Flex Examples

The following example shows how you can close an Alert control by calling the PopUpManager class’s removePopUp() method.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/22/programmatically-removing-an-alert-using-the-popupmanager/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;
            import mx.managers.PopUpManager;

            private var alert:Alert;

            private function showAndHide(delay:Number):void {
                var alertText:String = "I'm an Alert control. I'll disappear in " + (delay / 1000).toFixed(1) + " seconds.";
                var alertTitle:String = "Timed Alert";
                alert = Alert.show(alertText, alertTitle);
                setTimeout(hideAlert, delay);
            }

            private function hideAlert():void {
                PopUpManager.removePopUp(alert);
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Button label="Launch alert"
                click="showAndHide(3000);" />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

</mx:Application>

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