mx.core.DeferredInstanceFromFunction (Flex 3.4)

Package	mx.core
Class	public class DeferredInstanceFromFunction
Inheritance	DeferredInstanceFromFunction Object
Implements	IDeferredInstance

A deferred instance factory that uses a generator function to create an instance of the required object. An application uses the getInstance() method to create an instance of an object when it is first needed and get a reference to the object thereafter.

See also

DeferredInstanceFromClass

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		DeferredInstanceFromFunction(generator:Function) Constructor.	DeferredInstanceFromFunction
		getInstance():Object Returns a reference to an instance of the desired object.	DeferredInstanceFromFunction
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Constructor Detail

DeferredInstanceFromFunction

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Constructor

public function DeferredInstanceFromFunction(generator:Function)

Constructor.

Parameters

generator:Function — A function that creates and returns an instance of the required object.

Method Detail

getInstance

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method

public function getInstance():Object

Returns a reference to an instance of the desired object. If no instance of the required object exists, calls the function specified in this class' generator constructor parameter.

Returns

Object — An instance of the object.

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