labriola/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/collections/VectorCollection.as

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package mx.collections
{

import flash.utils.IDataInput;
import flash.utils.IDataOutput;
import flash.utils.IExternalizable;

import mx.core.mx_internal;

use namespace mx_internal;

[DefaultProperty("source")]

public class VectorCollection extends ListCollectionView implements ICollectionView
{

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Constructor
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     *  Constructor.
     *
     *  <p>Creates a new VectorCollection using the specified source vector.
     *  If no Vector is specified an empty vector of type<*> will be used.</p>
	 * 
	 *  Due to the way the compiler (not the runtime) checks Vectors, we need to leave the source as an <*> until a compiler change can be implemented
     */
    public function VectorCollection(source:* = null)
    {		
        super();

        this.source = source;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Properties
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //----------------------------------
    //  source
    //----------------------------------

    [Inspectable(category="General", arrayType="Object")]
    [Bindable("listChanged")] //superclass will fire this

    /**
     *  The source of data in the VectorCollection.
     *  The VectorCollection object does not represent any changes that you make
     *  directly to the source Vector. Always use
     *  the ICollectionView or IList methods to modify the collection.
     */
    public function get source():*
    {
        if (list && (list is VectorList))
        {
            return VectorList(list).source;
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     *  @private
     */
    public function set source(s:*):void
    {		
		//Provides a default VectorList
		list = new VectorList( s );
    }
}

}