The following example shows how you can control the easing duration and easing function that the Accordion container uses when changing the visible child container.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/27/changing-the-accordion-containers-easing-duration-and-easing-functions/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white"
        creationComplete="init()">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.effects.easing.*;

            private function init():void {
                /**    Back */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Back.easeIn", func:Back.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Back.easeOut", func:Back.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Back.easeInOut", func:Back.easeInOut});
                /** Bounce */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Bounce.easeIn", func:Bounce.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Bounce.easeOut", func:Bounce.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Bounce.easeInOut", func:Bounce.easeInOut});
                /** Circular */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Circular.easeIn", func:Circular.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Circular.easeOut", func:Circular.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Circular.easeInOut", func:Circular.easeInOut});
                /** Cubic */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Cubic.easeIn", func:Cubic.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Cubic.easeOut", func:Cubic.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Cubic.easeInOut", func:Cubic.easeInOut});
                /** Elastic */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Elastic.easeIn", func:Elastic.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Elastic.easeOut", func:Elastic.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Elastic.easeInOut", func:Elastic.easeInOut});
                /** Exponential */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Exponential.easeIn", func:Exponential.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Exponential.easeOut", func:Exponential.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Exponential.easeInOut", func:Exponential.easeInOut});
                /** Linear */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Linear.easeIn", func:Linear.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Linear.easeOut", func:Linear.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Linear.easeInOut", func:Linear.easeInOut});
                /** Quadratic */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quadratic.easeIn", func:Quadratic.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quadratic.easeOut", func:Quadratic.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quadratic.easeInOut", func:Quadratic.easeInOut});
                /** Quartic */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quartic.easeIn", func:Quartic.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quartic.easeOut", func:Quartic.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quartic.easeInOut", func:Quartic.easeInOut});
                /** Quintic */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quintic.easeIn", func:Quintic.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quintic.easeOut", func:Quintic.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Quintic.easeInOut", func:Quintic.easeInOut});
                /** Sine */
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Sine.easeIn", func:Sine.easeIn});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Sine.easeOut", func:Sine.easeOut});
                arrColl.addItem({label:"Sine.easeInOut", func:Sine.easeInOut});
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:ArrayCollection id="arrColl" />

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Label text="openEasingFunction:" />
        <mx:ComboBox id="openEasingFunc"
                dataProvider="{arrColl}" />

        <mx:Label text="openDuration:" />
        <mx:HSlider id="openDur"
                minimum="100"
                maximum="1500"
                value="1000"
                liveDragging="true"
                snapInterval="100"
                tickInterval="100"
                dataTipPrecision="0" />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:Accordion width="400" height="120"
            openDuration="{openDur.value}"
            openEasingFunction="{openEasingFunc.selectedItem.func}">
        <mx:VBox id="child1" label="Child 1" />
        <mx:VBox id="child2" label="Child 2" />
        <mx:VBox id="child3" label="Child 3" />
    </mx:Accordion>

</mx:Application>

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Peter deHaan

Peter deHaan currently works for Adobe on the Flex SDK QA team. While not working on Flex, Flash, and ColdFusion applications, Peter enjoys making up bios and writing in 3rd person. Peter's rarely updated blog can be found at blogs.adobe.com/pdehaan/, actionscriptexamples.com, airexamples.com, and coldfusionexamples.com.

0 Responses to Changing the Accordion container’s easing duration and easing functions

  1. danv says:

    sample not show the meaning of effect clearly (especially in Circular, Cubic effect)

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