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CasaMovieClip

Kind of class:	public class
Package:	org.casalib.display
Inherits from:	MovieClip
Implements:	IDestroyable IRemovableEventDispatcher
Known subclasses:	ReversibleMovieClip
Version:	10/27/08
Author:	Aaron Clinger
Classpath:	org.casalib.display.CasaMovieClip
File last modified:	Monday, 01 December 2008, 11:16:36

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/*
    CASA Lib for ActionScript 3.0
    Copyright (c) 2008, Aaron Clinger & Contributors of CASA Lib
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package org.casalib.display {
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import org.casalib.events.IRemovableEventDispatcher;
    import org.casalib.events.ListenerManager;
    import org.casalib.core.IDestroyable;
    
    
    /**
        A base MovieClip that implements {@link IRemovableEventDispatcher} and {@link IDestroyable}.
        
        @author Aaron Clinger
        @version 10/27/08
    */
    public class CasaMovieClip extends MovieClip implements IRemovableEventDispatcher, IDestroyable {
        protected var _listenerManager:ListenerManager;
        protected var _isDestroyed:Boolean;
        
        
        /**
            Creates a new CasaMovieClip.
        */
        public function CasaMovieClip() {
            super();
            
            this._listenerManager = ListenerManager.getManager(this);
        }
        
        /**
            @exclude
        */
        override public function addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void {
            super.addEventListener(type, listener, useCapture, priority, useWeakReference);
            this._listenerManager.addEventListener(type, listener, useCapture, priority, useWeakReference);
        }
        
        /**
            @exclude
        */
        override public function removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void {
            super.removeEventListener(type, listener, useCapture);
            this._listenerManager.removeEventListener(type, listener, useCapture);
        }
        
        public function removeEventsForType(type:String):void {
            this._listenerManager.removeEventsForType(type);
        }
        
        public function removeEventsForListener(listener:Function):void {
            this._listenerManager.removeEventsForListener(listener);
        }
        
        public function removeEventListeners():void {
            this._listenerManager.removeEventListeners();
        }
        
        public function get destroyed():Boolean {
            return this._isDestroyed;
        }
        
        /**
            {@inheritDoc}
            
            Calling {@code destroy()} on a CASA display object also removes it from its current parent.
        */
        public function destroy():void {
            this.removeEventListeners();
            this._listenerManager.destroy();
            
            this._isDestroyed = true;
            
            if (this.parent != null)
                this.parent.removeChild(this);
        }
    }
}

A base MovieClip that implements IRemovableEventDispatcher and IDestroyable.

Summary

Constructor

CasaMovieClip

Instance properties

destroyed : Boolean

Instance methods

removeEventsForType (type:String) : void
- Removes all events of a specific type.
removeEventsForListener (listener:Function) : void
- Removes all events that report to the specified listener.
removeEventListeners : void
- Removes all event listeners.
destroy : void
- Removes any event listeners and stops all internal processes to help allow for prompt garbage collection.

Constructor

CasaMovieClip

public function CasaMovieClip (

)

Creates a new CasaMovieClip.

Instance properties

destroyed

public destroyed:Boolean

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Instance methods

destroy

public function destroy (

) : void

Removes any event listeners and stops all internal processes to help allow for prompt garbage collection.

Always call destroy() before deleting last object pointer.

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Calling destroy() on a CASA display object also removes it from its current parent.

Specified by:

IDestroyable.destroy

removeEventListeners

public function removeEventListeners (

) : void

Removes all event listeners.

Specified by:

IRemovableEventDispatcher.removeEventListeners

removeEventsForListener

public function removeEventsForListener (

listener:Function) : void

Removes all events that report to the specified listener.

Parameters:

listener:

The listener function that processes the event.

Specified by:

IRemovableEventDispatcher.removeEventsForListener

removeEventsForType

public function removeEventsForType (

type:String) : void

Removes all events of a specific type.

Parameters:

type:

The type of event.

Specified by:

IRemovableEventDispatcher.removeEventsForType