| Package | mx.charts.chartClasses | 
| Class | public class DualStyleObject | 
| Inheritance | DualStyleObject  UIComponent  FlexSprite  Sprite  DisplayObjectContainer  InteractiveObject  DisplayObject  EventDispatcher  Object | 
| Subclasses | AxisRenderer, ChartElement | 
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Flex components inherit the following properties from the DualStyleObject class:
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 | Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | accessibilityProperties : AccessibilityProperties 
     The current accessibility options for this display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | activeEffects : Array [read-only] 
      The list of effects that are currently playing on the component,
      as an Array of EffectInstance instances. | UIComponent | |
|  | alpha : Number 
     Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. | DisplayObject | |
|  | automationDelegate : Object 
      The delegate object that handles the automation-related functionality. | UIComponent | |
|  | automationName : String 
      Name that can be used as an identifier for this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | automationTabularData : Object [read-only] 
     An implementation of the IAutomationTabularData interface, which 
     can be used to retrieve the data. | UIComponent | |
|  | automationValue : 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 | |
|  | baselinePosition : Number [read-only] 
      The y-coordinate of the baseline
      of the first line of text of the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | blendMode : String 
     A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use. | DisplayObject | |
|  | buttonMode : Boolean 
     Specifies the button mode of this sprite. | Sprite | |
|  | cacheAsBitmap : Boolean 
     If set to true, Flash Player or Adobe AIR caches an internal bitmap representation of the
     display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | cacheHeuristic : Boolean [write-only] 
      Used by Flex to suggest bitmap caching for the object. | UIComponent | |
|  | cachePolicy : String 
      Specifies the bitmap caching policy for this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | className : String [read-only] 
      The name of this instance's class, such as "Button". | UIComponent | |
|  | constructor : Object 
  A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
|  | contentMouseX : Number [read-only] 
      Returns the x position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
|  | contentMouseY : Number [read-only] 
      Returns the y position of the mouse, in the content coordinate system. | UIComponent | |
|  | contextMenu : NativeMenu  
  Specifies the context menu associated with this object. | InteractiveObject | |
|  | currentState : String 
      The current view state of the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | cursorManager : ICursorManager [read-only] 
      Gets the CursorManager that controls the cursor for this component
      and its peers. | UIComponent | |
|  | descriptor : UIComponentDescriptor 
      Reference to the UIComponentDescriptor, if any, that was used
      by the createComponentFromDescriptor() method to create this
      UIComponent instance. | UIComponent | |
|  | document : Object 
      A reference to the document object associated with this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | doubleClickEnabled : Boolean 
      Specifies whether the UIComponent object receives doubleClick events. | UIComponent | |
|  | dropTarget : DisplayObject [read-only] 
  Specifies the display object over which the sprite is being dragged, or on
  which the sprite was dropped. | Sprite | |
|  | enabled : Boolean 
      Whether the component can accept user interaction. | UIComponent | |
|  | errorString : String 
      The text that will be displayed by a component's error tip when a
      component is monitored by a Validator and validation fails. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the explicit height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitMaxHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the maximum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitMaxWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the maximum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitMinHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the minimum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitMinWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the minimum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | explicitWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the explicit width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | filters : Array 
     An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | flexContextMenu : IFlexContextMenu 
      The context menu for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | focusEnabled : Boolean 
      Indicates whether the component can receive focus when tabbed to. | UIComponent | |
|  | focusManager : IFocusManager 
      Gets the FocusManager that controls focus for this component
      and its peers. | UIComponent | |
|  | focusPane : Sprite 
      The focus pane associated with this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | focusRect : Object  
  Specifies whether this object displays a focus rectangle. | InteractiveObject | |
|  | graphics : Graphics [read-only] 
     Specifies the Graphics object that belongs to this sprite where vector
     drawing commands can occur. | Sprite | |
|  | height : Number 
      Number that specifies the height of the component, in pixels,
      in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | hitArea : Sprite 
  Designates another sprite to serve as the hit area for a sprite. | Sprite | |
|  | id : String 
      ID of the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | includeInLayout : Boolean 
      Specifies whether this component is included in the layout of the
      parent container. | UIComponent | |
|  | inheritingStyles : Object 
      The beginning of this component's chain of inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
|  | initialized : 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 | |
|  | instanceIndex : int [read-only] 
      The index of a repeated component. | UIComponent | |
|  | instanceIndices : Array 
      An Array containing the indices required to reference
      this UIComponent object from its parent document. | UIComponent | |
| internalStyleName : Object 
      The name of a class selector this instance inherits values from. | DualStyleObject | ||
|  | isDocument : Boolean [read-only] 
      Determines whether this UIComponent instance is a document object,
      that is, whether it is at the top of the hierarchy of a Flex
      application, MXML component, or ActionScript component. | UIComponent | |
|  | isPopUp : Boolean 
      Set to true by the PopUpManager to indicate
      that component has been popped up. | UIComponent | |
|  | loaderInfo : LoaderInfo [read-only] 
     Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file
     to which this display object belongs. | DisplayObject | |
|  | mask : DisplayObject 
     The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | maxHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the maximum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | maxWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the maximum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | measuredHeight : Number 
      The default height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
|  | measuredMinHeight : Number 
      The default minimum height of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
|  | measuredMinWidth : Number 
      The default minimum width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
|  | measuredWidth : Number 
      The default width of the component, in pixels. | UIComponent | |
|  | minHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the minimum height of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | minWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the minimum width of the component,
      in pixels, in the component's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | moduleFactory : IFlexModuleFactory 
      The moduleFactory that is used to create TextFields in the correct SWF context. | UIComponent | |
|  | mouseChildren : Boolean 
  Determines whether or not the children of the object are mouse enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | mouseEnabled : Boolean  
  Specifies whether this object receives mouse messages. | InteractiveObject | |
|  | mouseFocusEnabled : Boolean 
      Whether you can receive focus when clicked on. | UIComponent | |
|  | mouseX : Number [read-only] 
     Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
|  | mouseY : Number [read-only] 
     Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse position, in pixels. | DisplayObject | |
|  | name : String 
     Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. | DisplayObject | |
|  | nestLevel : int 
      Depth of this object in the containment hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
|  | nonInheritingStyles : Object 
      The beginning of this component's chain of non-inheriting styles. | UIComponent | |
|  | numAutomationChildren : int [read-only] 
      The number of automation children this container has. | UIComponent | |
|  | numChildren : int [read-only] 
  Returns the number of children of this object. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | opaqueBackground : Object 
     Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. | DisplayObject | |
|  | owner : DisplayObjectContainer 
      The owner of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | parent : DisplayObjectContainer [read-only] 
      The parent container or component for this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | parentApplication : Object [read-only] 
      A reference to the Application object that contains this UIComponent
      instance. | UIComponent | |
|  | parentDocument : Object [read-only] 
      A reference to the parent document object for this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | percentHeight : Number 
      Number that specifies the height of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
|  | percentWidth : Number 
      Number that specifies the width of a component as a percentage
      of its parent's size. | UIComponent | |
|  | processedDescriptors : Boolean 
      Set to true after immediate or deferred child creation, 
      depending on which one happens. | UIComponent | |
|  | prototype : Object [static] 
  A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object. | Object | |
|  | repeater : IRepeater [read-only] 
      A reference to the Repeater object
      in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | repeaterIndex : int [read-only] 
      The index of the item in the data provider
      of the Repeater that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | repeaterIndices : 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 | |
|  | repeaters : Array 
      An Array containing references to the Repeater objects
      in the parent document that produced this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | root : DisplayObject [read-only] 
     For a display object in a loaded SWF file, the root property is the 
     top-most display object in the portion of the display list's tree structure represented by that SWF file. | DisplayObject | |
|  | rotation : Number 
     Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. | DisplayObject | |
|  | scale9Grid : Rectangle 
     The current scaling grid that is in effect. | DisplayObject | |
|  | scaleX : Number 
      Number that specifies the horizontal scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
|  | scaleY : Number 
      Number that specifies the vertical scaling factor. | UIComponent | |
|  | screen : Rectangle [read-only] 
      Returns an object that contains the size and position of the base
      drawing surface for this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | scrollRect : Rectangle 
     The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | showInAutomationHierarchy : Boolean  
      A flag that determines if an automation object
      shows in the automation hierarchy. | UIComponent | |
|  | soundTransform : SoundTransform 
  Controls sound within this sprite. | Sprite | |
|  | stage : Stage [read-only] 
     The Stage of the display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | states : Array 
      The view states that are defined for this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | styleDeclaration : CSSStyleDeclaration 
      Storage for the inline inheriting styles on this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | styleName : Object 
      The class style used by this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | systemManager : ISystemManager 
      Returns the SystemManager object used by this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | tabChildren : Boolean 
  Determines whether the children of the object are tab enabled. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | tabEnabled : Boolean  
  Specifies whether this object is in the tab order. | InteractiveObject | |
|  | tabIndex : int  
     Specifies the tab ordering of objects in a SWF file. | InteractiveObject | |
|  | textSnapshot : TextSnapshot [read-only] 
     Returns a TextSnapshot object for this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | toolTip : String 
      Text to display in the ToolTip. | UIComponent | |
|  | transform : Transform 
    An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. | DisplayObject | |
|  | transitions : Array 
      An Array of Transition objects, where each Transition object defines a
      set of effects to play when a view state change occurs. | UIComponent | |
|  | tweeningProperties : Array 
      Array of properties that are currently being tweened on this object. | UIComponent | |
|  | uid : String 
      A unique identifier for the object. | UIComponent | |
|  | updateCompletePendingFlag : Boolean 
      A flag that determines if an object has been through all three phases
      of layout validation (provided that any were required). | UIComponent | |
|  | useHandCursor : Boolean 
  A Boolean value that indicates whether the pointing hand (hand cursor) appears when the mouse rolls 
  over a sprite in which the buttonMode property is set to true. | Sprite | |
|  | validationSubField : String 
      Used by a validator to associate a subfield with this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | visible : Boolean 
      Controls the visibility of this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | width : Number 
      Number that specifies the width of the component, in pixels,
      in the parent's coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | x : Number 
      Number that specifies the component's horizontal position,
      in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
|  | y : Number 
      Number that specifies the component's vertical position,
      in pixels, within its parent container. | UIComponent | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  
      Constructor. | DualStyleObject | ||
|  | 
     Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
  Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer 
  instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
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 | |
|  | 
      Queues a function to be called later. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Deletes a style property from this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or
  the instance itself. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
      Converts a Point object from content coordinates to global coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Converts a Point object from content to local coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Returns a set of properties that identify the child within 
      this container. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      Shows or hides the focus indicator around this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
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 | |
|  | 
      Called by the effect instance when it stops playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Called by the effect instance when it starts playing on the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Ends all currently playing effects on the component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Executes the data bindings into this UIComponent object. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Called after printing is complete. | UIComponent | |
|  |  
      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 | |
|  | 
     Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
     Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
     Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      Converts a Point object from global to content coordinates. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
     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 | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
|  | 
     Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the
     obj display object. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
     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 | |
|  | 
      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. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
     Converts the point object from the display object's (local) coordinates to the
     Stage (global) coordinates. | DisplayObject | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
       Moves the component to a specified position within its parent. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Propagates style changes to the children. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Returns true if the chain of owner properties 
      points from child to this UIComponent. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Called by Flex when a UIComponent object is added to or removed from a parent. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Prepares an IFlexDisplayObject for printing. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      For each effect event, registers the EffectManager
      as one of the event listeners. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
  Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of 
  the DisplayObjectContainer. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
 Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. | EventDispatcher | |
|  | 
      Replays the specified event. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
      Sizes the object. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
 Changes the  position of an existing child in the display object container. | DisplayObjectContainer | |
|  | 
      Sets a layout constraint value, which is the same as 
      setting the constraint style for this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Set the current state. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Sets the focus to this component. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
     Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
|  | 
      Sets a style property on this component instance. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      Called when the visible property changes. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
  Lets the user drag the specified sprite. | Sprite | |
|  | 
  Ends the startDrag() method. | Sprite | |
|  | 
      Detects changes to style properties. | UIComponent | |
|  | 
      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 | |
|  | 
  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 | |
|  | 
      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 | |
| internalStyleName | property | 
internalStyleName:Object  [read-write] 
      The name of a class selector this instance inherits values from.
      The internalStyleName property has lower priority than the styleName
      selector.
     
    public function get internalStyleName():Object
    public function set internalStyleName(value:Object):void
| DualStyleObject | () | Constructor | 
public function DualStyleObject()
Constructor.