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Right mouse click menu example
(preview)Right mouse click menu example
Ever wondered how to add your own right click menu item in the Context Menu of your Flex Application. In this example I will show you step by step how to achieve this, with ofcourse a small demo application to show the result. Read more » Read More →
Easy Unix Time Function
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Easy Unix Time Function
Today I was in need of a function that would give me the current Unix Time. It might be possible that you don’t know what the Unix Time is exactly, check out this Wikipedia article. In my need to get this time, I wrote the following quick and simple code. It’s actually only 3 lines of code... Read more »
Random number in Flex
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Random number in Flex
Every now and then you need to do something at random in your application (i.e. pick a random item from a collection). For that, you’re probably need some random number to decide which option to choose. Here is a simple example that shows you how to generate random numbers in Flex. Read more » Read More →
Using baseColor to Style Components in Flex 4
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Using baseColor to Style Components in Flex 4
Flex 3 was a great product, but to be fair….changing default application appearance was a pain in the ass. I’m not a designer by any means so I was always a bit frustrated when I was trying to do something different with the appearance. Luckily for me and all you programmers out there…Flex... Read more »
List Directory with AIR in Flex 4
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List Directory with AIR in Flex 4
As you probably know already, with AIR you have access to the local file system. The following example shows you how you can list the contents of a directory with AIR in Flex 4. Besides showing filenames, I also want to display the icon associated with the file. Read more » Read More →
Save Data to File System with AIR in Flex 4
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Save Data to File System with AIR in Flex 4
If you know Flex, you’re probably fimiliar with AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) as well. When developing AIR applications, you will get your hands on some additional functionality that can be very useful. One of which is the ability to read / write files from the file system. Combining this functionality... Read more »
Progressbar in Datagrid Example
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Progressbar in Datagrid Example
In the comments of our previous post about using the ProgressBar, one of our readers asked if a ProgressBar could be used inside a DataGrid. This is, ofcourse, possible. So we decided to write an example about this. Read more » Read More →








