openfl.display.Loader - API Reference

The Loader class is used to load SWF files or image (JPG, PNG, or GIF) files. Use the load() method to initiate loading. The loaded display object is added as a child of the Loader object.

Use the URLLoader class to load text or binary data.

The Loader class overrides the following methods that it inherits, because a Loader object can only have one child display object - the display object that it loads. Calling the following methods throws an exception: addChild(), addChildAt(), removeChild(), removeChildAt(), and setChildIndex(). To remove a loaded display object, you must remove the Loader object from its parent DisplayObjectContainer child array.

Note: The ActionScript 2.0 MovieClipLoader and LoadVars classes are not used in ActionScript 3.0. The Loader and URLLoader classes replace them.

When you use the Loader class, consider the Flash Player and Adobe AIR security model:

You can load content from any accessible source.
Loading is not allowed if the calling SWF file is in a network sandbox and the file to be loaded is local.
If the loaded content is a SWF file written with ActionScript 3.0, it cannot be cross-scripted by a SWF file in another security sandbox unless that cross-scripting arrangement was approved through a call to the System.allowDomain() or the System.allowInsecureDomain() method in the loaded content file.
If the loaded content is an AVM1 SWF file(written using ActionScript 1.0 or 2.0), it cannot be cross-scripted by an AVM2 SWF file(written using ActionScript 3.0). However, you can communicate between the two SWF files by using the LocalConnection class.
If the loaded content is an image, its data cannot be accessed by a SWF file outside of the security sandbox, unless the domain of that SWF file was included in a URL policy file at the origin domain of the image.
Movie clips in the local-with-file-system sandbox cannot script movie clips in the local-with-networking sandbox, and the reverse is also prevented.
You cannot connect to commonly reserved ports. For a complete list of blocked ports, see "Restricting Networking APIs" in the ActionScript 3.0 Developer's Guide.

However, in AIR, content in the application security sandbox(content installed with the AIR application) are not restricted by these security limitations.

For more information related to security, see the Flash Player Developer Center Topic: Security.

When loading a SWF file from an untrusted source(such as a domain other than that of the Loader object's root SWF file), you may want to define a mask for the Loader object, to prevent the loaded content(which is a child of the Loader object) from drawing to portions of the Stage outside of that mask, as shown in the following code:

Constructor

`new ()`

Creates a Loader object that you can use to load files, such as SWF, JPEG, GIF, or PNG files. Call the load() method to load the asset as a child of the Loader instance. You can then add the Loader object to the display list(for instance, by using the addChild() method of a DisplayObjectContainer instance). The asset appears on the Stage as it loads.

You can also use a Loader instance "offlist," that is without adding it to a display object container on the display list. In this mode, the Loader instance might be used to load a SWF file that contains additional modules of an application.

To detect when the SWF file is finished loading, you can use the events of the LoaderInfo object associated with the contentLoaderInfo property of the Loader object. At that point, the code in the module SWF file can be executed to initialize and start the module. In the offlist mode, a Loader instance might also be used to load a SWF file that contains components or media assets. Again, you can use the LoaderInfo object event notifications to detect when the components are finished loading. At that point, the application can start using the components and media assets in the library of the SWF file by instantiating the ActionScript 3.0 classes that represent those components and assets.

To determine the status of a Loader object, monitor the following events that the LoaderInfo object associated with the contentLoaderInfo property of the Loader object:

The open event is dispatched when loading begins.
The ioError or securityError event is dispatched if the file cannot be loaded or if an error occured during the load process.
The progress event fires continuously while the file is being loaded.
The complete event is dispatched when a file completes downloading, but before the loaded movie clip's methods and properties are available.
The init event is dispatched after the properties and methods of the loaded SWF file are accessible, so you can begin manipulating the loaded SWF file. This event is dispatched before the complete handler. In streaming SWF files, the init event can occur significantly earlier than the complete event. For most purposes, use the init handler.

Variables

`read onlycontent:DisplayObject`

Contains the root display object of the SWF file or image(JPG, PNG, or GIF) file that was loaded by using the load() or loadBytes() methods.

Throws:

`SecurityError`	The loaded SWF file or image file belongs to a security sandbox to which you do not have access. For a loaded SWF file, you can avoid this situation by having the file call the `Security.allowDomain()` method or by having the loading file specify a `loaderContext` parameter with its `securityDomain` property set to `SecurityDomain.currentDomain` when you call the `load()` or `loadBytes()` method.

`read onlycontentLoaderInfo:LoaderInfo`

Returns a LoaderInfo object corresponding to the object being loaded. LoaderInfo objects are shared between the Loader object and the loaded content object. The LoaderInfo object supplies loading progress information and statistics about the loaded file.

Events related to the load are dispatched by the LoaderInfo object referenced by the contentLoaderInfo property of the Loader object. The contentLoaderInfo property is set to a valid LoaderInfo object, even before the content is loaded, so that you can add event listeners to the object prior to the load.

To detect uncaught errors that happen in a loaded SWF, use the Loader.uncaughtErrorEvents property, not the Loader.contentLoaderInfo.uncaughtErrorEvents property.

`read onlyuncaughtErrorEvents:UncaughtErrorEvents`

Methods

`close ():Void`

Cancels a load() method operation that is currently in progress for the Loader instance.

`load (request:URLRequest, ?context:LoaderContext):Void`

Loads a SWF, JPEG, progressive JPEG, unanimated GIF, or PNG file into an object that is a child of this Loader object. If you load an animated GIF file, only the first frame is displayed. As the Loader object can contain only a single child, issuing a subsequent load() request terminates the previous request, if still pending, and commences a new load.

Note: In AIR 1.5 and Flash Player 10, the maximum size for a loaded image is 8,191 pixels in width or height, and the total number of pixels cannot exceed 16,777,215 pixels.(So, if an loaded image is 8,191 pixels wide, it can only be 2,048 pixels high.) In Flash Player 9 and earlier and AIR 1.1 and earlier, the limitation is 2,880 pixels in height and 2,880 pixels in width.

A SWF file or image loaded into a Loader object inherits the position, rotation, and scale properties of the parent display objects of the Loader object.

Use the unload() method to remove movies or images loaded with this method, or to cancel a load operation that is in progress.

You can prevent a SWF file from using this method by setting the allowNetworking parameter of the the object and embed tags in the HTML page that contains the SWF content.

When you use this method, consider the Flash Player security model, which is described in the Loader class description.

In Flash Player 10 and later, if you use a multipart Content-Type(for example "multipart/form-data") that contains an upload(indicated by a "filename" parameter in a "content-disposition" header within the POST body), the POST operation is subject to the security rules applied to uploads:

The POST operation must be performed in response to a user-initiated action, such as a mouse click or key press.
If the POST operation is cross-domain(the POST target is not on the same server as the SWF file that is sending the POST request), the target server must provide a URL policy file that permits cross-domain access.

Also, for any multipart Content-Type, the syntax must be valid (according to the RFC2046 standard). If the syntax appears to be invalid, the POST operation is subject to the security rules applied to uploads.

For more information related to security, see the Flash Player Developer Center Topic: Security.

@event asyncError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object if the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 property has been specified and it is not possible to
                 add the loaded content as a child to the specified
                 DisplayObjectContainer. This could happen if the
                 loaded content is a
                 `openfl.display.AVM1Movie` or if the
                 `addChild()` call to the
                 requestedContentParent throws an error.

@event complete Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the file has completed loading. The
                 `complete` event is always dispatched
                 after the `init` event.

@event httpStatus Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when a network request is made over HTTP and
                 Flash Player can detect the HTTP status code.

@event init Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the properties and methods of the loaded
                 SWF file are accessible. The `init` event
                 always precedes the `complete` event.

@event ioError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when an input or output error occurs that
                 causes a load operation to fail.

@event open Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the loading operation starts.

@event progress Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object as data is received while load operation
                 progresses.

@event securityError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object if a SWF file in the local-with-filesystem
                 sandbox attempts to load content in the
                 local-with-networking sandbox, or vice versa.

@event securityError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object if the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 property has been specified and the security sandbox
                 of the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 does not have access to the loaded SWF.

@event unload Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when a loaded object is removed.

Parameters:

`request`	The absolute or relative URL of the SWF, JPEG, GIF, or PNG file to be loaded. A relative path must be relative to the main SWF file. Absolute URLs must include the protocol reference, such as http:// or file:///. Filenames cannot include disk drive specifications.
`context`	A LoaderContext object, which has properties that define the following: Whether or not to check for the existence of a policy file upon loading the object The ApplicationDomain for the loaded object The SecurityDomain for the loaded object The ImageDecodingPolicy for the loaded image object If the `context` parameter is not specified or refers to a null object, the loaded content remains in its own security domain. For complete details, see the description of the properties in the LoaderContext class.

request

The absolute or relative URL of the SWF, JPEG, GIF, or PNG file to be loaded. A relative path must be relative to the main SWF file. Absolute URLs must include the protocol reference, such as http:// or file:///. Filenames cannot include disk drive specifications.

context

A LoaderContext object, which has properties that define the following:

Whether or not to check for the existence of a policy file upon loading the object
The ApplicationDomain for the loaded object
The SecurityDomain for the loaded object
The ImageDecodingPolicy for the loaded image object

If the context parameter is not specified or refers to a null object, the loaded content remains in its own security domain.

For complete details, see the description of the properties in the LoaderContext class.

Throws:

`IOError`	The `digest` property of the `request` object is not `null`. You should only set the `digest` property of a URLRequest object when calling the `URLLoader.load()` method when loading a SWZ file(an Adobe platform component).
`IllegalOperationError`	If the `requestedContentParent` property of the `context` parameter is a `Loader`.
`IllegalOperationError`	If the `LoaderContext.parameters` parameter is set to non-null and has some values which are not Strings.
`SecurityError`	The value of `LoaderContext.securityDomain` must be either `null` or `SecurityDomain.currentDomain`. This reflects the fact that you can only place the loaded media in its natural security sandbox or your own(the latter requires a policy file).
`SecurityError`	Local SWF files may not set LoaderContext.securityDomain to anything other than `null`. It is not permitted to import non-local media into a local sandbox, or to place other local media in anything other than its natural sandbox.
`SecurityError`	You cannot connect to commonly reserved ports. For a complete list of blocked ports, see "Restricting Networking APIs" in the ActionScript 3.0 Developer's Guide.
`SecurityError`	If the `applicationDomain` or `securityDomain` properties of the `context` parameter are from a disallowed domain.
`SecurityError`	If a local SWF file is attempting to use the `securityDomain` property of the `context` parameter.

`loadBytes (buffer:ByteArray, ?context:LoaderContext):Void`

Loads from binary data stored in a ByteArray object.

The loadBytes() method is asynchronous. You must wait for the "init" event before accessing the properties of a loaded object.

When you use this method, consider the Flash Player security model, which is described in the Loader class description.

@event asyncError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object if the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 property has been specified and it is not possible to
                 add the loaded content as a child to the specified
                 DisplayObjectContainer. This could happen if the
                 loaded content is a
                 `openfl.display.AVM1Movie` or if the
                 `addChild()` call to the
                 requestedContentParent throws an error.

@event complete Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the operation is complete. The
                 `complete` event is always dispatched
                 after the `init` event.

@event init Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the properties and methods of the loaded
                 data are accessible. The `init` event
                 always precedes the `complete` event.

@event ioError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the runtime cannot parse the data in the
                 byte array.

@event open Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when the operation starts.

@event progress Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object as data is transfered in memory.

@event securityError Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object if the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 property has been specified and the security sandbox
                 of the
                 `LoaderContext.requestedContentParent`
                 does not have access to the loaded SWF.

@event unload Dispatched by the contentLoaderInfo

                 object when a loaded object is removed.

Parameters:

`bytes`	A ByteArray object. The contents of the ByteArray can be any of the file formats supported by the Loader class: SWF, GIF, JPEG, or PNG.
`context`	A LoaderContext object. Only the `applicationDomain` property of the LoaderContext object applies; the `checkPolicyFile` and `securityDomain` properties of the LoaderContext object do not apply. If the `context` parameter is not specified or refers to a null object, the content is loaded into the current security domain - a process referred to as "import loading" in Flash Player security documentation. Specifically, if the loading SWF file trusts the remote SWF by incorporating the remote SWF into its code, then the loading SWF can import it directly into its own security domain. For more information related to security, see the Flash Player Developer Center Topic: Security.

bytes

A ByteArray object. The contents of the ByteArray can be any of the file formats supported by the Loader class: SWF, GIF, JPEG, or PNG.

context

A LoaderContext object. Only the applicationDomain property of the LoaderContext object applies; the checkPolicyFile and securityDomain properties of the LoaderContext object do not apply.

If the context parameter is not specified or refers to a null object, the content is loaded into the current security domain - a process referred to as "import loading" in Flash Player security documentation. Specifically, if the loading SWF file trusts the remote SWF by incorporating the remote SWF into its code, then the loading SWF can import it directly into its own security domain.

For more information related to security, see the Flash Player Developer Center Topic: Security.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	If the `length` property of the ByteArray object is not greater than 0.
`IllegalOperationError`	If the `checkPolicyFile` or `securityDomain` property of the `context` parameter are non-null.
`IllegalOperationError`	If the `requestedContentParent` property of the `context` parameter is a `Loader`.
`IllegalOperationError`	If the `LoaderContext.parameters` parameter is set to non-null and has some values which are not Strings.
`SecurityError`	If the provided `applicationDomain` property of the `context` property is from a disallowed domain.
`SecurityError`	You cannot connect to commonly reserved ports. For a complete list of blocked ports, see "Restricting Networking APIs" in the ActionScript 3.0 Developer's Guide.

`unload ():Void`

Removes a child of this Loader object that was loaded by using the load() method. The property of the associated LoaderInfo object is reset to null. The child is not necessarily destroyed because other objects might have references to it; however, it is no longer a child of the Loader object.

As a best practice, before you unload a child SWF file, you should explicitly close any streams in the child SWF file's objects, such as LocalConnection, NetConnection, NetStream, and Sound objects. Otherwise, audio in the child SWF file might continue to play, even though the child SWF file was unloaded. To close streams in the child SWF file, add an event listener to the child that listens for the unload event. When the parent calls Loader.unload(), the unload event is dispatched to the child. The following code shows how you might do this:

function closeAllStreams(evt:Event) {
    myNetStream.close();
    mySound.close();
    myNetConnection.close();
    myLocalConnection.close();
}
myMovieClip.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.UNLOAD,
closeAllStreams);

`unloadAndStop (gc:Bool = true):Void`

Attempts to unload child SWF file contents and stops the execution of commands from loaded SWF files. This method attempts to unload SWF files that were loaded using Loader.load() or Loader.loadBytes() by removing references to EventDispatcher, NetConnection, Timer, Sound, or Video objects of the child SWF file. As a result, the following occurs for the child SWF file and the child SWF file's display list:

Sounds are stopped.
Stage event listeners are removed.
Event listeners for enterFrame, frameConstructed, exitFrame, activate and deactivate are removed.
Timers are stopped.
Camera and Microphone instances are detached
Movie clips are stopped.

Parameters:

`gc`	Provides a hint to the garbage collector to run on the child SWF objects(`true`) or not(`false`). If you are unloading many objects asynchronously, setting the `gc` paramter to `false` might improve application performance. However, if the parameter is set to `false`, media and display objects of the child SWF file might persist in memory after running the `unloadAndStop()` command.

Inherited Variables

Defined by DisplayObjectContainer

`IllegalOperationError`	Calling this property of the Stage object throws an exception. The Stage object does not implement this property.

Defined by InteractiveObject

`doubleClickEnabled:Bool`

Specifies whether the object receives doubleClick events. The default value is false, which means that by default an InteractiveObject instance does not receive doubleClick events. If the doubleClickEnabled property is set to true, the instance receives doubleClick events within its bounds. The mouseEnabled property of the InteractiveObject instance must also be set to true for the object to receive doubleClick events.

No event is dispatched by setting this property. You must use the addEventListener() method to add an event listener for the doubleClick event.

`focusRect:Null<Bool>`

`mouseEnabled:Bool`

Specifies whether this object receives mouse, or other user input, messages. The default value is true, which means that by default any InteractiveObject instance that is on the display list receives mouse events or other user input events. If mouseEnabled is set to false, the instance does not receive any mouse events(or other user input events like keyboard events). Any children of this instance on the display list are not affected. To change the mouseEnabled behavior for all children of an object on the display list, use openfl.display.DisplayObjectContainer.mouseChildren.

No event is dispatched by setting this property. You must use the addEventListener() method to create interactive functionality.

`needsSoftKeyboard:Bool`

Specifies whether a virtual keyboard(an on-screen, software keyboard) should display when this InteractiveObject instance receives focus.

By default, the value is false and focusing an InteractiveObject instance does not raise a soft keyboard. If the needsSoftKeyboard property is set to true, the runtime raises a soft keyboard when the InteractiveObject instance is ready to accept user input. An InteractiveObject instance is ready to accept user input after a programmatic call to set the Stage focus property or a user interaction, such as a "tap." If the client system has a hardware keyboard available or does not support virtual keyboards, then the soft keyboard is not raised.

The InteractiveObject instance dispatches softKeyboardActivating, softKeyboardActivate, and softKeyboardDeactivate events when the soft keyboard raises and lowers.

Note: This property is not supported in AIR applications on iOS.

`softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest:Rectangle`

`read onlywrite onlytabEnabled:Bool`

`read onlywrite onlytabIndex:Int`

Defined by DisplayObject

`read onlywrite onlyalpha:Float`

Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified. Valid values are 0(fully transparent) to 1(fully opaque). The default value is 1. Display objects with alpha set to 0 are active, even though they are invisible.

`read onlyblendMode:BlendMode`

A value from the BlendMode class that specifies which blend mode to use. A bitmap can be drawn internally in two ways. If you have a blend mode enabled or an external clipping mask, the bitmap is drawn by adding a bitmap-filled square shape to the vector render. If you attempt to set this property to an invalid value, Flash runtimes set the value to BlendMode.NORMAL.

The blendMode property affects each pixel of the display object. Each pixel is composed of three constituent colors(red, green, and blue), and each constituent color has a value between 0x00 and 0xFF. Flash Player or Adobe AIR compares each constituent color of one pixel in the movie clip with the corresponding color of the pixel in the background. For example, if blendMode is set to BlendMode.LIGHTEN, Flash Player or Adobe AIR compares the red value of the display object with the red value of the background, and uses the lighter of the two as the value for the red component of the displayed color.

The following table describes the blendMode settings. The BlendMode class defines string values you can use. The illustrations in the table show blendMode values applied to a circular display object(2) superimposed on another display object(1).

`read onlywrite onlycacheAsBitmap:Bool`

All vector data for a display object that has a cached bitmap is drawn to the bitmap instead of the main display. If cacheAsBitmapMatrix is null or unsupported, the bitmap is then copied to the main display as unstretched, unrotated pixels snapped to the nearest pixel boundaries. Pixels are mapped 1 to 1 with the parent object. If the bounds of the bitmap change, the bitmap is recreated instead of being stretched.

If cacheAsBitmapMatrix is non-null and supported, the object is drawn to the off-screen bitmap using that matrix and the stretched and/or rotated results of that rendering are used to draw the object to the main display.

No internal bitmap is created unless the cacheAsBitmap property is set to true.

After you set the cacheAsBitmap property to true, the rendering does not change, however the display object performs pixel snapping automatically. The animation speed can be significantly faster depending on the complexity of the vector content.

The cacheAsBitmap property is automatically set to true whenever you apply a filter to a display object(when its filter array is not empty), and if a display object has a filter applied to it, cacheAsBitmap is reported as true for that display object, even if you set the property to false. If you clear all filters for a display object, the cacheAsBitmap setting changes to what it was last set to.

A display object does not use a bitmap even if the cacheAsBitmap property is set to true and instead renders from vector data in the following cases:

The bitmap is too large. In AIR 1.5 and Flash Player 10, the maximum size for a bitmap image is 8,191 pixels in width or height, and the total number of pixels cannot exceed 16,777,215 pixels.(So, if a bitmap image is 8,191 pixels wide, it can only be 2,048 pixels high.) In Flash Player 9 and earlier, the limitation is is 2880 pixels in height and 2,880 pixels in width.
The bitmap fails to allocate(out of memory error).

The cacheAsBitmap property is best used with movie clips that have mostly static content and that do not scale and rotate frequently. With such movie clips, cacheAsBitmap can lead to performance increases when the movie clip is translated(when its x and y position is changed).

`read onlywrite onlyfilters:Array<BitmapFilter>`

An indexed array that contains each filter object currently associated with the display object. The openfl.filters package contains several classes that define specific filters you can use.

Filters can be applied in Flash Professional at design time, or at run time by using ActionScript code. To apply a filter by using ActionScript, you must make a temporary copy of the entire filters array, modify the temporary array, then assign the value of the temporary array back to the filters array. You cannot directly add a new filter object to the filters array.

To add a filter by using ActionScript, perform the following steps (assume that the target display object is named myDisplayObject):

Create a new filter object by using the constructor method of your chosen filter class.
Assign the value of the myDisplayObject.filters array to a temporary array, such as one named myFilters.
Add the new filter object to the myFilters temporary array.
Assign the value of the temporary array to the myDisplayObject.filters array.

If the filters array is undefined, you do not need to use a temporary array. Instead, you can directly assign an array literal that contains one or more filter objects that you create. The first example in the Examples section adds a drop shadow filter by using code that handles both defined and undefined filters arrays.

To modify an existing filter object, you must use the technique of modifying a copy of the filters array:

Assign the value of the filters array to a temporary array, such as one named myFilters.
Modify the property by using the temporary array, myFilters. For example, to set the quality property of the first filter in the array, you could use the following code: myFilters[0].quality = 1;
Assign the value of the temporary array to the filters array.

At load time, if a display object has an associated filter, it is marked to cache itself as a transparent bitmap. From this point forward, as long as the display object has a valid filter list, the player caches the display object as a bitmap. This source bitmap is used as a source image for the filter effects. Each display object usually has two bitmaps: one with the original unfiltered source display object and another for the final image after filtering. The final image is used when rendering. As long as the display object does not change, the final image does not need updating.

The openfl.filters package includes classes for filters. For example, to create a DropShadow filter, you would write:

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	When `filters` includes a ShaderFilter and the shader output type is not compatible with this operation(the shader must specify a `pixel4` output).
`ArgumentError`	When `filters` includes a ShaderFilter and the shader doesn't specify any image input or the first input is not an `image4` input.
`ArgumentError`	When `filters` includes a ShaderFilter and the shader specifies an image input that isn't provided.
`ArgumentError`	When `filters` includes a ShaderFilter, a ByteArray or Vector. instance as a shader input, and the `width` and `height` properties aren't specified for the ShaderInput object, or the specified values don't match the amount of data in the input data. See the `ShaderInput.input` property for more information.

`read onlywrite onlyheight:Float`

Indicates the height of the display object, in pixels. The height is calculated based on the bounds of the content of the display object. When you set the height property, the scaleY property is adjusted accordingly, as shown in the following code:

Except for TextField and Video objects, a display object with no content(such as an empty sprite) has a height of 0, even if you try to set height to a different value.

`read onlywrite onlyloaderInfo:LoaderInfo`

Returns a LoaderInfo object containing information about loading the file to which this display object belongs. The loaderInfo property is defined only for the root display object of a SWF file or for a loaded Bitmap(not for a Bitmap that is drawn with ActionScript). To find the loaderInfo object associated with the SWF file that contains a display object named myDisplayObject, use myDisplayObject.root.loaderInfo.

A large SWF file can monitor its download by calling this.root.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, func).

`read onlywrite onlymask:DisplayObject`

The calling display object is masked by the specified mask object. To ensure that masking works when the Stage is scaled, the mask display object must be in an active part of the display list. The mask object itself is not drawn. Set mask to null to remove the mask.

To be able to scale a mask object, it must be on the display list. To be able to drag a mask Sprite object(by calling its startDrag() method), it must be on the display list. To call the startDrag() method for a mask sprite based on a mouseDown event being dispatched by the sprite, set the sprite's buttonMode property to true.

When display objects are cached by setting the cacheAsBitmap property to true an the cacheAsBitmapMatrix property to a Matrix object, both the mask and the display object being masked must be part of the same cached bitmap. Thus, if the display object is cached, then the mask must be a child of the display object. If an ancestor of the display object on the display list is cached, then the mask must be a child of that ancestor or one of its descendents. If more than one ancestor of the masked object is cached, then the mask must be a descendent of the cached container closest to the masked object in the display list.

Note: A single mask object cannot be used to mask more than one calling display object. When the mask is assigned to a second display object, it is removed as the mask of the first object, and that object's mask property becomes null.

`read onlywrite onlymouseX:Float`

Indicates the x coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.

Note: For a DisplayObject that has been rotated, the returned x coordinate will reflect the non-rotated object.

`read onlywrite onlymouseY:Float`

Indicates the y coordinate of the mouse or user input device position, in pixels.

Note: For a DisplayObject that has been rotated, the returned y coordinate will reflect the non-rotated object.

`read onlywrite onlyname:String`

Indicates the instance name of the DisplayObject. The object can be identified in the child list of its parent display object container by calling the getChildByName() method of the display object container.

Throws:

`IllegalOperationError`	If you are attempting to set this property on an object that was placed on the timeline in the Flash authoring tool.

`opaqueBackground:Null<UInt>`

Specifies whether the display object is opaque with a certain background color. A transparent bitmap contains alpha channel data and is drawn transparently. An opaque bitmap has no alpha channel(and renders faster than a transparent bitmap). If the bitmap is opaque, you specify its own background color to use.

If set to a number value, the surface is opaque(not transparent) with the RGB background color that the number specifies. If set to null(the default value), the display object has a transparent background.

The opaqueBackground property is intended mainly for use with the cacheAsBitmap property, for rendering optimization. For display objects in which the cacheAsBitmap property is set to true, setting opaqueBackground can improve rendering performance.

The opaque background region is not matched when calling the hitTestPoint() method with the shapeFlag parameter set to true.

The opaque background region does not respond to mouse events.

`read onlyparent:DisplayObjectContainer`

Indicates the DisplayObjectContainer object that contains this display object. Use the parent property to specify a relative path to display objects that are above the current display object in the display list hierarchy.

You can use parent to move up multiple levels in the display list as in the following:

Throws:

`SecurityError`	The parent display object belongs to a security sandbox to which you do not have access. You can avoid this situation by having the parent movie call the `Security.allowDomain()` method.

`read onlywrite onlyroot:DisplayObject`

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. For a Bitmap object representing a loaded image file, the root property is the Bitmap object itself. For the instance of the main class of the first SWF file loaded, the root property is the display object itself. The root property of the Stage object is the Stage object itself. The root property is set to null for any display object that has not been added to the display list, unless it has been added to a display object container that is off the display list but that is a child of the top-most display object in a loaded SWF file.

For example, if you create a new Sprite object by calling the Sprite() constructor method, its root property is null until you add it to the display list(or to a display object container that is off the display list but that is a child of the top-most display object in a SWF file).

For a loaded SWF file, even though the Loader object used to load the file may not be on the display list, the top-most display object in the SWF file has its root property set to itself. The Loader object does not have its root property set until it is added as a child of a display object for which the root property is set.

`read onlywrite onlyrotation:Float`

Indicates the rotation of the DisplayObject instance, in degrees, from its original orientation. Values from 0 to 180 represent clockwise rotation; values from 0 to -180 represent counterclockwise rotation. Values outside this range are added to or subtracted from 360 to obtain a value within the range. For example, the statement my_video.rotation = 450 is the same as my_video.rotation = 90.

`scale9Grid:Rectangle`

The current scaling grid that is in effect. If set to null, the entire display object is scaled normally when any scale transformation is applied.

When you define the scale9Grid property, the display object is divided into a grid with nine regions based on the scale9Grid rectangle, which defines the center region of the grid. The eight other regions of the grid are the following areas:

The upper-left corner outside of the rectangle
The area above the rectangle
The upper-right corner outside of the rectangle
The area to the left of the rectangle
The area to the right of the rectangle
The lower-left corner outside of the rectangle
The area below the rectangle
The lower-right corner outside of the rectangle

You can think of the eight regions outside of the center(defined by the rectangle) as being like a picture frame that has special rules applied to it when scaled.

When the scale9Grid property is set and a display object is scaled, all text and gradients are scaled normally; however, for other types of objects the following rules apply:

Content in the center region is scaled normally.
Content in the corners is not scaled.
Content in the top and bottom regions is scaled horizontally only. Content in the left and right regions is scaled vertically only.
All fills(including bitmaps, video, and gradients) are stretched to fit their shapes.

If a display object is rotated, all subsequent scaling is normal(and the scale9Grid property is ignored).

For example, consider the following display object and a rectangle that is applied as the display object's scale9Grid:

A common use for setting scale9Grid is to set up a display object to be used as a component, in which edge regions retain the same width when the component is scaled.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	If you pass an invalid argument to the method.

`read onlywrite onlyscaleX:Float`

Indicates the horizontal scale(percentage) of the object as applied from the registration point. The default registration point is(0,0). 1.0 equals 100% scale.

Scaling the local coordinate system changes the x and y property values, which are defined in whole pixels.

`read onlywrite onlyscaleY:Float`

Indicates the vertical scale(percentage) of an object as applied from the registration point of the object. The default registration point is(0,0). 1.0 is 100% scale.

Scaling the local coordinate system changes the x and y property values, which are defined in whole pixels.

`read onlywrite onlyscrollRect:Rectangle`

The scroll rectangle bounds of the display object. The display object is cropped to the size defined by the rectangle, and it scrolls within the rectangle when you change the x and y properties of the scrollRect object.

The properties of the scrollRect Rectangle object use the display object's coordinate space and are scaled just like the overall display object. The corner bounds of the cropped window on the scrolling display object are the origin of the display object(0,0) and the point defined by the width and height of the rectangle. They are not centered around the origin, but use the origin to define the upper-left corner of the area. A scrolled display object always scrolls in whole pixel increments.

You can scroll an object left and right by setting the x property of the scrollRect Rectangle object. You can scroll an object up and down by setting the y property of the scrollRect Rectangle object. If the display object is rotated 90° and you scroll it left and right, the display object actually scrolls up and down.

`read onlystage:Stage`

The Stage of the display object. A Flash runtime application has only one Stage object. For example, you can create and load multiple display objects into the display list, and the stage property of each display object refers to the same Stage object(even if the display object belongs to a loaded SWF file).

If a display object is not added to the display list, its stage property is set to null.

`read onlywrite onlytransform:Transform`

An object with properties pertaining to a display object's matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. The specific properties - matrix, colorTransform, and three read-only properties (concatenatedMatrix, concatenatedColorTransform, and pixelBounds) - are described in the entry for the Transform class.

Each of the transform object's properties is itself an object. This concept is important because the only way to set new values for the matrix or colorTransform objects is to create a new object and copy that object into the transform.matrix or transform.colorTransform property.

For example, to increase the tx value of a display object's matrix, you must make a copy of the entire matrix object, then copy the new object into the matrix property of the transform object: var myMatrix:Matrix = myDisplayObject.transform.matrix; myMatrix.tx += 10; myDisplayObject.transform.matrix = myMatrix;

You cannot directly set the tx property. The following code has no effect on myDisplayObject: myDisplayObject.transform.matrix.tx += 10;

You can also copy an entire transform object and assign it to another display object's transform property. For example, the following code copies the entire transform object from myOldDisplayObj to myNewDisplayObj: myNewDisplayObj.transform = myOldDisplayObj.transform;

The resulting display object, myNewDisplayObj, now has the same values for its matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds as the old display object, myOldDisplayObj.

Note that AIR for TV devices use hardware acceleration, if it is available, for color transforms.

`read onlywrite onlyvisible:Bool`

Whether or not the display object is visible. Display objects that are not visible are disabled. For example, if visible=false for an InteractiveObject instance, it cannot be clicked.

`read onlywrite onlywidth:Float`

Indicates the width of the display object, in pixels. The width is calculated based on the bounds of the content of the display object. When you set the width property, the scaleX property is adjusted accordingly, as shown in the following code:

Except for TextField and Video objects, a display object with no content(such as an empty sprite) has a width of 0, even if you try to set width to a different value.

`read onlywrite onlyx:Float`

Indicates the x coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer. If the object is inside a DisplayObjectContainer that has transformations, it is in the local coordinate system of the enclosing DisplayObjectContainer. Thus, for a DisplayObjectContainer rotated 90° counterclockwise, the DisplayObjectContainer's children inherit a coordinate system that is rotated 90° counterclockwise. The object's coordinates refer to the registration point position.

`read onlywrite onlyy:Float`

Indicates the y coordinate of the DisplayObject instance relative to the local coordinates of the parent DisplayObjectContainer. If the object is inside a DisplayObjectContainer that has transformations, it is in the local coordinate system of the enclosing DisplayObjectContainer. Thus, for a DisplayObjectContainer rotated 90° counterclockwise, the DisplayObjectContainer's children inherit a coordinate system that is rotated 90° counterclockwise. The object's coordinates refer to the registration point position.

Inherited Methods

Defined by DisplayObjectContainer

`addChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. The child is added to the front(top) of all other children in this DisplayObjectContainer instance.(To add a child to a specific index position, use the addChildAt() method.)

If you add a child object that already has a different display object container as a parent, the object is removed from the child list of the other display object container.

Note: The command stage.addChild() can cause problems with a published SWF file, including security problems and conflicts with other loaded SWF files. There is only one Stage within a Flash runtime instance, no matter how many SWF files you load into the runtime. So, generally, objects should not be added to the Stage, directly, at all. The only object the Stage should contain is the root object. Create a DisplayObjectContainer to contain all of the items on the display list. Then, if necessary, add that DisplayObjectContainer instance to the Stage.

@event added Dispatched when a display object is added to the display

         list.

Parameters:

`child`	The DisplayObject instance to add as a child of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if the child is the same as the parent. Also throws if the caller is a child(or grandchild etc.) of the child being added.

Returns:

The DisplayObject instance that you pass in the child parameter.

`addChildAt (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):DisplayObject`

Adds a child DisplayObject instance to this DisplayObjectContainer instance. The child is added at the index position specified. An index of 0 represents the back(bottom) of the display list for this DisplayObjectContainer object.

For example, the following example shows three display objects, labeled a, b, and c, at index positions 0, 2, and 1, respectively:

If you add a child object that already has a different display object container as a parent, the object is removed from the child list of the other display object container.

@event added Dispatched when a display object is added to the display

         list.

Parameters:

`child`	The DisplayObject instance to add as a child of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.
`index`	The index position to which the child is added. If you specify a currently occupied index position, the child object that exists at that position and all higher positions are moved up one position in the child list.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if the child is the same as the parent. Also throws if the caller is a child(or grandchild etc.) of the child being added.
`RangeError`	Throws if the index position does not exist in the child list.

Returns:

The DisplayObject instance that you pass in the child parameter.

`areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Bool`

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. By default, content from one domain cannot access objects from another domain unless they are permitted to do so with a call to the Security.allowDomain() method. For more information, related to security, see the Flash Player Developer Center Topic: Security.

The point parameter is in the coordinate space of the Stage, which may differ from the coordinate space of the display object container(unless the display object container is the Stage). You can use the globalToLocal() and the localToGlobal() methods to convert points between these coordinate spaces.

Parameters:

`point`	The point under which to look.

Returns:

true if the point contains child display objects with security restrictions.

`contains (child:DisplayObject):Bool`

Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or the instance itself. The search includes the entire display list including this DisplayObjectContainer instance. Grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on each return true.

Parameters:

`child`	The child object to test.

Returns:

true if the child object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer or the container itself; otherwise false.

`getChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject`

Returns the child display object instance that exists at the specified index.

Parameters:

`index`	The index position of the child object.

Throws:

`RangeError`	Throws if the index does not exist in the child list.
`SecurityError`	This child display object belongs to a sandbox to which you do not have access. You can avoid this situation by having the child movie call `Security.allowDomain()`.

Returns:

The child display object at the specified index position.

`getChildByName (name:String):DisplayObject`

Returns the child display object that exists with the specified name. If more that one child display object has the specified name, the method returns the first object in the child list.

The getChildAt() method is faster than the getChildByName() method. The getChildAt() method accesses a child from a cached array, whereas the getChildByName() method has to traverse a linked list to access a child.

Parameters:

`name`	The name of the child to return.

Throws:

`SecurityError`	This child display object belongs to a sandbox to which you do not have access. You can avoid this situation by having the child movie call the `Security.allowDomain()` method.

Returns:

The child display object with the specified name.

`getChildIndex (child:DisplayObject):Int`

Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance.

Parameters:

`child`	The DisplayObject instance to identify.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if the child parameter is not a child of this object.

Returns:

The index position of the child display object to identify.

`getObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Array<DisplayObject>`

Returns an array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance. Any child objects that are inaccessible for security reasons are omitted from the returned array. To determine whether this security restriction affects the returned array, call the areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint() method.

Parameters:

`point`	The point under which to look.

Returns:

An array of objects that lie under the specified point and are children(or grandchildren, and so on) of this DisplayObjectContainer instance.

`removeChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

Removes the specified child DisplayObject instance from the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer instance. The parent property of the removed child is set to null , and the object is garbage collected if no other references to the child exist. The index positions of any display objects above the child in the DisplayObjectContainer are decreased by 1.

The garbage collector reallocates unused memory space. When a variable or object is no longer actively referenced or stored somewhere, the garbage collector sweeps through and wipes out the memory space it used to occupy if no other references to it exist.

Parameters:

`child`	The DisplayObject instance to remove.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if the child parameter is not a child of this object.

Returns:

The DisplayObject instance that you pass in the child parameter.

`removeChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject`

Removes a child DisplayObject from the specified index position in the child list of the DisplayObjectContainer. The parent property of the removed child is set to null, and the object is garbage collected if no other references to the child exist. The index positions of any display objects above the child in the DisplayObjectContainer are decreased by 1.

Parameters:

`index`	The child index of the DisplayObject to remove.

Throws:

`RangeError`	Throws if the index does not exist in the child list.
`SecurityError`	This child display object belongs to a sandbox to which the calling object does not have access. You can avoid this situation by having the child movie call the `Security.allowDomain()` method.

Returns:

The DisplayObject instance that was removed.

`removeChildren (beginIndex:Int = 0, endIndex:Int = 0x7FFFFFFF):Void`

`setChildIndex (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):Void`

Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container. This affects the layering of child objects. For example, the following example shows three display objects, labeled a, b, and c, at index positions 0, 1, and 2, respectively:

When you use the setChildIndex() method and specify an index position that is already occupied, the only positions that change are those in between the display object's former and new position. All others will stay the same. If a child is moved to an index LOWER than its current index, all children in between will INCREASE by 1 for their index reference. If a child is moved to an index HIGHER than its current index, all children in between will DECREASE by 1 for their index reference. For example, if the display object container in the previous example is named container, you can swap the position of the display objects labeled a and b by calling the following code:

This code results in the following arrangement of objects:

Parameters:

`child`	The child DisplayObject instance for which you want to change the index number.
`index`	The resulting index number for the `child` display object.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if the child parameter is not a child of this object.
`RangeError`	Throws if the index does not exist in the child list.

`stopAllMovieClips ():Void`

`swapChildren (child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):Void`

Swaps the z-order(front-to-back order) of the two specified child objects. All other child objects in the display object container remain in the same index positions.

Parameters:

`child1`	The first child object.
`child2`	The second child object.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	Throws if either child parameter is not a child of this object.

`swapChildrenAt (index1:Int, index2:Int):Void`

Swaps the z-order(front-to-back order) of the child objects at the two specified index positions in the child list. All other child objects in the display object container remain in the same index positions.

Parameters:

`index1`	The index position of the first child object.
`index2`	The index position of the second child object.

Throws:

`RangeError`	If either index does not exist in the child list.

Defined by InteractiveObject

Defined by DisplayObject

`getBounds (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle`

Returns a rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the coordinate system of the targetCoordinateSpace object. Consider the following code, which shows how the rectangle returned can vary depending on the targetCoordinateSpace parameter that you pass to the method:

Note: Use the localToGlobal() and globalToLocal() methods to convert the display object's local coordinates to display coordinates, or display coordinates to local coordinates, respectively.

The getBounds() method is similar to the getRect() method; however, the Rectangle returned by the getBounds() method includes any strokes on shapes, whereas the Rectangle returned by the getRect() method does not. For an example, see the description of the getRect() method.

Parameters:

`targetCoordinateSpace`	The display object that defines the coordinate system to use.

Returns:

The rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the targetCoordinateSpace object's coordinate system.

`getRect (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle`

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. The values that the getRect() method returns are the same or smaller than those returned by the getBounds() method.

Note: Use localToGlobal() and globalToLocal() methods to convert the display object's local coordinates to Stage coordinates, or Stage coordinates to local coordinates, respectively.

Parameters:

`targetCoordinateSpace`	The display object that defines the coordinate system to use.

Returns:

The rectangle that defines the area of the display object relative to the targetCoordinateSpace object's coordinate system.

`globalToLocal (pos:Point):Point`

Converts the point object from the Stage(global) coordinates to the display object's(local) coordinates.

To use this method, first create an instance of the Point class. The x and y values that you assign represent global coordinates because they relate to the origin(0,0) of the main display area. Then pass the Point instance as the parameter to the globalToLocal() method. The method returns a new Point object with x and y values that relate to the origin of the display object instead of the origin of the Stage.

Parameters:

`point`	An object created with the Point class. The Point object specifies the x and y coordinates as properties.

Returns:

A Point object with coordinates relative to the display object.

`hitTestObject (obj:DisplayObject):Bool`

Evaluates the bounding box of the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the bounding box of the obj display object.

Parameters:

`obj`	The display object to test against.

Returns:

true if the bounding boxes of the display objects intersect; false if not.

`hitTestPoint (x:Float, y:Float, shapeFlag:Bool = false):Bool`

Evaluates the display object to see if it overlaps or intersects with the point specified by the x and y parameters. The x and y parameters specify a point in the coordinate space of the Stage, not the display object container that contains the display object(unless that display object container is the Stage).

Parameters:

`x`	The x coordinate to test against this object.
`y`	The y coordinate to test against this object.
`shapeFlag`	Whether to check against the actual pixels of the object (`true`) or the bounding box (`false`).

Returns:

true if the display object overlaps or intersects with the specified point; false otherwise.

`localToGlobal (point:Point):Point`

Converts the point object from the display object's(local) coordinates to the Stage(global) coordinates.

This method allows you to convert any given x and y coordinates from values that are relative to the origin(0,0) of a specific display object(local coordinates) to values that are relative to the origin of the Stage(global coordinates).

To use this method, first create an instance of the Point class. The x and y values that you assign represent local coordinates because they relate to the origin of the display object.

You then pass the Point instance that you created as the parameter to the localToGlobal() method. The method returns a new Point object with x and y values that relate to the origin of the Stage instead of the origin of the display object.

Parameters:

`point`	The name or identifier of a point created with the Point class, specifying the x and y coordinates as properties.

Returns:

A Point object with coordinates relative to the Stage.

Defined by EventDispatcher

`addEventListener (type:String, listener:Dynamic ‑> Void, useCapture:Bool = false, priority:Int = 0, useWeakReference:Bool = false):Void`

Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event. You can register event listeners on all nodes in the display list for a specific type of event, phase, and priority.

After you successfully register an event listener, you cannot change its priority through additional calls to addEventListener(). To change a listener's priority, you must first call removeListener(). Then you can register the listener again with the new priority level.

Keep in mind that after the listener is registered, subsequent calls to addEventListener() with a different type or useCapture value result in the creation of a separate listener registration. For example, if you first register a listener with useCapture set to true, it listens only during the capture phase. If you call addEventListener() again using the same listener object, but with useCapture set to false, you have two separate listeners: one that listens during the capture phase and another that listens during the target and bubbling phases.

You cannot register an event listener for only the target phase or the bubbling phase. Those phases are coupled during registration because bubbling applies only to the ancestors of the target node.

If you no longer need an event listener, remove it by calling removeEventListener(), or memory problems could result. Event listeners are not automatically removed from memory because the garbage collector does not remove the listener as long as the dispatching object exists(unless the useWeakReference parameter is set to true).

Copying an EventDispatcher instance does not copy the event listeners attached to it.(If your newly created node needs an event listener, you must attach the listener after creating the node.) However, if you move an EventDispatcher instance, the event listeners attached to it move along with it.

If the event listener is being registered on a node while an event is being processed on this node, the event listener is not triggered during the current phase but can be triggered during a later phase in the event flow, such as the bubbling phase.

If an event listener is removed from a node while an event is being processed on the node, it is still triggered by the current actions. After it is removed, the event listener is never invoked again(unless registered again for future processing).

Parameters:

`type`	The type of event.
`useCapture`	Determines whether the listener works in the capture phase or the target and bubbling phases. If `useCapture` is set to `true`, the listener processes the event only during the capture phase and not in the target or bubbling phase. If `useCapture` is `false`, the listener processes the event only during the target or bubbling phase. To listen for the event in all three phases, call `addEventListener` twice, once with `useCapture` set to `true`, then again with `useCapture` set to `false`.
`priority`	The priority level of the event listener. The priority is designated by a signed 32-bit integer. The higher the number, the higher the priority. All listeners with priority n are processed before listeners of priority n-1. If two or more listeners share the same priority, they are processed in the order in which they were added. The default priority is 0.
`useWeakReference`	Determines whether the reference to the listener is strong or weak. A strong reference(the default) prevents your listener from being garbage-collected. A weak reference does not. Class-level member functions are not subject to garbage collection, so you can set `useWeakReference` to `true` for class-level member functions without subjecting them to garbage collection. If you set `useWeakReference` to `true` for a listener that is a nested inner function, the function will be garbage-collected and no longer persistent. If you create references to the inner function(save it in another variable) then it is not garbage-collected and stays persistent.

Throws:

`ArgumentError`	The `listener` specified is not a function.

`dispatchEvent (event:Event):Bool`

Dispatches an event into the event flow. The event target is the EventDispatcher object upon which the dispatchEvent() method is called.

Parameters:

`event`	The Event object that is dispatched into the event flow. If the event is being redispatched, a clone of the event is created automatically. After an event is dispatched, its `target` property cannot be changed, so you must create a new copy of the event for redispatching to work.

Throws:

`Error`	The event dispatch recursion limit has been reached.

Returns:

A value of true if the event was successfully dispatched. A value of false indicates failure or that preventDefault() was called on the event.

`hasEventListener (type:String):Bool`

Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event. This allows you to determine where an EventDispatcher object has altered handling of an event type in the event flow hierarchy. To determine whether a specific event type actually triggers an event listener, use willTrigger().

The difference between hasEventListener() and willTrigger() is that hasEventListener() examines only the object to which it belongs, whereas willTrigger() examines the entire event flow for the event specified by the type parameter.

When hasEventListener() is called from a LoaderInfo object, only the listeners that the caller can access are considered.

Parameters:

`type`	The type of event.

Returns:

A value of true if a listener of the specified type is registered; false otherwise.

`removeEventListener (type:String, listener:Dynamic ‑> Void, useCapture:Bool = false):Void`

Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object. If there is no matching listener registered with the EventDispatcher object, a call to this method has no effect.

Parameters:

`type`	The type of event.
`useCapture`	Specifies whether the listener was registered for the capture phase or the target and bubbling phases. If the listener was registered for both the capture phase and the target and bubbling phases, two calls to `removeEventListener()` are required to remove both, one call with `useCapture()` set to `true`, and another call with `useCapture()` set to `false`.

`toString ():String`

`willTrigger (type:String):Bool`

Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type. This method returns true if an event listener is triggered during any phase of the event flow when an event of the specified type is dispatched to this EventDispatcher object or any of its descendants.

The difference between the hasEventListener() and the willTrigger() methods is that hasEventListener() examines only the object to which it belongs, whereas the willTrigger() method examines the entire event flow for the event specified by the type parameter.

When willTrigger() is called from a LoaderInfo object, only the listeners that the caller can access are considered.

Parameters:

`type`	The type of event.

Returns:

A value of true if a listener of the specified type will be triggered; false otherwise.

class Loader

package openfl.display

extends DisplayObjectContainer › InteractiveObject › DisplayObject › EventDispatcher

Constructor

new ()

Variables

read onlycontent:DisplayObject

read onlycontentLoaderInfo:LoaderInfo

read onlyuncaughtErrorEvents:UncaughtErrorEvents

Methods

close ():Void

load (request:URLRequest, ?context:LoaderContext):Void

loadBytes (buffer:ByteArray, ?context:LoaderContext):Void

unload ():Void

unloadAndStop (gc:Bool = true):Void

Inherited Variables

Defined by DisplayObjectContainer

mouseChildren:Bool

read onlywrite onlynumChildren:Int

tabChildren:Bool

Defined by InteractiveObject

doubleClickEnabled:Bool

focusRect:Null<Bool>

mouseEnabled:Bool

needsSoftKeyboard:Bool

softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest:Rectangle

read onlywrite onlytabEnabled:Bool

read onlywrite onlytabIndex:Int

Defined by DisplayObject

read onlywrite onlyalpha:Float

read onlyblendMode:BlendMode

read onlywrite onlycacheAsBitmap:Bool

read onlywrite onlyfilters:Array<BitmapFilter>

read onlywrite onlyheight:Float

read onlywrite onlyloaderInfo:LoaderInfo

read onlywrite onlymask:DisplayObject

read onlywrite onlymouseX:Float

read onlywrite onlymouseY:Float

read onlywrite onlyname:String

opaqueBackground:Null<UInt>

read onlyparent:DisplayObjectContainer

read onlywrite onlyroot:DisplayObject

read onlywrite onlyrotation:Float

scale9Grid:Rectangle

read onlywrite onlyscaleX:Float

read onlywrite onlyscaleY:Float

read onlywrite onlyscrollRect:Rectangle

read onlystage:Stage

read onlywrite onlytransform:Transform

read onlywrite onlyvisible:Bool

read onlywrite onlywidth:Float

read onlywrite onlyx:Float

read onlywrite onlyy:Float

Inherited Methods

Defined by DisplayObjectContainer

addChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject

addChildAt (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):DisplayObject

areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Bool

contains (child:DisplayObject):Bool

getChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject

getChildByName (name:String):DisplayObject

getChildIndex (child:DisplayObject):Int

getObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Array<DisplayObject>

removeChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject

removeChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject

removeChildren (beginIndex:Int = 0, endIndex:Int = 0x7FFFFFFF):Void

setChildIndex (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):Void

stopAllMovieClips ():Void

swapChildren (child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):Void

swapChildrenAt (index1:Int, index2:Int):Void

Defined by InteractiveObject

requestSoftKeyboard ():Bool

Defined by DisplayObject

getBounds (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle

getRect (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle

globalToLocal (pos:Point):Point

hitTestObject (obj:DisplayObject):Bool

hitTestPoint (x:Float, y:Float, shapeFlag:Bool = false):Bool

localToGlobal (point:Point):Point

Defined by EventDispatcher

`new ()`

`read onlycontent:DisplayObject`

`read onlycontentLoaderInfo:LoaderInfo`

`read onlyuncaughtErrorEvents:UncaughtErrorEvents`

`close ():Void`

`load (request:URLRequest, ?context:LoaderContext):Void`

`loadBytes (buffer:ByteArray, ?context:LoaderContext):Void`

`unload ():Void`

`unloadAndStop (gc:Bool = true):Void`

`mouseChildren:Bool`

`read onlywrite onlynumChildren:Int`

`tabChildren:Bool`

`doubleClickEnabled:Bool`

`focusRect:Null<Bool>`

`mouseEnabled:Bool`

`needsSoftKeyboard:Bool`

`softKeyboardInputAreaOfInterest:Rectangle`

`read onlywrite onlytabEnabled:Bool`

`read onlywrite onlytabIndex:Int`

`read onlywrite onlyalpha:Float`

`read onlyblendMode:BlendMode`

`read onlywrite onlycacheAsBitmap:Bool`

`read onlywrite onlyfilters:Array<BitmapFilter>`

`read onlywrite onlyheight:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyloaderInfo:LoaderInfo`

`read onlywrite onlymask:DisplayObject`

`read onlywrite onlymouseX:Float`

`read onlywrite onlymouseY:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyname:String`

`opaqueBackground:Null<UInt>`

`read onlyparent:DisplayObjectContainer`

`read onlywrite onlyroot:DisplayObject`

`read onlywrite onlyrotation:Float`

`scale9Grid:Rectangle`

`read onlywrite onlyscaleX:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyscaleY:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyscrollRect:Rectangle`

`read onlystage:Stage`

`read onlywrite onlytransform:Transform`

`read onlywrite onlyvisible:Bool`

`read onlywrite onlywidth:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyx:Float`

`read onlywrite onlyy:Float`

`addChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

`addChildAt (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):DisplayObject`

`areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Bool`

`contains (child:DisplayObject):Bool`

`getChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject`

`getChildByName (name:String):DisplayObject`

`getChildIndex (child:DisplayObject):Int`

`getObjectsUnderPoint (point:Point):Array<DisplayObject>`

`removeChild (child:DisplayObject):DisplayObject`

`removeChildAt (index:Int):DisplayObject`

`removeChildren (beginIndex:Int = 0, endIndex:Int = 0x7FFFFFFF):Void`

`setChildIndex (child:DisplayObject, index:Int):Void`

`stopAllMovieClips ():Void`

`swapChildren (child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):Void`

`swapChildrenAt (index1:Int, index2:Int):Void`

`requestSoftKeyboard ():Bool`

`getBounds (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle`

`getRect (targetCoordinateSpace:DisplayObject):Rectangle`

`globalToLocal (pos:Point):Point`

`hitTestObject (obj:DisplayObject):Bool`

`hitTestPoint (x:Float, y:Float, shapeFlag:Bool = false):Bool`

`localToGlobal (point:Point):Point`

`addEventListener (type:String, listener:Dynamic ‑> Void, useCapture:Bool = false, priority:Int = 0, useWeakReference:Bool = false):Void`

`dispatchEvent (event:Event):Bool`

`hasEventListener (type:String):Bool`

`removeEventListener (type:String, listener:Dynamic ‑> Void, useCapture:Bool = false):Void`

`toString ():String`

`willTrigger (type:String):Bool`