| Package | mx.containers |
| Class | public class ControlBar |
| Inheritance | ControlBar  Box Container UIComponent FlexSprite flash.display.Sprite |
| Subclasses | ApplicationControlBar |
| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
As of Flex 4, the ControlBar component is no longer required. Use
the controlBarContent property of the Spark Panel class
to specify the set of components to include in the control bar area. Use
the controlBarLayout property of the Spark Panel class
to specify the layout of the control bar area.
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<mx:ControlBar> tag must be the last child tag
of the enclosing tag for the Halo Panel or Halo TitleWindow container.
Note: The Spark Panel container does not support the ControlBar container. Modify the skin of the Spark Panel container to add this functionality.
The ControlBar is a Box with a background and default style properties.
A ControlBar container has the following default sizing characteristics:
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Default size | Height is the default or explicit height of the tallest child, plus the top and bottom padding of the container. Width is large enough to hold all of its children at the default or explicit width of the children, plus any horizontal gap between the children, plus the left and right padding of the container. |
| Default padding | 10 pixels for the top, bottom, left, and right values. |
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:ControlBar> tag inherits all the tag
attributes but adds no additional attributes:
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<mx:ControlBar>
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child tags
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</mx:ControlBar>
See also
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | ControlBar | ||
 | addChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override]
Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
| addChildAt(child:DisplayObject, index:int):DisplayObject [override]
Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
|
Adds a visual element to this container. | Container | |
|
Adds a visual element to this container. | Container | |
| addStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Adds a non-visual style client to this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| callLater(method:Function, args:Array = null):void
Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
| clearStyle(styleProp:String):void
Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| contentToGlobal(point:Point):Point [override]
Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | Container | |
| contentToLocal(point:Point):Point [override]
Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | Container | |
| createAutomationIDPart(child:IAutomationObject):Object
Returns a set of properties that identify the child within
this container. | UIComponent | |
| createAutomationIDPartWithRequiredProperties(child:IAutomationObject, properties:Array):Object
Returns a set of properties as automation IDs 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 | |
| createComponentsFromDescriptors(recurse:Boolean = true):void
Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors,
and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one. | Container | |
| createDeferredContent():void
Performs the equivalent action of calling
the createComponentsFromDescriptors(true) method for containers
that implement the IDeferredContentOwner interface to support deferred instantiation. | Container | |
| createReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
| deleteReferenceOnParentDocument(parentDocument:IFlexDisplayObject):void
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 | |
| dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean [override]
Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
| drawFocus(isFocused:Boolean):void
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
Programmatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent | |
| effectFinished(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| effectStarted(effectInst:IEffectInstance):void
Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
| endEffectsStarted():void
Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
| executeBindings(recurse:Boolean = false):void [override]
Executes all the data bindings on this Container. | Container | |
| executeChildBindings(recurse:Boolean):void
Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. | Container | |
| finishPrint(obj:Object, target:IFlexDisplayObject):void
Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLArray(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):Array | UIComponent | |
| generateMXMLVector(document:Object, data:Array, recursive:Boolean = true):* | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildAt(index:int):IAutomationObject
Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
| getAutomationChildren():Array
Provides the automation object list . | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsXAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getBoundsYAtSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate of the element's bounds at the specified element size. | UIComponent | |
| getChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override]
Gets the nth child component object. | Container | |
| getChildByName(name:String):DisplayObject [override]
Returns the child whose name property is the specified String. | Container | |
| getChildIndex(child:DisplayObject):int [override]
Gets the zero-based index of a specific child. | Container | |
| getChildren():Array
Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children
of the container. | Container | |
| getClassStyleDeclarations():Array
Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
| getConstraintValue(constraintName:String):*
Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as
getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| getElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement
Returns the visual element at the specified index. | Container | |
| getElementIndex(element:IVisualElement):int
Returns the index position of a visual element. | Container | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured height
| UIComponent | |
| getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth():Number
A convenience method for determining whether to use the
explicit or measured width
| UIComponent | |
| getFocus():InteractiveObject
Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout height. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's layout width. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsX(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the x coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutBoundsY(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the y coordinate that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix():Matrix
Returns the transform matrix that is used to calculate the component's
layout relative to its siblings. | UIComponent | |
| getLayoutMatrix3D():Matrix3D
Returns the layout transform Matrix3D for this element. | UIComponent | |
| getMaxBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMaxBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's maximum width. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum height. | UIComponent | |
| getMinBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's minimum width. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred height. | UIComponent | |
| getPreferredBoundsWidth(postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
Returns the element's preferred width. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| getStyle(styleProp:String):*
Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
| getVisibleRect(targetParent:DisplayObject = null):Rectangle
Get the bounds of this object that are visible to the user
on the screen. | UIComponent | |
| globalToContent(point:Point):Point [override]
Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | Container | |
| hasCSSState():Boolean
Returns true if currentCSSState is not null. | UIComponent | |
| hasState(stateName:String):Boolean
Determines whether the specified state has been defined on this
UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| initialize():void
Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
| initializeRepeaterArrays(parent:IRepeaterClient):void
Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
of this component. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateDisplayList():void
Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayering():void
Called by a component's items to indicate that their depth
property has changed. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateLayoutDirection():void
An element must call this method when its layoutDirection changes or
when its parent's layoutDirection changes. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateProperties():void
Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| invalidateSize():void
Marks a component so that its measure()
method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
| localToContent(point:Point):Point [override]
Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | Container | |
| matchesCSSState(cssState:String):Boolean
Returns true if cssState matches currentCSSState. | UIComponent | |
| matchesCSSType(cssType:String):Boolean
Determines whether this instance is the same as, or is a subclass of,
the given type. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| move(x:Number, y:Number):void
Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
| notifyStyleChangeInChildren(styleProp:String, recursive:Boolean):void
Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
| owns(child:DisplayObject):Boolean
Returns true if the chain of owner properties
points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
| parentChanged(p:DisplayObjectContainer):void
Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
| pixelsToPercent(pxl:Number):Number
Method used to convert number of pixels to a
percentage relative to the contents of this container. | Box | |
| prepareToPrint(target:IFlexDisplayObject):Object
Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| registerEffects(effects:Array):void
For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
| removeAllChildren():void
Removes all children from the child list of this container. | Container | |
| removeAllElements():void
Removes all visual elements from the container. | Container | |
| removeChild(child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject [override]
Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. | Container | |
| removeChildAt(index:int):DisplayObject [override]
Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container
at the specified index. | Container | |
|
Removes the specified visual element from the child list of
this container. | Container | |
| removeElementAt(index:int):IVisualElement
Removes a visual element from the specified index position
in the container. | Container | |
| removeStyleClient(styleClient:IAdvancedStyleClient):void
Removes a non-visual style client from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| replayAutomatableEvent(event:Event):Boolean
Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
| resolveAutomationIDPart(criteria:Object):Array
Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
| resumeBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Resumes the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(), after a call to
suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
| setActualSize(w:Number, h:Number):void
Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
| setChildIndex(child:DisplayObject, newIndex:int):void [override]
Sets the index of a particular child. | Container | |
| setConstraintValue(constraintName:String, value:*):void
Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as
setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
| setCurrentState(stateName:String, playTransition:Boolean = true):void
Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
| setElementIndex(element:IVisualElement, index:int):void
Changes the position of an existing visual element in the visual container. | Container | |
| setFocus():void
Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsPosition(x:Number, y:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the coordinates that the element uses to draw on screen. | UIComponent | |
| setLayoutBoundsSize(width:Number, height:Number, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
Sets the layout size of the element. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| setMXMLDescriptor(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setMXMLProperties(value:Array):void | UIComponent | |
| setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void
Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
| setVisible(value:Boolean, noEvent:Boolean = false):void
Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
| styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
| stylesInitialized():void
Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
| suspendBackgroundProcessing():void [static]
Blocks the background processing of methods
queued by callLater(),
until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
|
Swaps the index of the two specified visual elements. | Container | |
| swapElementsAt(index1:int, index2:int):void
Swaps the visual elements at the two specified index
positions in the container. | Container | |
| toString():String [override]
Returns a string indicating the location of this object
within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| validateDisplayList():void
Validates the position and size of children and draws other
visuals. | UIComponent | |
| validateNow():void
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
| validateProperties():void
Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| validationResultHandler(event:ValidationResultEvent):void
Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
| 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 | |
| ControlBar | () | Constructor |
public function ControlBar()| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Halo ControlBar container. -->
<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">
<s:Panel title="ControlBar Container Example"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<s:VGroup left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<s:HGroup width="100%" height="100%">
<!-- Area for your catalog. -->
<mx:Image source="@Embed(source='assets/Product1.png')" width="50%" height="100%"/>
<mx:Text width="50%" color="blue"
text="The ControlBar container in this example adds a Label, NumericStepper, Spacer, and Button control to the bottom of the Panel container."/>
</s:HGroup>
<mx:ControlBar>
<mx:Label text="Quantity"/>
<s:NumericStepper/>
<!-- Use Spacer to push Button control to the right. -->
<mx:Spacer width="100%"/>
<s:Button label="Add to Cart"/>
</mx:ControlBar>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>