Packagespark.components
Classpublic class Image
InheritanceImage Inheritance SkinnableComponent Inheritance UIComponent Inheritance FlexSprite Inheritance flash.display.Sprite

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The Spark Image control is a skinnable component that provides a customizable loading state, chrome, and error state. The Image control lets you import JPEG, PNG, and GIF files at runtime. You can also embed any of these files at compile time by using @Embed(source='filename').

Note: Flex also includes the SWFLoader control for loading Flex applications. You typically use the Image control for loading static graphic files and SWF files, and use the SWFLoader control for loading Flex applications. The Image control is also designed to be used in custom item renderers and item editors.

Note: Flex also includes the BitmapImage class. This class is used for embedding images into skins and FXG components.

Embedded images load immediately, because they are already part of the Flex SWF file. However, they add to the size of your application and slow down the application initialization process. Embedded images also require you to recompile your applications whenever your image files change.

The alternative to embedding a resource is to load the resource at runtime. You can load a resource from the local file system in which the SWF file runs, or you can access a remote resource, typically though an HTTP request over a network. These images are independent of your Flex application, so you can change them without causing a recompile operation as long as the names of the modified images remain the same. The referenced images add no additional overhead to an application's initial loading time. However, you might experience a delay when you use the images and load them into Flash Player or AIR.

The default skin provides a chromeless image skin with a generic progress bar based preloader and broken image icon to reflect invalid content.

To use this component in a list-based component, such as a List or DataGrid, create an item renderer. For information about creating an item renderer, see Custom Spark item renderers.

The Image control has the following default characteristics:

CharacteristicDescription
Default sizeWide enough to hold the associated source content
Minimum size0 pixels wide by 0 pixels high
Maximum size10000 pixels wide and 10000 pixels high
Default skin classspark.skins.spark.ImageSkin

MXML SyntaxexpandedHide MXML Syntax

The <s:Image> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:

  <s:Image 
    Properties
    clearOnLoad="true"
    contentLoader="null"
    contentLoaderGrouping="null"
    fillMode="scale"
    horizontalAlign="center"
    preliminaryHeight="NaN"
    preliminaryWidth="NaN"
    scaleMode="letterbox"
    smooth="false"
    source="null
    verticalAlign="middle"
 
    Styles
    backgroundAlpha="NaN"
    backgroundColor="NaN"
    enableLoadingState="false"
    smoothingQuality="default"
 
    Events
    complete="No default"
    httpStatus="No default"
    ioError="No default"
    progress="No default"
    ready="No default"
    securityError="No default"
  />
  

See also

spark.skins.spark.ImageSkin
mx.controls.SWFLoader


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
[override] [read-only] The y-coordinate of the baseline of the first line of text of the component.
SkinnableComponent
  bitmapData : BitmapData
[read-only] Returns a copy of the BitmapData object representing the currently loaded image content (unscaled).
Image
 Inheritedbottom : Object
For components, this layout constraint property is a facade on top of the similarly-named style.
UIComponent
  bytesLoaded : Number
[read-only] The number of bytes of the image already loaded.
Image
  bytesTotal : Number
[read-only] The total image data in bytes loaded or pending load.
Image
 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
  clearOnLoad : Boolean
Denotes whether or not to clear previous image content prior to loading new content.
Image
  contentLoader : IContentLoader
Optional custom image loader (e.g.
Image
  contentLoaderGrouping : String
Optional content grouping identifier to pass to the an associated IContentLoader instance's load() method.
Image
 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
 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
 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
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Whether the component can accept user interaction.
UIComponent
 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
  fillMode : String
Determines how the bitmap fills in the dimensions.
Image
 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
 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
  horizontalAlign : String
The horizontal alignment of the content when it does not have a one-to-one aspect ratio and scaleMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX.
Image
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
  preliminaryHeight : Number
Provides an estimate to use for height when the "measured" bounds of the image is requested by layout, but the image data has yet to complete loading.
Image
  preliminaryWidth : Number
Provides an estimate to use for width when the "measured" bounds of the image is requested by layout, but the image data has yet to complete loading.
Image
 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
 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
  scaleMode : String
Determines how the image is scaled when fillMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapFillMode.SCALE.
Image
 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
 InheritedshowInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean
A flag that determines if an automation object shows in the automation hierarchy.
UIComponent
 Inheritedskin : UIComponent
[read-only] The instance of the skin class for this component instance.
SkinnableComponent
  smooth : Boolean
Image
  source : Object
The source used for the bitmap fill.
Image
  sourceHeight : Number
[read-only] Provides the unscaled height of the original image data.
Image
  sourceWidth : Number
[read-only] Provides the unscaled width of the original image data.
Image
 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
 InheritedsuggestedFocusSkinExclusions : Array
[read-only] Lists the skin parts that are excluded from bitmaps captured and used to show focus.
SkinnableComponent
 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
 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
  trustedSource : Boolean
[read-only] A read-only flag denoting whether the currently loaded content is considered loaded form a source whose security policy allows for cross domain image access.
Image
 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
  verticalAlign : String
The vertical alignment of the content when it does not have a one-to-one aspect ratio and scaleMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX.
Image
 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
 Inheritedz : Number
[override]
UIComponent
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedcurrentCSSState : String
[override] [read-only] The state to be used when matching CSS pseudo-selectors.
SkinnableComponent
 InheritedhasComplexLayoutMatrix : Boolean
[read-only] Returns true if the UIComponent has any non-translation (x,y) transform properties.
UIComponent
 InheritedresourceManager : IResourceManager
[read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.
UIComponent
 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.
Image
 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
 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
 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
Marks the component so that the new state of the skin is set during a later screen update.
SkinnableComponent
 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
 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
 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
attachSkin():void
Create the skin for the component.
SkinnableComponent
 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
Clear out references to skin parts.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
Processes the properties set on the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Create child objects of the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
createDynamicPartInstance(partName:String):Object
Create an instance of a dynamic skin part.
SkinnableComponent
 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
detachSkin():void
Destroys and removes the skin for this component.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
dispatchPropertyChangeEvent(prop:String, oldValue:*, value:*):void
Helper method for dispatching a PropertyChangeEvent when a property is updated.
UIComponent
 Inherited
Find the skin parts in the skin class and assign them to the properties of the component.
SkinnableComponent
 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
Returns the name of the state to be applied to the skin.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
getDynamicPartAt(partName:String, index:int):Object
Returns a specific instance of a dynamic part.
SkinnableComponent
 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
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
Calculates the default size, and optionally the default minimum size, of the component.
UIComponent
 Inherited
numDynamicParts(partName:String):int
Returns the number of instances of a dynamic part.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
partAdded(partName:String, instance:Object):void
Called when a skin part is added.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
partRemoved(partName:String, instance:Object):void
Called when an instance of a skin part is being removed.
SkinnableComponent
 Inherited
removeDynamicPartInstance(partName:String, instance:Object):void
Remove an instance of a dynamic part.
SkinnableComponent
 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
updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
Draws the object and/or sizes and positions its children.
UIComponent
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 content loading is complete.Image
 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
 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
  Dispatched when a network request is made over HTTP and Flash Player or AIR can detect the HTTP status code.Image
 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
  Dispatched when an input or output error occurs.Image
 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
 InheritedDispatched at the beginning of the component initialization sequence.UIComponent
  Dispatched when content is loading.Image
  Dispatched when content loading is complete.Image
 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 a security error occurs.Image
 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
  
backgroundAlpha
Type: Number CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark, mobile
The alpha value of the background for this component. The default value is NaN.
Image
  
backgroundColor
Type: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: no Theme: spark, mobile
The background color for this component. The default value is NaN.
Image
 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
 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, mobile
The main color for a component.
SkinnableComponent
  
enableLoadingState
Type: Boolean CSS Inheritance: no
When true, enables the loading skin state. The default value is false.
Image
 InheritedType: uint Format: Color CSS Inheritance: yes
Color of the component highlight when validation fails.
UIComponent
 InheritedType: Class
Name of the skin class to use for this component when a validation error occurs.
SkinnableComponent
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: no
Blend mode used by the focus rectangle.
UIComponent
 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
 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
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: yes
The primary interaction mode for this component.

See also

UIComponent
 InheritedType: String CSS Inheritance: yes
Specifies the desired layout direction of a component.

See also

UIComponent
 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
 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
 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
 InheritedType: Class
Name of the skin class to use for this component.
SkinnableComponent
  
smoothingQuality
Type: String CSS Inheritance: no
Style equivalent to BitmapImage's smoothingQuality property. When set to BitmapSmoothingQuality.BEST, the image is resampled (if data is from a trusted source) to achieve a higher quality result. If set to BitmapSmoothingQuality.DEFAULT, the default stage quality for scaled bitmap fills is used. The default value is BitmapSmoothingQuality.DEFAULT.
Image
 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: 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
Skin Parts

This component uses skins made up of skin parts. Do not set the skin parts directly. The component's skin sets the skin parts.


 Skin Part Description Defined By
  
imageDisplay:BitmapImage
Required: true Part Type: Static
A required skin part that defines image content.
Image
  
progressIndicator:Range
Required: false Part Type: Static
An optional skin part that displays the current loading progress. As a convenience the progressIndicator value is automatically updated with the percentage complete while loading.
Image
Skin States

To skin the component, implement a skin that defines the following states. Although you must implement all skin states, a skin state can be empty. An empty skin state specifies no changes to the default skin state.


 Skin State Description Defined By
  
disabled
The disabled state of the Image control. Image
  
invalid
The invalid state of the Image control. This means that the image could not be successfully loaded. Image
  
loading
The preloading state of the Image control. The enableLoadingState style must be set to true to enable this component state. Image
  
ready
The ready state of the Image control. Image
  
uninitialized
The uninitialized state of the Image control. Image
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
bitmapDataproperty
bitmapData:BitmapData  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Returns a copy of the BitmapData object representing the currently loaded image content (unscaled). This property is null for untrusted cross domain content.

The default value is null.


Implementation
    public function get bitmapData():BitmapData
bytesLoadedproperty 
bytesLoaded:Number  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The number of bytes of the image already loaded. Only relevant for images loaded by request URL.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get bytesLoaded():Number
bytesTotalproperty 
bytesTotal:Number  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The total image data in bytes loaded or pending load. Only relevant for images loaded by request URL.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get bytesTotal():Number
clearOnLoadproperty 
clearOnLoad:Boolean

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Denotes whether or not to clear previous image content prior to loading new content.

The default value is true.


Implementation
    public function get clearOnLoad():Boolean
    public function set clearOnLoad(value:Boolean):void
contentLoaderproperty 
contentLoader:IContentLoader

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Optional custom image loader (e.g. image cache or queue) to associate with content loader client.

The default value is null.


Implementation
    public function get contentLoader():IContentLoader
    public function set contentLoader(value:IContentLoader):void
contentLoaderGroupingproperty 
contentLoaderGrouping:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Optional content grouping identifier to pass to the an associated IContentLoader instance's load() method. This property is only considered when a valid contentLoader is assigned.

The default value is null.


Implementation
    public function get contentLoaderGrouping():String
    public function set contentLoaderGrouping(value:String):void
fillModeproperty 
fillMode:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Determines how the bitmap fills in the dimensions. If you set the value of this property in a tag, use the string (such as "repeat"). If you set the value of this property in ActionScript, use the constant (such as mx.graphics.BitmapFillMode.CLIP).

When set to BitmapFillMode.CLIP ("clip"), the bitmap ends at the edge of the region.

When set to BitmapFillMode.REPEAT ("repeat"), the bitmap repeats to fill the region.

When set to BitmapFillMode.SCALE ("scale"), the bitmap stretches to fill the region.

The default value is BitmapFillMode.SCALE.


Implementation
    public function get fillMode():String
    public function set fillMode(value:String):void

See also

horizontalAlignproperty 
horizontalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The horizontal alignment of the content when it does not have a one-to-one aspect ratio and scaleMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX.

Can be one of HorizontalAlign.LEFT ("left"), HorizontalAlign.RIGHT ("right"), or HorizontalAlign.CENTER ("center").

This property is only applicable when fillMode is set to to mx.graphics.BitmapFillMode.SCALE ("scale").

The default value is HorizontalAlign.CENTER.


Implementation
    public function get horizontalAlign():String
    public function set horizontalAlign(value:String):void
preliminaryHeightproperty 
preliminaryHeight:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Provides an estimate to use for height when the "measured" bounds of the image is requested by layout, but the image data has yet to complete loading. When NaN the measured height is 0 until the image has finished loading.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get preliminaryHeight():Number
    public function set preliminaryHeight(value:Number):void
preliminaryWidthproperty 
preliminaryWidth:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Provides an estimate to use for width when the "measured" bounds of the image is requested by layout, but the image data has yet to complete loading. When NaN the measured width is 0 until the image has finished loading.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get preliminaryWidth():Number
    public function set preliminaryWidth(value:Number):void
scaleModeproperty 
scaleMode:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Determines how the image is scaled when fillMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapFillMode.SCALE.

When set to mx.graphics.BitmapScaleMode.STRETCH ("stretch"), the image is stretched to fit.

When set to BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX ("letterbox"), the image is scaled with respect to the original unscaled image's aspect ratio.

When set to BitmapScaleMode.ZOOM ("zoom"), the image is scaled to fit with respect to the original unscaled image's aspect ratio. This results in cropping on one axis.

The default value is BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX.


Implementation
    public function get scaleMode():String
    public function set scaleMode(value:String):void

See also

smoothproperty 
smooth:Boolean

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The default value is false.


Implementation
    public function get smooth():Boolean
    public function set smooth(value:Boolean):void
sourceproperty 
source:Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The source used for the bitmap fill. The fill can render from various graphical sources, including the following:

If you use an image file for the source, it can be of type PNG, GIF, or JPG.

To specify an embedded image source, you can use the @Embed directive, as the following example shows:

      source="@Embed('<i>image_location</i>')"
      

The image location can be specified via a URL, URLRequest, or file reference. If it is a file reference, its location is relative to the location of the file that is being compiled.

The BitmapImage class is designed to work with embedded images or images that are loaded at run time.

If the source is a Bitmap or BitmapData instance or is an external image file, it is the responsibility of the caller to dispose of the source once it is no longer needed. If ImageLoader created the BitmapData instance, then it will dispose of the BitmapData once the source has changed.


Implementation
    public function get source():Object
    public function set source(value:Object):void
sourceHeightproperty 
sourceHeight:Number  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Provides the unscaled height of the original image data.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get sourceHeight():Number
sourceWidthproperty 
sourceWidth:Number  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Provides the unscaled width of the original image data.

The default value is NaN.


Implementation
    public function get sourceWidth():Number
trustedSourceproperty 
trustedSource:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

A read-only flag denoting whether the currently loaded content is considered loaded form a source whose security policy allows for cross domain image access. When false, advanced bitmap operations such as high quality scaling, and tiling are not permitted. This flag is set once an image has been fully loaded.

The default value is true.


Implementation
    public function get trustedSource():Boolean
verticalAlignproperty 
verticalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

The vertical alignment of the content when it does not have a one-to-one aspect ratio and scaleMode is set to mx.graphics.BitmapScaleMode.LETTERBOX.

Can be one of VerticalAlign.TOP ("top"), VerticalAlign.BOTTOM ("bottom"), or VerticalAlign.MIDDLE ("middle").

This property is only applicable when scaleMode is set to to BitmapFillMode.SCALE ("scale").

The default value is HorizontalAlign.MIDDLE.


Implementation
    public function get verticalAlign():String
    public function set verticalAlign(value:String):void
Constructor Detail
Image()Constructor
public function Image()

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Constructor.

Event Detail
complete Event
Event Object Type: flash.events.Event
Event.type property = flash.events.Event.COMPLETE

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when content loading is complete. This event is only dispatched for url and ByteArray based sources (those sources requiring a Loader).

Note that for content loaded by Loader, both ready and complete events are dispatched.

For other source types such as embeds, only ready is dispatched.

httpStatus Event  
Event Object Type: flash.events.HTTPStatusEvent
HTTPStatusEvent.type property = flash.events.HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when a network request is made over HTTP and Flash Player or AIR can detect the HTTP status code.

ioError Event  
Event Object Type: flash.events.IOErrorEvent
IOErrorEvent.type property = flash.events.IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when an input or output error occurs.

See also

flash.events.IOErrorEvent
progress Event  
Event Object Type: flash.events.ProgressEvent
ProgressEvent.type property = flash.events.ProgressEvent.PROGRESS

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when content is loading.

Note: The progress event is not guaranteed to be dispatched. The complete event may be received, without any progress events being dispatched. This can happen when the loaded content is a local file.

ready Event  
Event Object Type: mx.events.FlexEvent
FlexEvent.type property = mx.events.FlexEvent.READY

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when content loading is complete. Unlike the complete event, this event is dispatched for all source types.

Note that for content loaded via Loader, both ready and complete events are dispatched.

For other source types such as embeds, only ready is dispatched.

The FlexEvent.READY constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a ready event. This event is dispatched by the BitmapImage and spark Image classes to denote that the assigned image source has fully loaded.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
cancelablefalse
returnValuenull
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myImage.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myImage 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.
TypeFlexEvent.READY
securityError Event  
Event Object Type: flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent
SecurityErrorEvent.type property = flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4.5
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 2.5

Dispatched when a security error occurs.

See also

flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent