canvasGroupProvider:ICanvasGroupProvider  [read-write]

The canvas group provider that will be used for installing the item.

Implementation
    public function get canvasGroupProvider():ICanvasGroupProvider
    public function set canvasGroupProvider(value:ICanvasGroupProvider):void

protected var _EMPTY:Array

An empty Array

public function canInstall(item:IModelItem, canvas:CanvasComponent):Boolean

Predicate function that determines whether this instance can successfully install the provided item in a subsequent call to installItem( IModelItem, canvas ).

This is an abstract method that has to be overriden by child classes.

Predicate function that determines whether this instance can successfully install the provided item in a subsequent call to installItem(IModelItem,CanvasComponent) Parameters

	item:IModelItem — The item to install.
	canvas:CanvasComponent — The canvas to install the item into.

Returns

Boolean — Whether a call to installItem(IModelItem,CanvasComponent) can be made.

public function install(canvas:CanvasComponent):void

This implementation does nothing.

Called by the framework to let this instance initialize for a given canvas.

Parameters

canvas:CanvasComponent — The canvas that will later be used to install items in.

public function installItem(item:IModelItem, canvas:CanvasComponent):Array

Central method that performs the installation of an item's visual representation in the canvas.

This is an abstract method that has to be overriden by child classes.

This the main method of the interface that performs the installing of an item's visual representation in the canvas. Parameters

	item:IModelItem — The item to install.
	canvas:CanvasComponent — The canvas to install the item into.

Returns

Array — All canvas objects this method has added to the canvas control.

public function uninstall(canvas:CanvasComponent):void

This implementation does nothing.

Called by the framework to let this instance do the clean up for a given canvas that has been initialized in install(CanvasComponent).

Parameters

canvas:CanvasComponent — The canvas that had been used to install items in.