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apache-flexactionscriptuicomponents

Setting the Panel Owner

I've got an application that allows a panel to popup to allow the user to edit some properties.

How do I set the panel owner so that it is on top of all the other components on the page without actually disabling them like you do with an alert box?

Solution

  • Use the PopUpManager to display something on top of everything else. I used a function like this to create the Popup before:

    protected function createPopUp(className:Class):void{
  var win : IFlexDisplayObject = PopUpManager.createPopUp(Application.application as DisplayObject, className, false) as IFlexDisplayObject;
  PopUpManager.centerPopUp(win);
}

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