RemovableEventDispatcher

Kind of class: public class
Package:
Inherits from:
  • EventDispatcher
Implements:
Known subclasses:
Version: 02/11/10
Author: Aaron Clinger
Classpath: org.casalib.events.RemovableEventDispatcher
File last modified: Friday, 20 May 2011, 00:59:43
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package org.casalib.events {
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
    import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
    import org.casalib.events.IRemovableEventDispatcher;
    import org.casalib.events.ListenerManager;
    import org.casalib.core.IDestroyable;
    
    
    /**
        Extends EventDispatcher to allow for simple and quick removal of event listeners.
        
        @author Aaron Clinger
        @version 02/11/10
    */
    public class RemovableEventDispatcher extends EventDispatcher implements IRemovableEventDispatcher, IDestroyable {
        protected var _listenerManager:ListenerManager;
        protected var _isDestroyed:Boolean;
        
        
        /**
            Creates a new RemovableEventDispatcher.
            
            @param target: The target object for events dispatched to the EventDispatcher object.
        */
        public function RemovableEventDispatcher(target:IEventDispatcher = null) {
            super(target);
            
            this._listenerManager = ListenerManager.getManager(this);
        }
        
        /**
            @exclude
        */
        override public function dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean {
            if (this.willTrigger(event.type))
                return super.dispatchEvent(event);
            
            return true;
        }
        
        /**
            @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 getTotalEventListeners(type:String = null):uint {
            return this._listenerManager.getTotalEventListeners(type);
        }
        
        public function get destroyed():Boolean {
            return this._isDestroyed;
        }
        
        public function destroy():void {
            this._listenerManager.destroy();
            
            this._isDestroyed = true;
        }
    }
}
Extends EventDispatcher to allow for simple and quick removal of event listeners.

Summary

Constructor
Instance properties
Instance methods

Constructor

RemovableEventDispatcher

function RemovableEventDispatcher(target:IEventDispatcher = null)

Creates a new RemovableEventDispatcher.

Parameters
target:The target object for events dispatched to the EventDispatcher object.

Instance properties

destroyed

destroyed:Boolean(read)

Determines if the object has been destroyed , or is still available for use .

Instance methods

destroy

function destroy() : void

Removes any event listeners and stops all internal processes to help allow for prompt garbage collection. Always call before deleting last object pointer.

getTotalEventListeners

function getTotalEventListeners(type:String = null) : uint

Reports the number of listeners for a specific event or the total listeners for all events.

Parameters
type:
The name of event or for all events.
Returns
  • The number of listeners.

removeEventListeners

function removeEventListeners() : void

Removes all event listeners.

removeEventsForListener

function removeEventsForListener(listener:Function) : void

Removes all events that report to the specified listener.

Parameters
listener:
The listener function that processes the event.

removeEventsForType

function removeEventsForType(type:String) : void

Removes all events of a specific type.

Parameters
type:
The type of event.