HorizontalList Control

The HorizontalList control displays a horizontal list of items. The HorizontalList control is particularly useful in combination with a custom item renderer for displaying a list of images and other data. For more information about custom item renderers, see Using Item Renderers and Item Editors.

For complete reference information, see HorizontalList in the Adobe Flex Language Reference.

About HorizontaList controls


The contents of a HorizontalList control can look very similar to the contents of an HBox container in which a Repeater object repeats components. However, performance of a HorizontalList control can be better than the combination of an HBox container and a Repeater object because the HorizontalList control only instantiates the objects that fit in its display area. Scrolling in a HorizontalList can be slower than it is when using a Repeater object. For more information about the Repeater object, see Dynamically Repeating Controls and Containers.

The HorizontalList control always displays items from left to right. The control usually contains a horizontal scroll bar, which lets users access all items in the list. An optional vertical scroll bar lets users view items when the full height of the list items is unlikely to fit. The user can select one or more items from the list, depending on the value of the allowMultipleSelection property.