{ "type": "class",
  "qname": "mx.binding.utils.BindingUtils",
  "baseClassname": ""
  ,
    "description": "The BindingUtils class defines utility methods for performing data binding from ActionScript. You can use the methods defined in this class to configure data bindings.",
  "tags": [
  {  "tagName": "playerversion",
         "values": ["Flash 9", "AIR 1.1"]},
      {  "tagName": "productversion",
         "values": ["Flex 3"]},
      {  "tagName": "langversion",
         "values": ["3.0"]}  ],
  "members": [
  { "type": "method",
        "qname": "bindProperty",
        "namespace": "public",
        "bindable": [],
        "details": ["static"],
        "deprecated": {},
          "description": "Binds a public property, <code>prop</code> on the <code>site</code> Object, to a bindable property or property chain. If a ChangeWatcher instance is successfully created, <code>prop</code> is initialized to the current value of <code>chain</code>.  to <code>chain</code>.  <code>site</code> Object to be bound. The property will receive the current value of <code>chain</code>, when the value of <code>chain</code> changes.  to be watched. The <code>host</code> maintains a list of <code>sites</code> to update when <code>prop</code> changes.  Legal values are: <ul> <li>String containing the name of a public bindable property of the host object.</li>  <li>An Object in the form: <code>{ name: <i>property name</i>, getter: function(host) { return host[<i>property name</i>] } }</code>. This Object must contain the name of, and a getter function for, a public bindable property of the host object.</li>  <li>A non-empty Array containing a combination of the first two options that represents a chain of bindable properties accessible from the host. For example, to bind the property <code>host.a.b.c</code>, call the method as: <code>bindProperty(site, prop, host, [&quot;a&quot;,&quot;b&quot;,&quot;c&quot;])</code>.</li> </ul>  <p>Note: The property or properties named in the <code>chain</code> argument must be public, because the <code>describeType()</code> method suppresses all information about non-public properties, including the bindability metadata that ChangeWatcher scans to find the change events that are exposed for a given property. However, the getter function supplied when using the <code>{ name, getter }</code> argument form described above can be used to associate an arbitrary computed value with the named (public) property.</p>  should be called only on committing change events; set to <code>false</code> if the handler should be called on both committing and non-committing change events. Note: the presence of non-committing change events for a property is indicated by the <code>[NonCommittingChangeEvent(&lt;event-name&gt;)]</code> metadata tag. Typically these tags are used to indicate fine-grained value changes, such as modifications in a text field prior to confirmation.  is strong or weak. A strong reference (the default) prevents <code>site</code> from being garbage-collected. A weak reference does not. Added for Flex 4.  been specified to the <code>chain</code> argument; null otherwise.",
        "tags": [
        {  "tagName": "param",
               "values": ["site The Object defining the property to be bound", "prop The name of the public property defined in the", "host The object that hosts the property or property chain", "chain A value specifying the property or chain to be watched.", "commitOnly Set to <code>true</code> if the handler", "useWeakReference Determines whether the reference to <code>site</code>"]},
            {  "tagName": "playerversion",
               "values": ["Flash 9", "AIR 1.1"]},
            {  "tagName": "productversion",
               "values": ["Flex 3"]},
            {  "tagName": "return",
               "values": ["A ChangeWatcher instance, if at least one property name has"]},
            {  "tagName": "langversion",
               "values": ["3.0"]}  ],
          "return": "mx.binding.utils.ChangeWatcher",
          "params": [{ "name": "site", "type": "Object"},
        { "name": "prop", "type": "String"},
        { "name": "host", "type": "Object"},
        { "name": "chain", "type": "Object"}]}
      ,
      { "type": "method",
        "qname": "bindSetter",
        "namespace": "public",
        "bindable": [],
        "details": ["static"],
        "deprecated": {},
          "description": "Binds a setter function, <code>setter</code>, to a bindable property or property chain. If a ChangeWatcher instance is successfully created, the setter function is invoked. The setter must have the following function signature:  <pre>\\n function mySetterFunction(object:Object):void {\\n //Do whatever you want with the value of the bound property.\\n }</pre>  <p>where <code>object</code> contains the current value of <code>chain</code>.</p>  value of <code>chain</code> when that value changes.  See the <code>bindProperty()</code> method for more information. The <code>host</code> maintains a list of <code>setters</code> to update when <code>prop</code> changes.  See the <code>bindProperty()</code> method for more information.  called only on committing change events. See the <code>bindProperty()</code> method for more information.  is strong or weak. A strong reference (the default) prevents <code>setter</code> from being garbage-collected. A weak reference does not. Added for Flex 4.  has been  specified to the <code>chain</code> argument; null otherwise.",
        "tags": [
        {  "tagName": "param",
               "values": ["setter Setter method to invoke with an argument of the current", "host The host of the property.", "chain The name of the property, or property chain.", "commitOnly Set to <code>true</code> if the handler should be", "useWeakReference Determines whether the reference to <code>setter</code>"]},
            {  "tagName": "playerversion",
               "values": ["Flash 9", "AIR 1.1"]},
            {  "tagName": "productversion",
               "values": ["Flex 3"]},
            {  "tagName": "return",
               "values": ["A ChangeWatcher instance, if at least one property name"]},
            {  "tagName": "langversion",
               "values": ["3.0"]}  ],
          "return": "mx.binding.utils.ChangeWatcher",
          "params": [{ "name": "setter", "type": "Function"},
        { "name": "host", "type": "Object"},
        { "name": "chain", "type": "Object"}]}
      ]
  }