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lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool.ax

lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool.ax (swf ) [ flash ] flex 


  package com.rubenswieringa.utils {
          
          
          import flash.display.DisplayObject;
          import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
All-static class that provides additional functionality for adding and removing children to and from Containers. @author Ruben Swieringa ruben.swieringa@gmail.com www.rubenswieringa.com www.rubenswieringa.com/blog @version 1.0.0 edit 2 Before modifying and/or redistributing this class, please contact Ruben Swieringa (ruben.swieringa@gmail.com). 

  
          public class @ax-lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool {
Constructor. @private 

  
                  public function @ax-lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool ():void {}
Moves child1 to child2 its place and the other way around. @param child1 DisplayObject to move to child2's place. @param child2 DisplayObject to move to child1's place. 

  
                  public static function swapChildren (child1:DisplayObject, child2:DisplayObject):void {
                          var parent1:DisplayObjectContainer = child1.parent;
                          var parent2:DisplayObjectContainer = child2.parent;
                          
                          var index1:int = parent1.getChildIndex(child1);
                          var index2:int = parent2.getChildIndex(child2);
                          
                          @ax-lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool.moveChild(child1, parent2, index2);
                          @ax-lib-flex-book-com-rubenswieringa-utils-ChildTool.moveChild(child2, parent1, index1);
                  }
Removes a DisplayObject from its parent and adds it to a new parent at a certain index (if provided). @param child DisplayObject to move. @param container New parent for child. @param index Index at which to add child to container. 

  
                  public static function moveChild (child:DisplayObject, container:DisplayObjectContainer, index:int=-1):void {
                          // remove child from old parent:
                          child.parent.removeChild(child);
                          // add child to new parent:
                          if (index == -1){
                                  child = container.addChild(child);
                          }else{
                                  child = container.addChildAt(child, index);
                          }
                  }
                  
                  
          }
          
          
  }
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