIComponent
 Inherited
resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array
Resolves a child by using the id provided.
UIComponent
 Inherited
[static] Resumes the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), after a call to suspendBackgroundProcessing().
UIComponent
 Inherited
setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void
Sizes the object.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as setting the constraint style for this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void
Set the current state.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setFocus():void
Sets the focus to this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the layout size of the element.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setLayoutMatrix(value:Matrix, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setLayoutMatrix3D(value:Matrix3D, invalidateLayout:Boolean):void
Sets the transform Matrix3D that is used to calculate the component's layout size and position relative to its siblings.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void
UIComponent
 Inherited
setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void
UIComponent
 Inherited
setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void
Sets a style property on this component instance.
UIComponent
 Inherited
setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Called when the visible property changes.
UIComponent
  
stringToDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date
[static] Parses a String object that contains a date, and returns a Date object corresponding to the String.
DateField
 Inherited
styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
Detects changes to style properties.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when the styles for a component are first initialized.
UIComponent
 Inherited
[static] Blocks the background processing of methods queued by callLater(), until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called.
UIComponent
 Inherited
toString():String
[override] Returns a string indicating the location of this object within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application.
FlexSprite
 Inherited
transformAround(transformCenter:Vector3D, scale:Vector3D = null, rotation:Vector3D = null, translation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutScale:Vector3D = null, postLayoutRotation:Vector3D = null, postLayoutTranslation:Vector3D = null, invalidateLayout:Boolean = true):void
A utility method to update the rotation, scale, and translation of the transform while keeping a particular point, specified in the component's own coordinate space, fixed in the parent's coordinate space.
UIComponent
 Inherited
transformPointToParent(localPosition:Vector3D, position:Vector3D, postLayoutPosition:Vector3D):void
A utility method to transform a point specified in the local coordinates of this object to its location in the object's parent's coordinates.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Validates the position and size of children and draws other visuals.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component by calling the commitProperties() method.
UIComponent
 Inherited
validateSize(recursive:Boolean = false):void
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
 Inherited
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a validator assigned to this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
verticalGradientMatrix(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number):Matrix
Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect() as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient.
UIComponent
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
addMXMLChildren(comps:Array):void
UIComponent
 Inherited
adjustFocusRect(obj:DisplayObject = null):void
Adjust the focus rectangle.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Commits the computed matrix built from the combination of the layout matrix and the transform offsets to the flash displayObject's transform.
UIComponent
 Inherited
This is an internal method used by the Flex framework to support the Dissolve effect.
UIComponent
 Inherited
calculatePreferredSizeFromData(numItems:int):Object
Determines default values of the height and width to use for the entries in the drop-down list.
ComboBase
 Inherited
Determines if the call to the measure() method can be skipped.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Performs any final processing after child objects are created.
UIComponent
 Inherited
collectionChangeHandler(event:Event):void
Responds to changes to the data provider.
ComboBase
 Inherited
Processes the properties set on the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Create child objects of the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
createInFontContext(classObj:Class):Object
Creates a new object using a context based on the embedded font being used.
UIComponent
 Inherited
createInModuleContext(moduleFactory:IFlexModuleFactory, className:String):Object
Creates the object using a given moduleFactory.
UIComponent
 Inherited
dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void
Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent when a property is updated.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Performs some action when the drop-down button is pressed.
ComboBase
 Inherited
focusInHandler(event:FocusEvent):void
The event handler called when a UIComponent object gets focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited
focusOutHandler(event:FocusEvent):void
The event handler called when a UIComponent object loses focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited
generateMXMLAttributes(data:Array):void
UIComponent
 Inherited
generateMXMLInstances(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):void
UIComponent
 Inherited
generateMXMLObject(document:Object, data:Array):Object
UIComponent
 Inherited
Initializes the implementation and storage of some of the less frequently used advanced layout features of a component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Finalizes the initialization of this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Initializes this component's accessibility code.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Helper method to invalidate parent size and display list if this object affects its layout (includeInLayout is true).
UIComponent
 Inherited
isOurFocus(target:DisplayObject):Boolean
Typically overridden by components containing UITextField objects, where the UITextField object gets focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited
itemToUID(data:Object):String
Determines the UID for a dataProvider item.
ComboBase
 Inherited
keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
The event handler called for a keyDown event.
UIComponent
 Inherited
keyUpHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
The event handler called for a keyUp event.
UIComponent
 Inherited
measure():void
[override] Determines the measuredWidth and measuredHeight properties of the control.
ComboBase
 Inherited
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
 Inherited
setStretchXY(stretchX:Number, stretchY:Number):void
Specifies a transform stretch factor in the horizontal and vertical direction.
UIComponent
 Inherited
stateChanged(oldState:String, newState:String, recursive:Boolean):void
This method is called when a state changes to check whether state-specific styles apply to this component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
textInput_changeHandler(event:Event):void
Handles changes to the TextInput that serves as the editable text field in the component.
ComboBase
 Inherited
updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
[override] Sizes and positions the internal components in the given width and height.
ComboBase
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
 InheritedDispatched when the component is added to a container as a content child by using the addChild(), addChildAt(), addElement(), or addElementAt() method.UIComponent
  Dispatched when a date is selected or changed, and the DateChooser control closes.DateField
  Dispatched when a date is selected or the user clicks outside the drop-down list.DateField
 InheritedDispatched when the component has finished its construction, property processing, measuring, layout, and drawing.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after the view state has changed.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after the currentState property changes, but before the view state changes.UIComponent
  Dispatched when the data property changes.DateField
 InheritedDispatched by the drag initiator (the component that is the source of the data being dragged) when the drag operation completes, either when you drop the dragged data onto a drop target or when you end the drag-and-drop operation without performing a drop.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the drop target when the user releases the mouse over it.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse over the component during a drag operation.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when the user drags outside the component, but does not drop the data onto the target.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by a component when the user moves the mouse while over the component during a drag operation.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the drag initiator when starting a drag operation.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after an effect ends.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched just before an effect starts.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after an effect is stopped, which happens only by a call to stop() on the effect.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after the component has entered a view state.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched just before the component exits a view state.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when an object's state changes from visible to invisible.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when the component has finished its construction and has all initialization properties set.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation failed.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user clicks outside it.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched from a component opened using the PopUpManager when the user scrolls the mouse wheel outside it.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when the object has moved.UIComponent
  Dispatched when a user selects the field to open the drop-down list.DateField
 InheritedDispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when the component is removed from a container as a content child by using the removeChild(), removeChildAt(), removeElement(), or removeElementAt() method.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when the component is resized.UIComponent
  Dispatched when the month changes due to user interaction.DateField
 InheritedDispatched when an object's state changes from invisible to visible.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched after the component has entered a new state and any state transition animation to that state has finished playing.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when a component interrupts a transition to its current state in order to switch to a new state.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when it is time to create a ToolTip.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been hidden and is to be discarded soon.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be hidden.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when its ToolTip is about to be shown.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by the component when its ToolTip has been shown.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched by a component whose toolTip property is set, as soon as the user moves the mouse over it.UIComponent
 InheritedA non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it is done responding to a touch interaction user gesture.UIComponent
 InheritedA non-cancellable event, dispatched by a component when it starts responding to a touch interaction user gesture.UIComponent
 InheritedA cancellable event, dispatched by a component in an attempt to respond to a touch interaction user gesture.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when an object has had its commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods called (if needed).UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when a component is monitored by a Validator and the validation succeeded.UIComponent
 InheritedDispatched when values are changed programmatically or by user interaction.UIComponent
Styles
 Style Description Defined By
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The vertical distance in pixels from the top edge of the content area to the control's baseline position.
UIComponent
  
borderColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: halo
Color of the border. The following controls support this style: Button, CheckBox, ComboBox, MenuBar, NumericStepper, ProgressBar, RadioButton, ScrollBar, Slider, and any components that support the borderStyle style. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, the default value is 0xB7BABC
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The vertical distance, in pixels, from the bottom edge of the component to the bottom edge of its parent container's content area.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark
The main color for a component.
UIComponent
  
color
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of text in the component, including the component label. The default value for the Halo theme is 0x0B333C. The default value for the Spark theme is 0x000000.
DateField
 InheritedType: Number CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark
The alpha of the content background for this component.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark
Color of the content area of the component.
ComboBase
  
dateChooserStyleName
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the CSS Style declaration to use for the styles for the DateChooser control's drop-down list. By default, the DateChooser control uses the DateField control's inheritable styles.

You can use this class selector to set the values of all the style properties of the DateChooser class, including cornerRadius, fillAlphas, fillColors, headerColors, headerStyleName, highlightAlphas, todayStyleName, and weekdayStyleName.

DateField
  
direction
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
The directionality of the text displayed by the component.

The allowed values are "ltr" for left-to-right text, as in Latin-style scripts, and "rtl" for right-to-left text, as in Arabic and Hebrew.

FTE and TLF use this value in their bidirectional text layout algorithm, which maps Unicode character order to glyph order.

Note: This style only applies when an MX component specifies UIFTETextField as its textFieldClass.

The direction also affects the alignment of the text within the bounds of the TLFTextField. It does not, however, affect the the placement of the TLFTextField within the component.

The default value is "ltr".
DateField
  
disabledColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of text in the component if it is disabled. The default value is 0xAAB3B3.
DateField
  
disabledIconColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo
The color for the icon in a disabled skin. For example, this style is used by the CheckBoxIcon skin class to draw the check mark for a disabled CheckBox control, by the ComboBoxSkin class to draw the down arrow of a disabled ComboBox control, and by the DateChooserMonthArrowSkin skin class to draw the month arrow for a disabled DateChooser control. The default value depends on the component class; if it is not overridden by the class, the default value is 0x999999.
DateField
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the control is disabled.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the user holds down the mouse button.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the editable property is true.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of the component highlight when validation fails.
UIComponent
  
focusAlpha
Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no
Specifies the alpha transparency value of the focus skin. The default value for the Halo theme is 0.4. The default value for the Spark theme is 0.55.
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
Blend mode used by the focus rectangle.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark
Color of focus ring when the component is in focus.
ComboBase
  
focusRoundedCorners
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no
Specifies which corners of the focus rectangle should be rounded. This value is a space-separated String that can contain any combination of "tl", "tr", "bl" and "br". For example, to specify that the right side corners should be rounded, but the left side corners should be square, use "tr br". The cornerRadius style property specifies the radius of the rounded corners. The default value depends on the component class; if not overridden for the class, default value is "tl tr bl br".
DateField
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Skin used to draw the focus rectangle.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no
Thickness, in pixels, of the focus rectangle outline.
UIComponent
  
fontAntiAliasType
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the antiAliasType property of internal TextFields. The possible values are "normal" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.NORMAL) and "advanced" (flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED).

The default value is "advanced", which enables advanced anti-aliasing for the font. Set to "normal" to disable the advanced anti-aliasing.

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you cannot apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is "advanced".

See also

flash.text.TextField
flash.text.AntiAliasType
DateField
  
fontFamily
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Name of the font to use. Unlike in a full CSS implementation, comma-separated lists are not supported. You can use any font family name. If you specify a generic font name, it is converted to an appropriate device font. The default font for the Halo theme is "Verdana". The default font for the Spark theme is "Arial".
DateField
  
fontGridFitType
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the gridFitType property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. The possible values are "none" (flash.text.GridFitType.NONE), "pixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.PIXEL), and "subpixel" (flash.text.GridFitType.SUBPIXEL).

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is "pixel".

See also

flash.text.TextField
flash.text.GridFitType
DateField
  
fontSharpness
Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the sharpness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the sharpness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -400 through 400.

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect for system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is 0.

See also

flash.text.TextField
DateField
  
fontSize
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes
Height of the text, in pixels. In the Halo theme, the default value is 10 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Halo themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11. In the Spark theme, the default value is 12 for all controls except the ColorPicker control. For the Spark themed ColorPicker control, the default value is 11.
DateField
  
fontStyle
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is italic font. Recognized values are "normal" and "italic". The default value is "normal".
DateField
  
fontThickness
Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes
Sets the thickness property of internal TextFields that represent text in Flex controls. This property specifies the thickness of the glyph edges. The possible values are Numbers from -200 to 200.

This property only applies when you are using an embedded font and the fontAntiAliasType property is set to "advanced".

This style has no effect on system fonts.

This style applies to all the text in a TextField subcontrol; you can't apply it to some characters and not others.

The default value is 0.

See also

flash.text.TextField
DateField
  
fontWeight
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is boldface. Recognized values are normal and bold. The default value for Button controls is bold. The default value for all other controls is normal.
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The horizontal distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component.
UIComponent
  
iconColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo
The color for the icon in a skin. For example, this style is used by the CheckBoxIcon skin class to draw the check mark for a CheckBox control, by the ComboBoxSkin class to draw the down arrow of the ComboBox control, and by the DateChooserMonthArrowSkin skin class to draw the month arrow for the DateChooser control. The default value depends on the component class; if it is not overridden by the class, the default value is 0x111111.
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: yes
The primary interaction mode for this component.

See also

UIComponent
  
kerning
Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes
A Boolean value that indicates whether kerning is enabled (true) or disabled (false). Kerning adjusts the gap between certain character pairs to improve readability, and should be used only when necessary, such as with headings in large fonts. Kerning is supported for embedded fonts only. Certain fonts, such as Verdana, and monospaced fonts, such as Courier New, do not support kerning. The default value is false.
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Specifies the desired layout direction of a component.

See also

UIComponent
  
leading
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes
Additional vertical space between lines of text.

The default value is 2.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 0.

DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the left edge of the component to the left edge of its parent container's content area.
UIComponent
  
letterSpacing
Type: Number CSS Inheritance: yes
The number of additional pixels to appear between each character. A positive value increases the character spacing beyond the normal spacing, while a negative value decreases it. The default value is 0.
DateField
  
locale
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
The locale of the text displayed by this component.

FTE and TLF use this locale to map Unicode characters to font glyphs and to find fallback fonts.

Note: This style only applies when an MX component specifies UIFTETextField as its textFieldClass.

The default value is "en".
DateField
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the mouse is over the control.
ComboBase
  
paddingLeft
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no
Number of pixels between the component's left border and the left edge of its content area.

The default value is 0.

The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 5.

The default value for the Form container is 16.

The default value for the Tree control is 2.

DateField
  
paddingRight
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: no
Number of pixels between the component's right border and the right edge of its content area.

The default value is 0.

The default value for a Button control in the Halo theme is 10 and in the Spark theme is 6.

The default value for the ComboBox control is 5.

The default value for the Form container is 16.

DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The horizontal distance, in pixels, from the right edge of the component to the right edge of its parent container's content area.
UIComponent
  
rollOverColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of the highlight area of the date when the user holds the mouse pointer over a date in the DateChooser control. The default value for the Halo theme is 0xB2E1FF. The default value for the Spark theme is 0xCEDBEF.
DateField
  
selectionColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of the highlight area of the currently selected date in the DateChooser control. The default value for the Halo theme is 0x7FCEFF. The default value for the Spark theme is 0xA8C6EE.
DateField
 InheritedType: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes
Show the error border or skin when this component is invalid.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: Boolean CSS Inheritance: yes
Show the error tip when this component is invalid and the user rolls over it.
UIComponent
  
skin
Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the default skin for the background and border. For the DateField class, there is no default value.
DateField
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: spark
Color of any symbol of a component.
ComboBase
  
textAlign
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Alignment of text within a container. Possible values are "left", "right", or "center".

The default value for most components is "left". For the FormItem component, the default value is "right". For the Button, LinkButton, and AccordionHeader components, the default value is "center", and this property is only recognized when the labelPlacement property is set to "left" or "right". If labelPlacement is set to "top" or "bottom", the text and any icon are centered.

DateField
  
textDecoration
Type: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Determines whether the text is underlined. Possible values are "none" and "underline". The default value is "none".
DateField
  
textFieldClass
Type: Class CSS Inheritance: no
The class implementing IUITextField that is used by this component to render text.

It can be set to either the mx.core.UITextField class (to use the classic TextField class built into Flash Player) or the mx.core.UIFTETextField class (to use the Text Layout Framework to get improved text rendering, including bidirectional layout).

The default value is mx.core.UITextField.
DateField
  
textIndent
Type: Number Format: Length CSS Inheritance: yes
Offset of first line of text from the left side of the container, in pixels. The default value is 0.
DateField
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
The class implementing ITextInput that is used by this component to input text.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The style declaration for the internal TextInput subcomponent that displays the current selection.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes Theme: halo
Theme color of a component.
UIComponent
  
todayColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of the highlight of today's date in the DateChooser control. The default value is 0x2B333.
DateField
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The vertical distance, in pixels, from the top edge of the component to the top edge of its parent container's content area.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: Class CSS Inheritance: no
Name of the class to use as the skin for the background and border when the mouse is not over the control.
ComboBase
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
The vertical distance in pixels from the center of the component's content area to the center of the component.
UIComponent
Effects
 Effect Description Defined By
 Inherited Triggering Event: added
Played when the component is added as a child to a Container.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: creationComplete
Played when the component is created.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: focusIn
Played when the component gains keyboard focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: focusOut
Played when the component loses keyboard focus.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: hide
Played when the component becomes invisible.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: mouseDown
Played when the user presses the mouse button while over the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: mouseUp
Played when the user releases the mouse button while over the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: move
Played when the component is moved.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: removed
Played when the component is removed from a Container.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: resize
Played when the component is resized.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: rollOut
Played when the user rolls the mouse so it is no longer over the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: rollOver
Played when the user rolls the mouse over the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited Triggering Event: show
Played when the component becomes visible.
UIComponent
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
 InheritedDEFAULT_MAX_HEIGHT : Number = 10000
[static] The default value for the maxHeight property.
UIComponent
 InheritedDEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH : Number = 10000
[static] The default value for the maxWidth property.
UIComponent
 InheritedDEFAULT_MEASURED_HEIGHT : Number = 22
[static] The default value for the measuredHeight property.
UIComponent
 InheritedDEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_HEIGHT : Number = 22
[static] The default value for the measuredMinHeight property.
UIComponent
 InheritedDEFAULT_MEASURED_MIN_WIDTH : Number = 40
[static] The default value for the measuredMinWidth property.
UIComponent
 InheritedDEFAULT_MEASURED_WIDTH : Number = 160
[static] The default value for the measuredWidth property.
UIComponent
Property Detail
dataproperty
data:Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The data property lets you pass a value to the component when you use it in an item renderer or item editor. You typically use data binding to bind a field of the data property to a property of this component.

When you use the control as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor, Flex automatically writes the current value of the item to the selectedDate property of this control.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get data():Object
    public function set data(value:Object):void

See also

dayNamesproperty 
dayNames:Array

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Weekday names for DateChooser control. Setting this property changes the day labels of the DateChooser control. Sunday is the first day (at index 0). The rest of the week names follow in the normal order.

The default value is [ "S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S" ].

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get dayNames():Array
    public function set dayNames(value:Array):void
disabledDaysproperty 
disabledDays:Array

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Days to disable in a week. All the dates in a month, for the specified day, are disabled. This property immediately changes the user interface of the DateChooser control. The elements of this Array can have values from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday). For example, a value of [0, 6] disables Sunday and Saturday.

The default value is [].

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get disabledDays():Array
    public function set disabledDays(value:Array):void
disabledRangesproperty 
disabledRanges:Array

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Disables single and multiple days.

This property accepts an Array of objects as a parameter. Each object in this Array is a Date object that specifies a single day to disable; or an object containing one or both of the rangeStart and rangeEnd properties, each of whose values is a Date object. The value of these properties describes the boundaries of the date range. If either is omitted, the range is considered unbounded in that direction. If you specify only rangeStart, all the dates after the specified date are disabled, including the rangeStart date. If you specify only rangeEnd, all the dates before the specified date are disabled, including the rangeEnd date. To disable a single day, use a single Date object that specifies a date in the Array. Time values are zeroed out from the Date object if they are present.

The following example, disables the following dates: January 11 2006, the range January 23 - February 10 2006, and March 1 2006 and all following dates.

disabledRanges="{[new Date(2006,0,11), {rangeStart:
      new Date(2006,0,23), rangeEnd: new Date(2006,1,10)},
      {rangeStart: new Date(2006,2,1)}]}"

Setting this property immediately changes the appearance of the DateChooser control, if the disabled dates are included in the displayedMonth and displayedYear properties.

The default value is [].

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get disabledRanges():Array
    public function set disabledRanges(value:Array):void
displayedMonthproperty 
displayedMonth:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Used with the displayedYear property, the displayedMonth property specifies the month displayed in the DateChooser control. Month numbers are zero-based, so January is 0 and December is 11. Setting this property immediately changes the appearance of the DateChooser control. The default value is the month number of today's date.

The default value is the current month.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get displayedMonth():int
    public function set displayedMonth(value:int):void
displayedYearproperty 
displayedYear:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Used with the displayedMonth property, the displayedYear property determines which year is displayed in the DateChooser control. Setting this property immediately changes the appearance of the DateChooser control.

The default value is the current year.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get displayedYear():int
    public function set displayedYear(value:int):void
dropdownproperty 
dropdown:DateChooser  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Contains a reference to the DateChooser control contained by the DateField control. The class used can be set with dropdownFactory as long as it extends DateChooser.


Implementation
    public function get dropdown():DateChooser
dropdownFactoryproperty 
dropdownFactory:IFactory

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The IFactory that creates a DateChooser-derived instance to use as the date-chooser The default value is an IFactory for DateChooser

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get dropdownFactory():IFactory
    public function set dropdownFactory(value:IFactory):void
firstDayOfWeekproperty 
firstDayOfWeek:Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Day of the week (0-6, where 0 is the first element of the dayNames Array) to display in the first column of the DateChooser control. Setting this property changes the order of the day columns.

The default value is 0 (Sunday).


Implementation
    public function get firstDayOfWeek():Object
    public function set firstDayOfWeek(value:Object):void
formatStringproperty 
formatString:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The format of the displayed date in the text field. This property can contain any combination of "M", "MM", "MMM" (3 letter month names), "MMMM" (month names), "D", "DD", "YY", "YYYY", delimiter, and punctuation characters.

Only upper case characters are supported.

The default value is "MM/DD/YYYY".


Implementation
    public function get formatString():String
    public function set formatString(value:String):void
labelFunctionproperty 
labelFunction:Function

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Function used to format the date displayed in the text field of the DateField control. If no function is specified, the default format is used.

The function takes a Date object as an argument, and returns a String in the format to be displayed, as the following example shows:

      public function formatDate(currentDate:Date):String {
          ...
          return dateString;
      }

If you allow the user to enter a date in the text field of the DateField control, and you define a formatting function using the labelFunction property, you should specify a function to the parseFunction property that converts the input text string to a Date object for use by the DateField control, or set the parseFunction property to null.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get labelFunction():Function
    public function set labelFunction(value:Function):void

See also

listDataproperty 
listData:BaseListData

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

When a component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor, Flex initializes the listData property of the component with the appropriate data from the List control. The component can then use the listData property to initialize the data property of the drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor.

You do not set this property in MXML or ActionScript; Flex sets it when the component is used as a drop-in item renderer or drop-in item editor.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get listData():BaseListData
    public function set listData(value:BaseListData):void

See also

maxYearproperty 
maxYear:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The last year selectable in the control.

The default value is 2100.


Implementation
    public function get maxYear():int
    public function set maxYear(value:int):void
minYearproperty 
minYear:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The first year selectable in the control.

The default value is 1900.


Implementation
    public function get minYear():int
    public function set minYear(value:int):void
monthNamesproperty 
monthNames:Array

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Names of the months displayed at the top of the control. The monthSymbol property is appended to the end of the value specified by the monthNames property, which is useful in languages such as Japanese.

The default value is [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ].

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get monthNames():Array
    public function set monthNames(value:Array):void
monthSymbolproperty 
monthSymbol:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

This property is appended to the end of the value specified by the monthNames property to define the names of the months displayed at the top of the control. Some languages, such as Japanese, use an extra symbol after the month name.

The default value is "".

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get monthSymbol():String
    public function set monthSymbol(value:String):void
parseFunctionproperty 
parseFunction:Function

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Function used to parse the date entered as text in the text field area of the DateField control and return a Date object to the control. If no function is specified, Flex uses the default function. If you set the parseFunction property, it should typically perform the reverse of the function specified to the labelFunction property.

The function takes two arguments and returns a Date object to the DateField control, as the following example shows:

      public function parseDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date {
          ...
          return newDate
      }

Where the valueString argument contains the text string entered by the user in the text field, and the inputFormat argument contains the format of the string. For example, if you only allow the user to enter a text sting using two characters for month, day, and year, then pass "MM/DD/YY" to the inputFormat argument.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get parseFunction():Function
    public function set parseFunction(value:Function):void

See also

selectableRangeproperty 
selectableRange:Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Range of dates between which dates are selectable. For example, a date between 04-12-2006 and 04-12-2007 is selectable, but dates out of this range are disabled.

This property accepts an Object as a parameter. The Object contains two properties, rangeStart and rangeEnd, of type Date. If you specify only rangeStart, all the dates after the specified date are enabled. If you only specify rangeEnd, all the dates before the specified date are enabled. To enable only a single day in a DateChooser control, you can pass a Date object directly. Time values are zeroed out from the Date object if they are present.

The following example enables only the range January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006. Months before January and after June do not appear in the DateChooser.

selectableRange="{{rangeStart : new Date(2006,0,1),
      rangeEnd : new Date(2006,5,30)}}"

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get selectableRange():Object
    public function set selectableRange(value:Object):void
selectedDateproperty 
selectedDate:Date

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Date as selected in the DateChooser control. Accepts a Date object as a parameter. If the incoming Date object has any time values, they are zeroed out.

Holding down the Control key when selecting the currently selected date deselects it, sets the selectedDate property to null, and then dispatches the change event.

The default value is null.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get selectedDate():Date
    public function set selectedDate(value:Date):void
showTodayproperty 
showToday:Boolean

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, specifies that today is highlighted in the DateChooser control. Setting this property immediately changes the appearance of the DateChooser control.

The default value is true.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get showToday():Boolean
    public function set showToday(value:Boolean):void
yearNavigationEnabledproperty 
yearNavigationEnabled:Boolean

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Enables year navigation. When true an up and down button appear to the right of the displayed year. You can use these buttons to change the current year. These button appear to the left of the year in locales where year comes before the month in the date format.

The default value is false.

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get yearNavigationEnabled():Boolean
    public function set yearNavigationEnabled(value:Boolean):void
yearSymbolproperty 
yearSymbol:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

This property is appended to the end of the year displayed at the top of the control. Some languages, such as Japanese, add a symbol after the year.

The default value is "".

This property can be used as the source for data binding.


Implementation
    public function get yearSymbol():String
    public function set yearSymbol(value:String):void
Constructor Detail
DateField()Constructor
public function DateField()

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail
close()method
public function close():void

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Closes the DateChooser control.

dateToString()method 
public static function dateToString(value:Date, outputFormat:String):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Formats a Date into a String according to the outputFormat argument. The outputFormat argument contains a pattern in which the value String is formatted. It can contain "M", "MM", "MMM" (3 letter month names), "MMMM" (month names), "D", "DD", "YY", "YYYY" and delimiter and punctuation characters.

Only upper case characters are supported.

Parameters

value:Date — Date value to format.
 
outputFormat:String — String defining the date format.

Returns
String — The formatted date as a String.

Example
var todaysDate:String = DateField.dateToString(new Date(), "MM/DD/YYYY");
open()method 
public function open():void

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Opens the DateChooser control.

stringToDate()method 
public static function stringToDate(valueString:String, inputFormat:String):Date

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Parses a String object that contains a date, and returns a Date object corresponding to the String. The inputFormat argument contains the pattern in which the valueString String is formatted. It can contain "M", "MM", "MMM" (3 letter month names), "MMMM" (month names), "D", "DD", "YY", "YYYY" and delimiter and punctuation characters.

Only upper case characters are supported.

The function does not check for the validity of the Date object. If the value of the date, month, or year is NaN, this method returns null.

For example:

var dob:Date = DateField.stringToDate("06/30/2005", "MM/DD/YYYY");

Parameters

valueString:String — Date value to format.
 
inputFormat:String — String defining the date format.

Returns
Date — The formatted date as a Date object.
Event Detail
change Event
Event Object Type: mx.events.CalendarLayoutChangeEvent
CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.type property = mx.events.CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when a date is selected or changed, and the DateChooser control closes.

The CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a change event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
newDateThe date selected in the control.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.
triggerEventThe event that triggered this change event; usually a change event.
close Event  
Event Object Type: mx.events.DropdownEvent
DropdownEvent.type property = mx.events.DropdownEvent.CLOSE

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when a date is selected or the user clicks outside the drop-down list.

The DropdownEvent.CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a close event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.
triggerEventA value indicating the type of input action that triggered the event.
dataChange Event  
Event Object Type: mx.events.FlexEvent
FlexEvent.type property = mx.events.FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the data property changes.

When you use a component as an item renderer, the data property contains the data to display. You can listen for this event and update the component when the data property changes.

The FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a dataChange event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.
open Event  
Event Object Type: mx.events.DropdownEvent
DropdownEvent.type property = mx.events.DropdownEvent.OPEN

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when a user selects the field to open the drop-down list.

The DropdownEvent.OPEN constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a open event.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.
triggerEventA value indicating the type of input action that triggered the event.
scroll Event  
Event Object Type: mx.events.DateChooserEvent
DateChooserEvent.type property = mx.events.DateChooserEvent.SCROLL

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 3
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the month changes due to user interaction.

The DateChooserEvent.SCROLL constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a scrollevent.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
detailThe scroll direction.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.
triggerEventThe event that triggered this change event; usually a scroll.
Examples
DateFieldExample.mxml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
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  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at

      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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  limitations under the License.

-->
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo DateField control. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
        xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">

    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            // Event handler for the Halo DateField change event.
            private function dateChanged(date:Date):void {
                if (date == null) {
                    selection.text = "Date selected: ";
                } else {
                    selection.text = "Date selected: " + date.getFullYear().toString() + '/' + (date.getMonth()+1).toString() + '/' + date.getDate();
                }
            }
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>

    <fx:Declarations>
        <mx:DateFormatter id="df"/>
    </fx:Declarations>

    <s:Panel title="Halo DateField Control Example"
            width="75%" height="75%"
            horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
            <s:Label width="100%"  color="blue"
                    text="Select a date in the Halo DateField control. Select it again to clear it."/>

            <s:Label text="Basic Halo DateField:"/>
            <mx:DateField id="dateField1" yearNavigationEnabled="true" 
                change="dateChanged(DateField(event.target).selectedDate)" />
            <s:Label id="selection"  color="blue" text="Date selected:" />

            <mx:Spacer height="30" />

            <s:Label text="Disable dates on or before June 1, 2006."/>
            <mx:DateField id="dateField2" yearNavigationEnabled="true" 
                disabledRanges="{[ {rangeEnd: new Date(2006, 5, 1)} ]}" />
            <s:Label  color="blue" text="Date selected: {df.format(dateField2.selectedDate)}"/>
        </s:VGroup>
    </s:Panel>

</s:Application>