org.springextensions.actionscript.context.support.mxml.MXMLObjectDefinition

	Property	Defined by
		abstract : Boolean	MXMLObjectDefinition
		applicationDomain : ApplicationDomain	MXMLObjectDefinition
		autoWireMode : String Defines the way an object will be autowired (configured).	MXMLObjectDefinition
		childContent : Array Placeholder for all MXML child content of the current `ObjectDefinition`	MXMLObjectDefinition
		className : String The classname of the object that the current `ObjectDefinition` describes.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		clazz : Class The `Class` of the object that the current `ObjectDefinition` describes.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		constructorArguments : Array An array of arguments that will be passed to the constructor of the object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		defaultedProperties : Dictionary [read-only] A dictionary of property names that have not been explicitly set through MXML markup.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		definition : IObjectDefinition [read-only] The `IObjectDefinition` that is populated by the current MXML `ObjectDefinition`	MXMLObjectDefinition
		dependsOn : Array	MXMLObjectDefinition
		explicitProperties : Dictionary [read-only] A dictionary of property names that have been explicitly set through MXML markup.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		factoryMethod : String The name of method responsible for the creation of the object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		factoryObject : MXMLObjectDefinition The ObjectDefinition for the factory object responsible for the creation of the object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		factoryObjectName : String The name of the factory object responsible for the creation of the object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		id : String The unique id for the current `ObjectDefinition` as defined in the MXML markup.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		initMethod : String The name of a method on the class defined by the className property or clazz property that will be called immediately after the object has been configured.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		isAutoWireCandidate : Boolean True if this object can be used as a value used by the container when it autowires an object by type.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		isInitialized : Boolean [read-only]	MXMLObjectDefinition
		isLazyInit : Boolean `True` if the object does not need to be eagerly pre-instantiated by the container.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		isSingleton : Boolean True if only one instance of this object needs to be created by the container, i.e.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		methodDefinitions : Dictionary [read-only] A dictionary of `MethodInvocation` objects	MXMLObjectDefinition
		methodInvocations : Array An array of ObjectDefinitions describing the methods that need to be called after object creation.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		params : Dictionary [read-only] A dictionary of `Param` objects	MXMLObjectDefinition
		parentObject : MXMLObjectDefinition If not null the specified ObjectDefinition will be used to populate the current ObjectDefinition	MXMLObjectDefinition
		primary : Boolean True if this object needs to be used as the primary autowire candidate when the container is autowiring by type.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		properties : Object An anonymous object whose property values will be injected into the created object, the property names on this object are the same as on the created object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		propertyObjectDefinitions : Array [read-only] An array of `Property` objects that have been added to the current `ObjectDefinition`	MXMLObjectDefinition
		scope : String Defines the scope of the object, the object is either a singleton or a prototype object.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		skipMetadata : Boolean	MXMLObjectDefinition
		skipPostProcessors : Boolean	MXMLObjectDefinition
		template : Template If not null the specified Template will be used to populate the current ObjectDefinition	MXMLObjectDefinition

	Property	Defined by
		_isInitialized : Boolean = false	MXMLObjectDefinition

	Method	Defined by
		MXMLObjectDefinition() Creates a new `ObjectDefinition` instance	MXMLObjectDefinition
		addConstructorArg(arg:ConstructorArg):void Adds the specified `ConstructorArg` resolved value to the constructorArguments array.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		addProperty(property:Property):void Adds the specified `Property` to the properties dictionary and resolves its value by invoking `resolveValue()`.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		initializeComponent():void After `FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE` has been dispatched the `processChildContent()` method is invoked.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		initialized(document:Object, id:String):void	MXMLObjectDefinition
		parse():void Parses the MXML object definition.	MXMLObjectDefinition

	Method	Defined by
		addParam(param:Param):void Adds the specified `Param` to the params dictionary.	MXMLObjectDefinition
		getApplicationDomain():ApplicationDomain	MXMLObjectDefinition
		initMXMLObjectDefinition():void	MXMLObjectDefinition
		resolveValue(arg:Arg):* Returns a `RuntimeObjectReference` instance if the specified `Arg` has a ref property assigned, returns a `Class` instance if the `Arg` has a type property of "class" and a string as value, returns a `RuntimeObjectReference` if the property value is a `ObjectDefinition` and adds this instance to the propertyObjectDefinitions list, in all other cases it just returns the value of the specified `Arg`.	MXMLObjectDefinition

	Constant	Defined by
		ANON_OBJECT_PREFIX : String = "anonref_" [static] Prefix added to `ObjectDefinitions` without an explicit context id, this prefix is needed by the MXMLUtils serializer	MXMLObjectDefinition

Property detail

abstract

property

abstract:Boolean  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get abstract():Boolean
    public function set abstract(value:Boolean):void

applicationDomain

property

applicationDomain:ApplicationDomain [read-write]

Implementation
public function get applicationDomain():ApplicationDomain
public function set applicationDomain(value:ApplicationDomain):void

autoWireMode

property

autoWireMode:String [read-write]

Defines the way an object will be autowired (configured). This can be the following values: no,byName,byType,constructor,autodetect

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

childContent

property

childContent:Array [read-write]

Placeholder for all MXML child content of the current ObjectDefinition

Implementation
public function get childContent():Array
public function set childContent(value:Array):void

className

property

className:String [read-write]

The classname of the object that the current ObjectDefinition describes.

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

clazz

property

clazz:Class [read-write]

The Class of the object that the current ObjectDefinition describes.

Implementation
public function get clazz():Class
public function set clazz(value:Class):void

constructorArguments

property

constructorArguments:Array [read-write]

An array of arguments that will be passed to the constructor of the object.

Implementation
public function get constructorArguments():Array
public function set constructorArguments(value:Array):void

defaultedProperties

property

defaultedProperties:Dictionary [read-only]

A dictionary of property names that have not been explicitly set through MXML markup. When the current ObjectDefinition is configured by a Template or parent definition only the properties present in this dictionary will be copied from the source definition.

Implementation
public function get defaultedProperties():Dictionary

See also

Template
parentObject

definition

property

definition:IObjectDefinition [read-only]

The IObjectDefinition that is populated by the current MXML ObjectDefinition

Implementation
public function get definition():IObjectDefinition

dependsOn

property

dependsOn:Array  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get dependsOn():Array
    public function set dependsOn(value:Array):void

explicitProperties

property

explicitProperties:Dictionary [read-only]

A dictionary of property names that have been explicitly set through MXML markup.

Implementation
public function get explicitProperties():Dictionary

factoryMethod

property

factoryMethod:String [read-write]

The name of method responsible for the creation of the object.

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

factoryObject

property

factoryObject:MXMLObjectDefinition [read-write]

The ObjectDefinition for the factory object responsible for the creation of the object.

Implementation
public function get factoryObject():MXMLObjectDefinition
public function set factoryObject(value:MXMLObjectDefinition):void

factoryObjectName

property

factoryObjectName:String [read-write]

The name of the factory object responsible for the creation of the object.

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

property

id:String [read-write]

The unique id for the current ObjectDefinition as defined in the MXML markup. This id will also be used to register as the name of the IObjectDefinition instance.

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

See also

IObjectDefinition

initMethod

property

initMethod:String [read-write]

The name of a method on the class defined by the className property or clazz property that will be called immediately after the object has been configured.

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

isAutoWireCandidate

property

isAutoWireCandidate:Boolean [read-write]

True if this object can be used as a value used by the container when it autowires an object by type.

Implementation
public function get isAutoWireCandidate():Boolean
public function set isAutoWireCandidate(value:Boolean):void

_isInitialized

property

protected var _isInitialized:Boolean = false

isInitialized

property

isInitialized:Boolean [read-only]Implementation
public function get isInitialized():Boolean

isLazyInit

property

isLazyInit:Boolean [read-write]

True if the object does not need to be eagerly pre-instantiated by the container. I.e. the object will be created after the first call to the getObject() method.

Implementation
public function get isLazyInit():Boolean
public function set isLazyInit(value:Boolean):void

isSingleton

property

isSingleton:Boolean [read-write]

True if only one instance of this object needs to be created by the container, i.e. every subsequent call to the getObject() method will return the same instance.

Implementation
public function get isSingleton():Boolean
public function set isSingleton(value:Boolean):void

methodDefinitions

property

methodDefinitions:Dictionary [read-only]

A dictionary of MethodInvocation objects

Implementation
public function get methodDefinitions():Dictionary

See also

MethodInvocation

methodInvocations

property

methodInvocations:Array [read-write]

An array of ObjectDefinitions describing the methods that need to be called after object creation.

Implementation
public function get methodInvocations():Array
public function set methodInvocations(value:Array):void

params

property

params:Dictionary [read-only]

A dictionary of Param objects

Implementation
public function get params():Dictionary

See also

Param

parentObject

property

parentObject:MXMLObjectDefinition [read-write]

If not null the specified ObjectDefinition will be used to populate the current ObjectDefinition

Implementation
public function get parentObject():MXMLObjectDefinition
public function set parentObject(value:MXMLObjectDefinition):void

primary

property

primary:Boolean [read-write]

True if this object needs to be used as the primary autowire candidate when the container is autowiring by type. This means that if multiple objects are found of the same type, the object marked as 'primary' will become the autowire candidate.

Implementation
public function get primary():Boolean
public function set primary(value:Boolean):void

properties

property

properties:Object [read-write]

An anonymous object whose property values will be injected into the created object, the property names on this object are the same as on the created object.

Implementation
public function get properties():Object
public function set properties(value:Object):void

propertyObjectDefinitions

property

propertyObjectDefinitions:Array [read-only]

An array of Property objects that have been added to the current ObjectDefinition

Implementation
public function get propertyObjectDefinitions():Array

See also

Property

scope

property

scope:String [read-write]

Defines the scope of the object, the object is either a singleton or a prototype object.

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

skipMetadata

property

skipMetadata:Boolean  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get skipMetadata():Boolean
    public function set skipMetadata(value:Boolean):void

skipPostProcessors

property

skipPostProcessors:Boolean  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get skipPostProcessors():Boolean
    public function set skipPostProcessors(value:Boolean):void

template

property

template:Template [read-write]

If not null the specified Template will be used to populate the current ObjectDefinition

Implementation
public function get template():Template
public function set template(value:Template):void

Constructor detail

MXMLObjectDefinition

()

constructor

public function MXMLObjectDefinition()

Creates a new ObjectDefinition instance

Method detail

addConstructorArg

()

method

public function addConstructorArg(arg:ConstructorArg):void

Adds the specified ConstructorArg resolved value to the constructorArguments array.

Parameters

arg:ConstructorArg — The specified ConstructorArg instance.

addParam

()

method

protected function addParam(param:Param):void

Adds the specified Param to the params dictionary.

Parameters

param:Param — The specified Param instance.

addProperty

()

method

public function addProperty(property:Property):void

Adds the specified Property to the properties dictionary and resolves its value by invoking resolveValue().

Parameters

property:Property — The specified Property instance.

getApplicationDomain

()

method

protected function getApplicationDomain():ApplicationDomain

Returns

ApplicationDomain

initializeComponent

()

method

public function initializeComponent():void

After FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE has been dispatched the processChildContent() method is invoked.

initialized

()

method

public function initialized(document:Object, id:String):void

Parameters

	`document:Object`

	`id:String`

initMXMLObjectDefinition

()

method

protected function initMXMLObjectDefinition():void

parse

()

method

public function parse():void

Parses the MXML object definition.

resolveValue

()

method

protected function resolveValue(arg:Arg):*

Returns a RuntimeObjectReference instance if the specified Arg has a ref property assigned, returns a Class instance if the Arg has a type property of "class" and a string as value, returns a RuntimeObjectReference if the property value is a ObjectDefinition and adds this instance to the propertyObjectDefinitions list, in all other cases it just returns the value of the specified Arg.

Parameters

arg:Arg — The specified Arg

Returns

* — The actual value of the Arg

See also

ObjectDefinition
RuntimeObjectReference

Constant detail

ANON_OBJECT_PREFIX

constant

public static const ANON_OBJECT_PREFIX:String = "anonref_"

Prefix added to ObjectDefinitions without an explicit context id, this prefix is needed by the MXMLUtils serializer

See also

serializeMXMLApplicationContext()

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Package	org.springextensions.actionscript.context.support.mxml
SVN browsing	MXMLObjectDefinition.as
Fisheye	MXMLObjectDefinition.as
Class	public class MXMLObjectDefinition
Implements	IApplicationDomainAware, mx.core.IMXMLObject
Subclasses	Interface