User Guide

30 Components Dictionary
Types of components
The following tables list the different components, arranged by category, in version 2 of the
Macromedia Component Architecture.
User interface (UI) components
Component Description
Accordion component (Flash
Professional only)
A set of vertical overlapping views with buttons along the top
that allow users to switch views.
Alert component (Flash
Professional only)
A window that presents a message and buttons to capture the
user’s response.
Button component A resizable button that can be customized with a custom icon.
CheckBox component Allows users to make a Boolean (true or false) choice.
ComboBox component Allows users to select one option from a scrolling list of
choices. This component can have an selectable text field at
the top of the list that allows users to search the list.
DataGrid component (Flash
Professional only)
Allows users to display and manipulate multiple columns of
data.
DateChooser component
(Flash Professional only)
Allows users to select one or more dates from a calendar.
DateField component (Flash
Professional only)
An nonselectable text field with a calendar icon. When a user
clicks inside the component’s bounding box, Macromedia
Flash displays a DateChooser component.
Label component A non-editable, single-line text field.
List component Allows users to select one or more options from a scrolling list.
Loader component A container that holds a loaded SWF or JPEG file.
Menu component (Flash
Professional only)
A standard desktop application menu; allows users to select
one command from a list.
MenuBar component (Flash
Professional only)
A horizontal bar of menus.
NumericStepper component A text box with clickable arrows that raise and lower the value
of a number.
ProgressBar component Displays the progress of a process, such as a loading
operation.
RadioButton component Allows users to select between mutually exclusive options.