Packageorg.flexunit.flexui.controls
Classpublic class PromptingTextInput
InheritancePromptingTextInput Inheritance mx.controls.TextInput

The PromptingTextInput component is a small enhancement to standard TextInput. It adds the ability to specify a prompt value that displays when the text is empty, similar to how the prompt property of the ComboBox behaves when there is no selected value.



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  displayAsPassword : Boolean
[override]
PromptingTextInput
  prompt : String
The string to use as the prompt value
PromptingTextInput
  promptFormat : String
A format string to specify how the prompt is displayed.
PromptingTextInput
  text : String
[override] Override the behavior of text so that it doesn't take into account the prompt.
PromptingTextInput
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Constructor
PromptingTextInput
Property Detail
displayAsPasswordproperty
displayAsPassword:Boolean[override]


Implementation
    public function get displayAsPassword():Boolean
    public function set displayAsPassword(value:Boolean):void
promptproperty 
prompt:String

The string to use as the prompt value


Implementation
    public function get prompt():String
    public function set prompt(value:String):void
promptFormatproperty 
promptFormat:String

A format string to specify how the prompt is displayed. This is typically an HTML string that can set the font color and style. Use [prompt] within the string as a replacement token that will be replaced with the actual prompt text. The default value is "<font color="#999999"><i>[prompt]</i></font>"


Implementation
    public function get promptFormat():String
    public function set promptFormat(value:String):void
textproperty 
text:String[override]

Override the behavior of text so that it doesn't take into account the prompt. If the prompt is displaying, the text is just an empty string.

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


Implementation
    public function get text():String
    public function set text(value:String):void
Constructor Detail
PromptingTextInput()Constructor
public function PromptingTextInput()

Constructor