Using ACTIONSCRIPT® 3.0 Components Legal notices Legal notices For legal notices, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/legalnotices/index.html. Last updated 5/27/2011 iii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Intended audience . 1 System requirements . 1 About the documentation . 1 Typographical conventions . 2 Terms used in this manual . 2 Additional resources . 2 Chapter 2: About ActionScript 3.0 Components Benefits of using components . 3 Component types . 4 Add to and delete from a document . 6 Find the version of the component . 8 ActionScript 3.0 event handling model . 8 A simple application . 9 Chapter 3: Working with Components Component architecture . 16 Working with component files . 18 Debug component applications . 20 Set parameters and properties . 20 The library . 21 Sizing components . 22 Live Preview . 22 Handling events . 23 Work with the display list . 24 Work with FocusManager . 26 Work with List-based components . 28 Work with a DataProvider . 28 Work with a CellRenderer . 36 Make components accessible . 43 Chapter 4: Using the UI Components Use the Button component . 44 Use the CheckBox component . 46 Use the ColorPicker component . 49 Use the ComboBox component . 51 Use the DataGrid component . 54 Use the Label component . 60 Use the List component . 62 Use the NumericStepper component . 66 Use the ProgressBar component . 69 Use the RadioButton component . 74 Last updated 5/27/2011 USING ACTIONSCRIPT 3.0 COMPONENTS iv Contents Use the ScrollPane component . ..