31
Jan
08

Setting the corner radius on a Flex PopUpButton control

The following example shows how you can set the corner radius on the PopUpButton control in Flex by setting the cornerRadius style.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/01/31/setting-the-corner-radius-on-a-flex-popupbutton-control/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        PopUpButton {
            popUpStyleName: myCustomPopUpStyleName;
        }

        .myCustomPopUpStyleName {
            fontWeight: normal;
            textAlign: left;
            leftIconGap: 0;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Menu;

            private function init():void {
                var menu:Menu = new Menu();
                menu.dataProvider = arr;
                popUpButton.popUp = menu;
            }

            private function resizePopUp():void {
                popUpButton.popUp.width = popUpButton.width;
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:Array id="arr">
        <mx:Object label="Alert" />
        <mx:Object label="Button" />
        <mx:Object label="ButtonBar" />
        <mx:Object type="separator" />
        <mx:Object label="CheckBox" />
        <mx:Object label="ColorPicker" />
        <mx:Object label="ComboBox" />
    </mx:Array>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Form styleName="plain">
            <mx:FormItem label="cornerRadius:">
                <mx:HSlider id="slider"
                        minimum="0"
                        maximum="{popUpButton.height / 2}"
                        value="0"
                        liveDragging="true"
                        snapInterval="1"
                        tickInterval="1" />
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:PopUpButton id="popUpButton"
            label="Please select an item..."
            cornerRadius="{slider.value}"
            arrowButtonWidth="{popUpButton.height}"
            openAlways="true"
            initialize="init();"
            creationComplete="resizePopUp();" />

</mx:Application>

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3 Responses to “Setting the corner radius on a Flex PopUpButton control”


  1. 1 Paul Bohnenkamp Jan 31st, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    How would I do a Flex PopUpButton control with no border? Just the text and arrow and menu below.

    p.s. I’m a flex newbie trying to come up to speed fast and so have a lot of flex feeds I’m reading daily. But, I have to say, yours is the best, bar none, with all these examples. Keep up the great work!

    Thanks,
    Paul

  2. 2 Henk Aug 13th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    How can you set the cornerRadius of the menu that is popped-up?

  3. 3 peterd Aug 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Henk,

    Try something like the following:

    <mx:Style>
        PopUpButton {
            popUpStyleName: myCustomPopUpStyleName;
        }
    
        .myCustomPopUpStyleName {
            borderStyle: solid;
            dropShadowEnabled: false;
            cornerRadius: 10;
            fontWeight: normal;
            textAlign: left;
            leftIconGap: 0;
        }
    </mx:Style>
    

    It *should* work, but I’m not sure how it will handle the rounded corners when you roll your mouse over an item.

    Peter

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