| Package | mx.modules | 
| Class | public class Module | 
| Inheritance | Module  LayoutContainer  Container  UIComponent  FlexSprite  Sprite  DisplayObjectContainer  InteractiveObject  DisplayObject  EventDispatcher  Object | 
<mx:Module> tag in an MXML file, as the
  following example shows:
  
  
  
  Extending the Module class in ActionScript is the same as using the <mx:Module> tag
  in an MXML file. You extend this class if your module interacts with the framework. 
  To see an example of an ActionScript class that extends the Module class, create an MXML 
  file with the root tag of <mx:Module>. When you compile this file, 
  set the value of the keep-generated-actionscript compiler option to true.
  The Flex compiler stores the generated ActionScript class in a directory called generated, which
  you can look at.
If your module does not include any framework code, you can create a class that extends the ModuleBase class. If you use the ModuleBase class, your module will typically be smaller than if you create a module that is based on the Module class because it does not have any framework class dependencies.
See also
| Method | Defined By | ||
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Module() 
      Constructor. | Module | ||
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      Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
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      Adds a child DisplayObject to this Container. | Container | |
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addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
 
 Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener 
 receives notification of an event. | EventDispatcher | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether the security restrictions 
  would cause any display objects to be omitted from the list returned by calling
  the DisplayObjectContainer.getObjectsUnderPoint() method
  with the specified point point. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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      Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
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      Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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  Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
  the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
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      Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | Container | |
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      Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | Container | |
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      Returns a set of properties that identify the child within 
      this container. | UIComponent | |
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      Given a single UIComponentDescriptor, create the corresponding
      component and add the component as a child of this Container. | Container | |
|  | 
      Iterate through the Array of childDescriptors,
      and call the createComponentFromDescriptor() method for each one. | Container | |
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      Creates an id reference to this IUIComponent object
   on its parent document object. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      Dispatches an event into the event flow. | UIComponent | |
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      Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent | |
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drawRoundRect(x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number, cornerRadius:Object = null, color:Object = null, alpha:Object = null, gradientMatrix:Matrix = null, gradientType:String = "linear", gradientRatios:Array = null, hole:Object = null):void
 
   Programatically draws a rectangle into this skin's Graphics object. | UIComponent | |
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      Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
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      Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
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      Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
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      Executes all the data bindings on this Container. | Container | |
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      Executes the bindings into this Container's child UIComponent objects. | Container | |
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      Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
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      Provides the automation object at the specified index. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
     Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system
     of the targetCoordinateSpace object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
      Gets the nth child component object. | Container | |
|  | 
      Returns the child whose name property is the specified String. | Container | |
|  | 
      Gets the zero-based index of a specific child. | Container | |
|  | 
      Returns an Array of DisplayObject objects consisting of the content children 
      of the container. | Container | |
|  | 
      Finds the type selectors for this UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Returns a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      getting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured height
            | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      A convenience method for determining whether to use the
      explicit or measured width
            | UIComponent | |
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      Gets the object that currently has focus. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
     Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children 
     (or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
    Returns a rectangle that defines the boundary of the display object, 
    based on the coordinate system defined by the targetCoordinateSpace 
    parameter, excluding any strokes on shapes. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      Gets a style property that has been set anywhere in this
      component's style lookup chain. | UIComponent | |
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      Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | Container | |
|  | 
     Converts the point object from the Stage (global) coordinates
     to the display object's (local) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
 Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type 
 of event. | EventDispatcher | |
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  Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
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     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     obj display object. | DisplayObject | |
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     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     point specified by the x and y parameters. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
      Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to the 
      drawRoundRect() method
      as the rot parameter when drawing a horizontal gradient. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Initializes the internal structure of this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Initializes various properties which keep track of repeated instances
      of this component. | UIComponent | |
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      Marks a component so that its updateDisplayList()
      method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Marks a component so that its commitProperties()
      method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Marks a component so that its measure()
      method gets called during a later screen update. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified 
  as the parameter. | Object | |
|  | 
      Converts a Point object from local to content coordinates. | Container | |
|  | 
     Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
     Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
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      Measures the specified HTML text, which may 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 | |
|  | 
      Measures the specified text, assuming that it is displayed
      in a single-line UITextField using a UITextFormat
      determined by the styles of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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       Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
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      Returns true if the chain of owner properties 
      points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
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      Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
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      Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
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  Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
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      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 | |
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      For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
      as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
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      Removes all children from the child list of this container. | Container | |
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      Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container. | Container | |
|  | 
      Removes a child DisplayObject from the child list of this Container
      at the specified index. | Container | |
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 Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
|  | 
      Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
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      Resolves a child by using the id provided. | UIComponent | |
|  | [static] 
      Resumes the background processing of methods
      queued by callLater(), after a call to
      suspendBackgroundProcessing(). | UIComponent | |
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      Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
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      Sets the index of a particular child. | Container | |
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      Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
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      Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
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     Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
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      Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
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      Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
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  Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
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  Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
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      Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
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      Flex calls the stylesInitialized() method when
      the styles for a component are first initialized. | UIComponent | |
|  | [static] 
      Blocks the background processing of methods
      queued by callLater(),
      until resumeBackgroundProcessing() is called. | UIComponent | |
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  Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
  Swaps the z-order (front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the 
  child list. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
   Returns a string indicating the location of this object
   within the hierarchy of DisplayObjects in the Application. | FlexSprite | |
|  | 
   Validates the position and size of children and draws other
   visuals. | UIComponent | |
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      Validate and update the properties and layout of this object
      and redraw it, if necessary. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Used by layout logic to validate the properties of a component
      by calling the commitProperties() method. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
   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 | |
|  | 
      Handles both the valid and invalid events from a
      validator assigned to this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
|  | 
      Returns a box Matrix which can be passed to drawRoundRect()
      as the rot parameter when drawing a vertical gradient. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
 Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of 
 its ancestors for the specified event type. | EventDispatcher | |