Packagespark.layouts
Classpublic class CoverflowLayout
InheritanceCoverflowLayout Inheritance PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase Inheritance AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase Inheritance NavigatorLayoutBase Inheritance LayoutBase Inheritance OnDemandEventDispatcher Inheritance Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

This class is experimental, which means it has not been tested or documented as thoroughly as other core Apache Flex classes.

A CoverflowLayout class arranges the layout elements in a linear along with unselected items having a different z and rotation.

The horizontal position of the elements is determined by the combined reult of horizontalAlign, horizontalDisplacement, horizontalAlignOffset or horizontalAlignOffsetPercent, elementHorizontalAlign and selectedHorizontalDisplacement.

The horizontal position of the elements is determined by the combined reult of verticalAlign, verticalDisplacement, verticalAlignOffset or verticalAlignOffsetPercent, elementVerticalAlign and selectedVerticalDisplacement.

The z position of unselected elements is determined by the maximumZ property.

The rotation of the elements is determined by the rotationX, rotationY and rotationZ properties.

The color of unselected elements is determined by the depthColor and depthColorAlpha properties.

If depthColor has a value of -1, no color transform is applied.

The number elements or elements rendered is determined by the numUnselectedElements property. If numUnselectedElements has a value of -1 and useVirtualLayout has a value of true, only the elements that fit within the bound of the target are rendered, If numUnselectedElements has a value of -1 and useVirtualLayout has a value of false, all elements are rendered.

MXML SyntaxexpandedHide MXML Syntax

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

	  <st:CoverflowLayout
	    Properties
	 	  depthColor="-1"
	    depthColorAlpha="1"
	    elementHorizontalAlign="center|left|right"
	    elementVerticalAlign="center|left|right"
	    horizontalAlign="center|left|right"
	    horizontalDisplacement="100"
	    horizontalAlignOffset="0"
	    horizontalAlignOffsetPercent="0"
	    maximumZ="100"
	    numUnselectedElements="-1"
	    rotationX="0"
	    rotationY="45"
	    rotationZ="0"
	    selectedHorizontalDisplacement="100"
	    selectedVerticalDisplacement="0"
	    verticalAlign="bottom|middle|top"
	    verticalDisplacement="0"
	    verticalAlignOffset="0"
	    verticalAlignOffsetPercent="0"
	  />
	  


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedanimationValue : Number
[read-only]  If the animationType is "direct" the animationValue will ease from 1 to 0.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedclipAndEnableScrolling : Boolean
If true, specifies to clip the children to the boundaries of the viewport.
LayoutBase
  depthColor : int
The color tint to apply to elements as their are moved back on the z axis.
CoverflowLayout
  depthColorAlpha : Number
The alpha to be used for the color tint that is applied to elements as their are moved back on the z axis.
CoverflowLayout
 InheriteddropIndicator : DisplayObject
The DisplayObject that this layout uses for the drop indicator during a drag-and-drop operation.
LayoutBase
 Inheritedduration : Number
The duration of the animation in milliseconds.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inheritedeaser : IEaser
The easing behavior for this effect.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
  elementHorizontalAlign : String
The horizontal transform point of elements.
CoverflowLayout
 Inheritedelements : Vector.<IVisualElement>
[read-only]
NavigatorLayoutBase
  elementVerticalAlign : String
The vertical transform point of elements.
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedfieldOfView : Number
 fieldOfView  
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedfirstIndexInView : int
[read-only] firstIndexInView
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedfocalLength : Number
 focalLength  
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
  horizontalAlign : String
The horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  horizontalAlignOffset : Number
The offset in pixels to be used in conjunction with horizontalAlign to set the horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  horizontalAlignOffsetPercent : Number
The offset as a percentage of the unscaled width of the viewport to be used in conjunction with horizontalAlign to set the horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  horizontalDisplacement : Number
 horizontalDisplacement  
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedhorizontalScrollPosition : Number
The x coordinate of the origin of the viewport in the component's coordinate system, where the default value is (0,0) corresponding to the upper-left corner of the component.
LayoutBase
 InheritedindicesInLayout : Vector.<int>
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the elements included in the layout.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedindicesNotInLayout : Vector.<int>
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the elements excluded from the layout.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedlastIndexInView : int
[read-only] lastIndexInView
NavigatorLayoutBase
  maximumZ : Number
 maximumZ  
CoverflowLayout
 InheritednumElementsInLayout : int
[read-only] Returns an int specifying number of elements included in the layout.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritednumElementsNotInLayout : int
[read-only] Returns an int specifying number of elements not included in the layout.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritednumIndicesInView : int
[read-only] inheritDoc
NavigatorLayoutBase
  numUnselectedElements : int
The number of items to show either side of the selected item are positioned around this element.
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedprojectionCenterX : Number
 projectionCenterX
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedprojectionCenterY : Number
 projectionCenterY
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedrenderingData : Boolean
[read-only] inheritDoc
NavigatorLayoutBase
  rotationX : Number
Whether rotation should be applied to the x axis of elements.
CoverflowLayout
  rotationY : Number
Whether rotation should be applied to the y axis of elements.
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedscrollBarDirection : String
The direction of the ScrollBar to use for navigation.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedselectedElement : IVisualElement
[read-only]
NavigatorLayoutBase
  selectedHorizontalDisplacement : Number
 selectedHorizontalDisplacement  
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedselectedIndex : int
The index of the selected INavigatorLayout item.
NavigatorLayoutBase
  selectedVerticalDisplacement : Number
 selectedVerticalDisplacement  
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedsizeChangedInLayoutPass : Boolean
[read-only]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inheritedtarget : GroupBase
[override] The GroupBase container whose elements are measured, sized and positioned by this layout.
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedtypicalLayoutElement : ILayoutElement
Used by layouts when fixed row/column sizes are requested but a specific size isn't specified.
LayoutBase
 InheritedunscaledHeight : Number
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled height of the viewport.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedunscaledWidth : Number
[read-only] A convenience method for determining the unscaled width of the viewport.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheriteduseScrollBarForNavigation : Boolean
useScrollBarForNavigation
NavigatorLayoutBase
 InheriteduseVirtualLayout : Boolean
A container can hold any number of children.
LayoutBase
  verticalAlign : String
The vertical position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  verticalAlignOffset : Number
The offset in pixels to be used in conjunction with verticalAlign to set the vertical position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  verticalAlignOffsetPercent : Number
The offset as a percentage of the unscaled height of the viewport to be used in conjunction with verticalAlign to set the vertical position of the selected element in the viewport.
CoverflowLayout
  verticalDisplacement : Number
 verticalDisplacement  
CoverflowLayout
 InheritedverticalScrollPosition : Number
The y coordinate of the origin of the viewport in the component's coordinate system, where the default value is (0,0) corresponding to the upper-left corner of the component.
LayoutBase
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inherited_elements : Vector.<IVisualElement>
NavigatorLayoutBase
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Constructor.
CoverflowLayout
 Inherited
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
Calculates the drop location in the data provider of the drop target for the specified dragEvent.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
When useVirtualLayout is true, this method can be used by the layout target to clear cached layout information when the target changes.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
elementAdded(index:int):void
Called by the target after a layout element has been added and before the target's size and display list are validated.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
elementRemoved(index:int):void
This method must is called by the target after a layout element has been removed and before the target's size and display list are validated.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementBounds(index:int):Rectangle
Returns the specified element's layout bounds as a Rectangle or null if the index is invalid, the corresponding element is null, includeInLayout=false, or if this layout's target property is null.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getHorizontalScrollPositionDelta(navigationUnit:uint):Number
[override]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
getNavigationDestinationIndex(currentIndex:int, navigationUnit:uint, arrowKeysWrapFocus:Boolean):int
Delegation method that determines which item to navigate to based on the current item in focus and user input in terms of NavigationUnit.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getProjectionRectAtZ(z:Number):Rectangle
Returns the visible projection plane at a specific depth.
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
Computes the verticalScrollPosition and horizontalScrollPosition deltas needed to scroll the element at the specified index into view.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getVerticalScrollPositionDelta(navigationUnit:uint):Number
[override]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
Hides the previously shown drop indicator, created by the showDropIndicator() method, removes it from the display list and also stops the drag scrolling.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
isAnimating():Boolean
 Returns whether the layout is currently animating.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
measure():void
[override]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
OnDemandEventDispatcher
 Inherited
showDropIndicator(dropLocation:DropLocation):void
Sizes, positions and parents the drop indicator based on the specified drop location.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
[override] Sizes and positions the target's elements.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
updateScrollRect(w:Number, h:Number):void
[override]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
willTrigger(type:String):Boolean
OnDemandEventDispatcher
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
applyColorTransformToElement(element:IVisualElement, colorTransform:ColorTransform):void
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
calculateDragScrollDelta(dropLocation:DropLocation, elapsedTime:Number):Point
Calculates how much to scroll for the specified dropLocation during a drag and drop gesture.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
calculateDropIndex(x:Number, y:Number):int
Returns the index where a new item should be inserted if the user releases the mouse at the specified coordinates while completing a drag and drop gesture.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
Calculates the bounds for the drop indicator that provides visual feedback to the user of where the items will be inserted at the end of a drag and drop gesture.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementBoundsAboveScrollRect(scrollRect:Rectangle):Rectangle
Returns the bounds of the first layout element that either spans or is above the scrollRect's top edge.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementBoundsBelowScrollRect(scrollRect:Rectangle):Rectangle
Returns the bounds of the first layout element that either spans or is below the scrollRect's bottom edge.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementBoundsLeftOfScrollRect(scrollRect:Rectangle):Rectangle
Returns the bounds of the first layout element that either spans or is to the left of the scrollRect's left edge.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementBoundsRightOfScrollRect(scrollRect:Rectangle):Rectangle
Returns the bounds of the first layout element that either spans or is to the right of the scrollRect's right edge.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementLayoutBoundsHeight(element:IVisualElement, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
getElementLayoutBoundsWidth(element:IVisualElement, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):Number
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
Returns a reference to the views Scroller if there is one.
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
getScrollRect():Rectangle
Returns the bounds of the target's scroll rectangle in layout coordinates.
LayoutBase
 Inherited
indicesInView(firstIndexinView:int, numIndicesInView:int):void
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
invalidateSelectedIndex(index:int, offset:Number):void
[override]
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
  
[override] Restores the element to reset any changes to is visible properties.
CoverflowLayout
 Inherited
[override]
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
setElementLayoutBoundsSize(element:IVisualElement, postLayoutTransform:Boolean = true):void
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
[override]
PerspectiveAnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
 To be overridden in subclasses.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
updateScrollBar(index:int, offset:Number):void
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited
NavigatorLayoutBase
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
 Inherited The IndexChangeEvent.CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a change event, which indicates that an index has changed, such as when a List-based control changes its selection.NavigatorLayoutBase
 Inherited The FlexEvent.VALUE_COMMIT constant defines the value of the type property of the event object for a valueCommit event.NavigatorLayoutBase
Protected Constants
 ConstantDefined By
 InheritedDIRECT : String = direct
[static] An animationType value passed to the constructor.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
 InheritedINDIRECT : String = indirect
[static] An animationType value passed to the constructor.
AnimationNavigatorLayoutBase
Property Detail
depthColorproperty
depthColor:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The color tint to apply to elements as their are moved back on the z axis.

If a valid color is added to elements are tinted as they are moved back on the z axis taking into account the depthColorAlpha specified. If a value of -1 is set for the color no tinting is applied.

The default value is -1.


Implementation
    public function get depthColor():int
    public function set depthColor(value:int):void

See also

depthColorAlphaproperty 
depthColorAlpha:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The alpha to be used for the color tint that is applied to elements as their are moved back on the z axis.

The default value is 1.


Implementation
    public function get depthColorAlpha():Number
    public function set depthColorAlpha(value:Number):void

See also

elementHorizontalAlignproperty 
elementHorizontalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The horizontal transform point of elements.

Valid values are HorizontalAlign.LEFT, HorizontalAlign.CENTER and HorizontalAlign.RIGHT.

The default value is "center".


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

See also

elementVerticalAlignproperty 
elementVerticalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The vertical transform point of elements.

Valid values are VerticalAlign.TOP, VerticalAlign.MIDDLE and VerticalAlign.BOTTOM.

The default value is "middle".


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

See also

horizontalAlignproperty 
horizontalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

Valid values are HorizontalAlign.LEFT, HorizontalAlign.CENTER and HorizontalAlign.RIGHT.

The default value is "center".


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

See also

horizontalAlignOffsetproperty 
horizontalAlignOffset:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The offset in pixels to be used in conjunction with horizontalAlign to set the horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

If horizontalAlignOffsetPercent is set after this property, this property is set automatically depending on the value of horizontalAlignOffsetPercent.

The default value is 0.


Implementation
    public function get horizontalAlignOffset():Number
    public function set horizontalAlignOffset(value:Number):void

See also

horizontalAlignOffsetPercentproperty 
horizontalAlignOffsetPercent:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The offset as a percentage of the unscaled width of the viewport to be used in conjunction with horizontalAlign to set the horizontal position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

Setting this property overrides any value set on horizontalAlignOffset.

The default value is 0.


Implementation
    public function get horizontalAlignOffsetPercent():Number
    public function set horizontalAlignOffsetPercent(value:Number):void

See also

horizontalDisplacementproperty 
horizontalDisplacement:Number

Language Version : ActionScript  
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10 -  , AIR 1.5 -  

 horizontalDisplacement  


Implementation
    public function get horizontalDisplacement():Number
    public function set horizontalDisplacement(value:Number):void
maximumZproperty 
maximumZ:Number

Language Version : ActionScript  
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10 -  , AIR 1.5 -  

 maximumZ  


Implementation
    public function get maximumZ():Number
    public function set maximumZ(value:Number):void
numUnselectedElementsproperty 
numUnselectedElements:int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The number of items to show either side of the selected item are positioned around this element.

Valid values are HorizontalAlign.LEFT, HorizontalAlign.CENTER and HorizontalAlign.RIGHT.

The default value is 2.


Implementation
    public function get numUnselectedElements():int
    public function set numUnselectedElements(value:int):void
rotationXproperty 
rotationX:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Whether rotation should be applied to the x axis of elements.

The default value is true.


Implementation
    public function get rotationX():Number
    public function set rotationX(value:Number):void
rotationYproperty 
rotationY:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Whether rotation should be applied to the y axis of elements.

The default value is true.


Implementation
    public function get rotationY():Number
    public function set rotationY(value:Number):void
selectedHorizontalDisplacementproperty 
selectedHorizontalDisplacement:Number

Language Version : ActionScript  
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10 -  , AIR 1.5 -  

 selectedHorizontalDisplacement  


Implementation
    public function get selectedHorizontalDisplacement():Number
    public function set selectedHorizontalDisplacement(value:Number):void
selectedVerticalDisplacementproperty 
selectedVerticalDisplacement:Number

Language Version : ActionScript  
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10 -  , AIR 1.5 -  

 selectedVerticalDisplacement  


Implementation
    public function get selectedVerticalDisplacement():Number
    public function set selectedVerticalDisplacement(value:Number):void
verticalAlignproperty 
verticalAlign:String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The vertical position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

Valid values are VerticalAlign.TOP, VerticalAlign.MIDDLE and VerticalAlign.BOTTOM.

The default value is "middle".


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

See also

verticalAlignOffsetproperty 
verticalAlignOffset:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The offset in pixels to be used in conjunction with verticalAlign to set the vertical position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

If verticalAlignOffsetPercent is set after this property, this property is set automatically depending on the value of verticalAlignOffsetPercent.

The default value is 0.


Implementation
    public function get verticalAlignOffset():Number
    public function set verticalAlignOffset(value:Number):void

See also

verticalAlignOffsetPercentproperty 
verticalAlignOffsetPercent:Number

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The offset as a percentage of the unscaled height of the viewport to be used in conjunction with verticalAlign to set the vertical position of the selected element in the viewport. All other elements are positioned around this element.

Setting this property overrides any value set on verticalAlignOffset.

The default value is 0.


Implementation
    public function get verticalAlignOffsetPercent():Number
    public function set verticalAlignOffsetPercent(value:Number):void

See also

verticalDisplacementproperty 
verticalDisplacement:Number

Language Version : ActionScript  
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10 -  , AIR 1.5 -  

 verticalDisplacement  


Implementation
    public function get verticalDisplacement():Number
    public function set verticalDisplacement(value:Number):void
Constructor Detail
CoverflowLayout()Constructor
public function CoverflowLayout()

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor.

Method Detail
restoreElement()method
override protected function restoreElement(element:IVisualElement):void

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Product Version : Flex 4
Runtime Versions : Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Restores the element to reset any changes to is visible properties. This method should be overridden in a subclass to return any elements used in the layout to its default state when it is removed from the targets displayList or when the target is removed from the layout.

Parameters

element:IVisualElement — The element to be restored.