I'd probably do it using getBounds and the Rectangle class's comparison methods.
var canvasBounds :Rectangle = myCanvas.getBounds(myCanvas.parent); var componentBounds:Rectangle = myComponent.getBounds(myCanvas.parent); and then either if(canvasBounds.contains(componentBounds)) or if(canvasBounds.intersects(componentBounds)) Michael Krotscheck Senior Developer RESOURCE INTERACTIVE <http://www.resource.com/> www.resource.com <http://www.resource.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ________________________________________________________________________ ____ This email and any of its attachments may contain Resource Interactive proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights belonging to Resource Interactive. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this email is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this email and any printout. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] how to determine if a component is offscreen in a Canvas? I'm using a Canvas where I'm adding components dynamically at absolute positions, which may increase the size of the canvas beyond it's parent container. When this happens, scrollbars are created, as expected and desired. I'm trying to figure out if the component I just added are offscreen, in the clipped area. If that's the case, I want to be able to make that newly-added component visible by manually adjusting the scrollbars. I've done this before in another development environment so I know the logic to do, but I'm new to Flex and struggling to find which properties to use, amongst all the different properties and methods, i.e. height, maxHeight, measuredHeight, scrollPosition, etc. Thanks
