Packageflexlib.containers
Classpublic class SuperTabNavigator
InheritanceSuperTabNavigator Inheritance mx.containers.TabNavigator

The SuperTabNavigator is an extension of the TabNavigator navigation container.

The SuperTabNavigator functions exactly like the TabNavigator, but adds some functionality. Added functionality includes:

These features make the SuperTabNavigator function much more like the tabs in Firefox.

MXML Syntaxexpanded Hide MXML Syntax

The <mx:SuperTabNavigator> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of the TabNavigator, and adds the following tag attributes:

   <mx:SuperTabNavigator
     Styles
     popupButtonStyleName="Value of the popupButtonStyleName property"
     leftButtonStyleName="Value of the leftButtonStyleName property"
     rightButtonStyleName="Value of the rightButtonStyleName property"
     
     Properties
     popUpButtonPolicy="on|auto|off"
     startScrollingEvent="MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN|MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER"
     stopScrollingEvent="MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP|MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT"
     scrollSpeed="100"
     dragEnabled="true|false"
     dropEnabled="true|false"
     minTabWidth="60"
  
     >
       ...
       child tags
       ...
   </mx:SuperTabNavigator>

See also

mx.containers.TabNavigator
flexlib.controls.SuperTabBar

Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
  allowTabSqueezing : Boolean
Boolean indicating if tab width should be adjusted to try to squeeze all tabs so we don't need scrolling.
SuperTabNavigator
  closePolicy : String
The close policy for tabs.
SuperTabNavigator
  dragEnabled : Boolean
Boolean indicating whether or not this SuperTabNavigator allows tabs to be dragged from the tab bar.
SuperTabNavigator
  dropEnabled : Boolean
Boolean indicating whether or not this SuperTabNavigator allows tabs to be dropped on the tab bar.
SuperTabNavigator
  editableTabLabels : Boolean
Boolean indicating if tab labels can be edited.
SuperTabNavigator
  minTabWidth : Number
The minimum tab width allowed to display tabs.
SuperTabNavigator
  popUpButtonPolicy : String
Either POPUPPOLICY.AUTO, POPUPOLICY_ON, or POPUPPOLICY_OFF.
SuperTabNavigator
  POPUPPOLICY_AUTO : String = "auto"
[static] Static variable indicating the Button will be shown if there is more than one tab in the SuperTabNavigator.
SuperTabNavigator
  POPUPPOLICY_OFF : String = "off"
[static] Static variable indicating the Button will never be shown to the right of the tab bar.
SuperTabNavigator
  POPUPPOLICY_ON : String = "on"
[static] Static variable indicating the Button will always be shown to the right of the tab bar, no matter how many tabs are open.
SuperTabNavigator
  scrollSpeed : Number
The delay in milliseconds between scrolling the tabs.
SuperTabNavigator
  startScrollingEvent : String
SuperTabNavigator
  stopScrollingEvent : String
SuperTabNavigator
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
initialize():void
SuperTabNavigator
  
setClosePolicyForTab(index:int, value:String):void
SuperTabNavigator
  
styleChanged(styleProp:String):void
SuperTabNavigator
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
createTabBar():SuperTabBar
For extensibility, if you want to use a custom extended version of SuperTabBar, you can do so by overriding the createTabBar method and returning an instance of any class that extends SuperTabBar.
SuperTabNavigator
  
updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
SuperTabNavigator
Events
 EventSummaryDefined by
  
tabClose
Fired when the close button of a tab is clicked.SuperTabNavigator
  
tabsReordered
 SuperTabNavigator
Styles
 StyleDescriptionDefined by
  
leftButtonStyleName
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: no
Name of CSS style declaration that specifies style for button used to control the horizontal scrolling of the tabs. This button appears on the right-most side of the tab bar. The default value is undefined.		SuperTabNavigator
  
popupButtonStyleName
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: no
Name of CSS style declaration that specifies style for the Button that appears on the right side of the tab bar. The default value is undefined.		SuperTabNavigator
  
rightButtonStyleName
Type: String   CSS Inheritance: no
Name of CSS style declaration that specifies style for button used to control the horizontal scrolling of the tabs. This button appears on the left-most side of the tab bar. The default value is undefined.		SuperTabNavigator
Property detail
allowTabSqueezingproperty
allowTabSqueezing:Boolean  [read-write]

Boolean indicating if tab width should be adjusted to try to squeeze all tabs so we don't need scrolling. If true, tabs will be squeezed until they reach the minTabWidth value, at which point they scroll. If false, tabs will never be resized smaller than their default widths.

The default value is true.

Implementation
    public function get allowTabSqueezing():Boolean
    public function set allowTabSqueezing(value:Boolean):void
closePolicyproperty 
closePolicy:String  [read-write]

The close policy for tabs.

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

See also

flexlib.controls.SuperTabBar
dragEnabledproperty 
dragEnabled:Boolean  [read-write]

Boolean indicating whether or not this SuperTabNavigator allows tabs to be dragged from the tab bar.

If both dragEnabled and dropEnabled are true then the SuperTabNavigator allows reordering of tabs by drag and drop

The default value is true.

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

Boolean indicating whether or not this SuperTabNavigator allows tabs to be dropped on the tab bar.

If both dragEnabled and dropEnabled are true then the SuperTabNavigator allows reordering of tabs by drag and drop

The default value is true.

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

Boolean indicating if tab labels can be edited. If true, the user can double click on a tab label and edit the label.

Implementation
    public function get editableTabLabels():Boolean
    public function set editableTabLabels(value:Boolean):void
minTabWidthproperty 
minTabWidth:Number  [read-write]

The minimum tab width allowed to display tabs.

If tabs cannot fit at their default size, then they are shrunk until they reach minTabWidth. If they still cannot fit then they remain at minTabWidth and the SuperTabBar scrolls the tabs.

The default value is 60.

Implementation
    public function get minTabWidth():Number
    public function set minTabWidth(value:Number):void
popUpButtonPolicyproperty 
popUpButtonPolicy:String  [read-write]

Either POPUPPOLICY.AUTO, POPUPOLICY_ON, or POPUPPOLICY_OFF.

Indicates how the Button to the right of the tabs should be shown. AUTO means the button will be shown if there is more than one tab. ON means it will always be shown, and OFF means it will never be shown. Implementation
    public function get popUpButtonPolicy():String
    public function set popUpButtonPolicy(value:String):void

POPUPPOLICY_AUTOproperty 
public static var POPUPPOLICY_AUTO:String = "auto"

Static variable indicating the Button will be shown if there is more than one tab in the SuperTabNavigator. Used to set popUpButtonPolicy.

POPUPPOLICY_OFFproperty 
public static var POPUPPOLICY_OFF:String = "off"

Static variable indicating the Button will never be shown to the right of the tab bar. Used to set popUpButtonPolicy.

POPUPPOLICY_ONproperty 
public static var POPUPPOLICY_ON:String = "on"

Static variable indicating the Button will always be shown to the right of the tab bar, no matter how many tabs are open. Used to set popUpButtonPolicy.

scrollSpeedproperty 
scrollSpeed:Number  [read-write]

The delay in milliseconds between scrolling the tabs.

The smaller the number here the faster the scrolling speed.

Implementation
    public function get scrollSpeed():Number
    public function set scrollSpeed(value:Number):void
startScrollingEventproperty 
startScrollingEvent:String  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get startScrollingEvent():String
    public function set startScrollingEvent(value:String):void
stopScrollingEventproperty 
stopScrollingEvent:String  [read-write]Implementation
    public function get stopScrollingEvent():String
    public function set stopScrollingEvent(value:String):void
Method detail
createTabBar()method
protected function createTabBar():SuperTabBar

For extensibility, if you want to use a custom extended version of SuperTabBar, you can do so by overriding the createTabBar method and returning an instance of any class that extends SuperTabBar.

Returns
SuperTabBar
initialize()method 
public override function initialize():void
setClosePolicyForTab()method 
public function setClosePolicyForTab(index:int, value:String):voidParameters
index:int
 
value:String
styleChanged()method 
public override function styleChanged(styleProp:String):voidParameters
styleProp:String
updateDisplayList()method 
protected override function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):voidParameters
unscaledWidth:Number
 
unscaledHeight:Number
Event detail
tabCloseevent 
Event object type: flexlib.events.SuperTabEvent

Fired when the close button of a tab is clicked. To stop the default action, which will remove the child from the collection of children, call event.preventDefault() in your listener.

tabsReorderedevent  
Event object type: flexlib.events.TabReorderEvent