Packagecom.asfusion.mate.actions.builders
Classpublic class MethodInvoker
InheritanceMethodInvoker Inheritance ObjectBuilder Inheritance BaseAction Inheritance AbstractAction
SubclassesAsyncMethodInvoker

When placed inside a IActionList tag and the list is executed, MethodInvoker will create an object of the class specified in the generator attribute. It will then call the function specified in the method attribute on the newly created object. You can pass arguments to this function that come from a variety of sources, such as the event itself, a server result object, or any other value. Unless you specify cache="none", this MethodInvoker instance will be "cached" and not instantiated again.

MXML Syntaxexpanded Hide MXML Syntax

The <MethodInvoker> tag has the following tag attributes:

 <MethodInvoker
  Properties
 generator="Class"
 constructorArgs="Object|Array"
 properties="Properties"
 arguments="Object|Array"
 method="String"
 cache="local|global|inherit|none"
  />

See also

com.asfusion.mate.actionLists.EventHandlers

Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
  arguments : *
The property arguments allows you to pass an Object or an Array of objects when calling the function defined in the property method .
MethodInvoker
 Inheritedcache : String
The cache attribute lets you specify whether this newly created object should be kept live so that the next time an instance of this class is requested, this already created object is returned instead.
ObjectBuilder
 InheritedconstructorArguments : *
The constructorArgs allows you to pass an Object or an Array of objects to the contructor when the instance is created.
ObjectBuilder
 Inheritedgenerator : Class
The generator attribute specifies what class should be instantiated.
ObjectBuilder
  method : String
The function to call on the created object.
MethodInvoker
 Inheritedproperties : Array
Properties allows you to add properties to the currentInstance.
BaseAction
 InheritedregisterTarget : Boolean
Registers the newly created object as an injector target.
ObjectBuilder
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 InheritedcurrentInstance : * = null
The currentInstance is the Object that this class will use and modify to do its work.
AbstractAction
 Inheriteddocument : Object
A reference to the document object associated with the IActionList that contains this action item.
AbstractAction
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
 Inherited
initialized(document:Object, id:String):void
Called automatically by the MXML compiler if the AbstractAction is set up by using a tag.
AbstractAction
 Inherited
trigger(scope:IScope):void
This method gets called when the IActionList (ex: EventHandlers) is running.
AbstractAction
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined by
 Inherited
complete(scope:IScope):void
The last method that trigger calls.
AbstractAction
 Inherited
createInstance(scope:IScope):Object
Where the currentInstance is created using the generator class as the template, passing arguments to the constructor as specified by the constructorArgs (if any).
ObjectBuilder
 Inherited
prepare(scope:IScope):void
The first method that trigger calls.
ObjectBuilder
  
run(scope:IScope):void
Where all the action occurs.
MethodInvoker
 Inherited
setProperties(scope:IScope):void
Where all the properties are set into the currentInstance.
BaseAction
Property detail
argumentsproperty
arguments:*  [read-write]

The property arguments allows you to pass an Object or an Array of objects when calling the function defined in the property method .

You can use an array to pass multiple arguments or use a simple Object if the signature of the method has only one parameter.

The default value is undefined.

Implementation
    public function get arguments():*
    public function set arguments(value:*):void
methodproperty 
method:String  [read-write]

The function to call on the created object.

The default value is null.

Implementation
    public function get method():String
    public function set method(value:String):void
Method detail
run()method
protected override function run(scope:IScope):void

Where all the action occurs. At this moment, the currentInstance is already instantiated and all the properties are already set.

Parameters
scope:IScope