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Posted to commits@royale.apache.org by yi...@apache.org on 2022/11/03 13:19:16 UTC

[royale-asjs] branch d_and_d_improvemets updated: Use mx drag beads for mx components - multi selection

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yishayw pushed a commit to branch d_and_d_improvemets
in repository https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/royale-asjs.git


The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/d_and_d_improvemets by this push:
     new 17045f6170 Use mx drag beads for mx components - multi selection
17045f6170 is described below

commit 17045f6170070b9f287a4f55723bd8dca6166576
Author: Yishay Weiss <yi...@hotmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Nov 3 15:19:01 2022 +0200

    Use mx drag beads for mx components - multi selection
---
 .../MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/Tree.as   |  16 +-
 .../beads/TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead.as      | 300 ++++++++++++++++
 .../beads/TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as      | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../beads/XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as   |  93 +++++
 4 files changed, 799 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/Tree.as b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/Tree.as
index 554db2024c..5972aaf62c 100644
--- a/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/Tree.as
+++ b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/Tree.as
@@ -81,17 +81,12 @@ use namespace mx_internal;
 
 import org.apache.royale.events.Event;
 import org.apache.royale.html.beads.DataGridDrawingLayerBead;
-import mx.controls.beads.TreeSingleSelectionDragSourceBead;
 import org.apache.royale.utils.getOrAddBeadByType;
-import org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropTargetBead;
 import org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead;
-import org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDragImageBead;
-import mx.controls.beads.XMLTreeSingleSelectionDragSourceBead;
-import mx.controls.beads.TreeSingleSelectionDropTargetBead;
-import mx.controls.beads.XMLTreeSingleSelectionDropTargetBead;
-import org.apache.royale.html.beads.MultiSelectionTreeDragSourceBead;
 import org.apache.royale.html.beads.MultiSelectionDragImageBead;
-import org.apache.royale.html.beads.SensitiveMultiSelectionDropTargetBead;
+import org.apache.royale.html.beads.MultiSelectionDragSourceBead;
+import mx.controls.beads.TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead;
+import mx.controls.beads.XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead;
 
 //--------------------------------------
 //  Events
@@ -3739,7 +3734,8 @@ public class Tree extends List
     override protected function setDropEnabled():void
     {
         getOrAddBeadByType(DataGridDrawingLayerBead, this);
-        getOrAddBeadByType(SensitiveMultiSelectionDropTargetBead, this);
+        getOrAddBeadByType(TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead, this);
+        getOrAddBeadByType(XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead, this);
         getOrAddBeadByType(SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead, this);
     }
 
@@ -3749,7 +3745,7 @@ public class Tree extends List
     override protected function setDragEnabled():void
     {
         // getOrAddBeadByType(TreeSingleSelectionDragSourceBead, this);
-        getOrAddBeadByType(MultiSelectionTreeDragSourceBead, this);
+        getOrAddBeadByType(MultiSelectionDragSourceBead, this);
         getOrAddBeadByType(MultiSelectionDragImageBead, this);
     }
 }
diff --git a/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead.as b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f4a18c540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead.as
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+//  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+//  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+//  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+//  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+//  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+package mx.controls.beads
+{
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IBead;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IChild;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IDataProviderModel;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IDragInitiator;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IIndexedItemRenderer;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IItemRenderer;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IMultiSelectionModel;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IStrand;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.DragEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.Event;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.EventDispatcher;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.IEventDispatcher;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.beads.controllers.DragMouseController;
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.getParentOrSelfByType;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.util.getModelByType;
+	import mx.collections.IList;
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.sendStrandEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.ValueEvent;
+
+	/**
+	 * The start event is dispatched when a DragStart event happens. The DragEvent.dragSource
+	 * is set before this event is dispatched. A listener for this event can then decide if
+	 * if the drag-drop action should continue or not. If not, the event should be cancelled.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	[Event(name="start", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The accept event is dispatched when the drop happens but just before the data being
+	 * dragged as been incorporated into the drop target's data source. Cancelling this event
+	 * prevents that from happening.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	[Event(name="accept", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The complete event is dispatched when the entire drag-and-drop operation has completed
+	 * from the drag source's perspective.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	[Event(name="complete", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The dragMove event is dispatched while the drag action moves.
+	 * 
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	[Event(name="dragMove", type="org.apache.royale.events.DragEvent")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The dragEnd event is dispatched while the drag action stops.
+	 * This is dispatched even when the drag event is aborted.
+	 * 
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	[Event(name="dragEnd", type="org.apache.royale.events.DragEvent")]
+	/**
+	 *  The TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead brings drag capability to multi-selection Tree components.
+	 *  By adding this bead, a user can drag a row of the Tree to a new location within the tree. This bead
+	 *  should be used in conjunction with TreeSingleSelectionDropTargetBead.
+	 *
+	 *  This bead adds a new event to the strand, "dragImageNeeded", which is dispatched on the strand
+	 *  just prior to the dragImage's appearance. An event listener can create its own dragImage if the
+	 *  default, taken from the data item, is not suitable.
+	 *
+	 *  @see org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropTargetBead.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	public class TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead extends EventDispatcher implements IBead, IDragInitiator
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Constructor
+	     *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 */
+		public function TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead()
+		{
+			super();
+		}
+
+		private var _strand:IStrand;
+		private var _dragController:DragMouseController;
+		private var continueDragOperation:Boolean = true;
+
+		private var _dragType:String = "move";
+
+		/**
+		 * The type of drag and drop operation: move or copy.
+	     *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 */
+		public function get dragType():String
+		{
+			return _dragType;
+		}
+		public function set dragType(value:String):void
+		{
+			_dragType = value;
+		}
+
+		private var _approveDragStart:Function;
+		/**
+		 * Provides the ability to approve (or prevent) a mouseDown event being considered
+		 * as the start of a drag sequence. This can be useful for renderers with some controls
+		 * that must remain interactive, so that dragging is only supported by other parts of the renderer.
+		 * The function should return true for the mouseDown event to be approved as the possible start
+		 * of a drag sequence
+		 *
+		 * @param value a function that takes a MouseEvent as a parameter and returns a Boolean value that
+		 * pre-approves a mouseDown event (or not)
+		 */
+		public function set approveDragStart(value:Function):void{
+			if (_dragController) {
+				_dragController.approveDragStart=value
+			} else {
+				_approveDragStart = value;
+			}
+		}
+		public function get approveDragStart():Function{
+			return _dragController? _dragController.approveDragStart :_approveDragStart;
+		}
+
+		private var _explicitTopmostDispatcher:IEventDispatcher;
+		/**
+		 * Provides the ability to specify a non-default topMostEventDispatcher.
+		 * A Basic Royale application looks on the document.body tag for an associated Royale EventDispatcher instance,
+		 * and the default behaviour is to consider that to be valid.
+		 * Other Application types may not be associated with the body tag, so this provides a way to explicitly specify
+		 * the top level instance.
+		 *
+		 */
+		public function set explicitTopmostDispatcher(value:IEventDispatcher):void{
+			if (_dragController) {
+				_dragController.topMostDispatcher = value;
+				_explicitTopmostDispatcher = null;
+			}
+			else _explicitTopmostDispatcher = value;
+		}
+		public function get explicitTopmostDispatcher():IEventDispatcher{
+			return _dragController? _dragController.topMostDispatcher :_explicitTopmostDispatcher;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		public function set strand(value:IStrand):void
+		{
+			_strand = value;
+			_dragController = new DragMouseController();
+			_dragController.topMostDispatcher = _explicitTopmostDispatcher;
+			_dragController.approveDragStart = _approveDragStart;
+			_strand.addBead(_dragController);
+
+			_dragController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_START, handleDragStart);
+			_dragController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_MOVE, handleDragMove);
+			_dragController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_END, handleDragEnd);
+		}
+
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IChild
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IIndexedItemRenderer
+		 */
+		private function handleDragStart(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead received the DragStart");
+
+			DragEvent.dragInitiator = this;
+			DragMouseController.dragImageOffsetX = 0;
+			DragMouseController.dragImageOffsetY = -30;
+
+			var relatedObject:Object = event.relatedObject;
+			var itemRenderer:IIndexedItemRenderer = getParentOrSelfByType(relatedObject as IChild, IItemRenderer) as IIndexedItemRenderer;
+
+			if (itemRenderer) {
+				DragEvent.dragSource = itemRenderer.data;
+				sendStrandEvent(_strand, new ValueEvent("dragSourceSet", itemRenderer));
+			}
+
+			var newEvent:Event = new Event("start", false, true);
+			continueDragOperation = true;
+			dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+			if (newEvent.defaultPrevented) {
+				continueDragOperation = false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		protected function handleDragMove(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			dispatchEvent(event);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		protected function handleDragEnd(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			dispatchEvent(event);
+		}
+
+		/* IDragInitiator */
+
+		/**
+		 * Handles pre-drop actions.
+	     *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion Array
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IMultiSelectionModel
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IDataProviderModel
+		 *  @royaleignorecoercion mx.collections.IList
+		 */
+		public function acceptingDrop(dropTarget:Object, type:String):void
+		{
+			if (!continueDragOperation) return;
+
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead accepting drop of type "+type);
+			var newEvent:Event = new Event("accept", false, true);
+			dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+			if (newEvent.defaultPrevented) return;
+			
+			var dataProviderModel:IDataProviderModel = getModelByType(_strand,IDataProviderModel) as IDataProviderModel;
+			if (dataProviderModel is IMultiSelectionModel) {
+				(dataProviderModel as IMultiSelectionModel).selectedIndices = null;
+			}
+
+			if (dragType == "copy") return;
+			sendStrandEvent(_strand, new Event("acceptingMoveDrop"));
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Handles post-drop actions.
+	     *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 */
+		public function acceptedDrop(dropTarget:Object, type:String):void
+		{
+			dispatchEvent(new Event("complete"));
+		}
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5943e2b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+//  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+//  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+//  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+//  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+//  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+package mx.controls.beads 
+{
+	import mx.collections.IList;
+
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.getOrAddBeadByType;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.DropType;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IBead;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IDataProviderModel;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IIndexedItemRenderer;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IItemRenderer;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IItemRendererOwnerView;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IMultiSelectionModel;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IStrand;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IUIBase;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.UIBase;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.DragEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.Event;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.EventDispatcher;
+	import org.apache.royale.geom.Point;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.beads.IDrawingLayerBead;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.beads.controllers.DropMouseController;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.util.getModelByType;
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.PointUtils;
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.sendEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.utils.sendStrandEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.ValueEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IChild;
+	import mx.core.FlexGlobals;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The enter event is dispatched when a DragEnter has been detected in the drop target
+	 * strand. This event can be used to determine if the strand can and will accept the data
+	 * being dragged onto it. If the data cannot be used by the drop target strand this event
+	 * should be cancelled.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+	 */
+	[Event(name="enter", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The exit event is sent when the drag goes outside of the drop target space.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+	 */
+	[Event(name="exit", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The over event is dispatched while the drag is happening over the drop target space. This
+	 * event may be cancelled if that particular area of the drop target cannot accept the
+	 * drag source data.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+	 */
+	[Event(name="over", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The drop event is dispatched just prior to incorporating the drag source data into the drop
+	 * target's dataProvider. This event may be cancelled to prevent that from happening.
+	 * Note that a "exit" event always precedes this event to allow any drag-drop graphics
+	 * to be cleared.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+	 */
+	[Event(name="drop", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 * The complete event is dispatched when the drop operation has completed from the drop
+	 * target's perspective.
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+	 */
+	[Event(name="complete", type="org.apache.royale.events.Event")]
+
+	/**
+	 *  The TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead enables items to be dropped onto multi-selection Tree
+	 *  components. This bead can be used with MultiSelectionDragSourceBead to enable the re-arrangement
+	 *  of rows within the same tree.
+     *
+	 *  @see org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead
+     *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	public class TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead extends EventDispatcher implements IBead
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Constructor
+	     *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 */
+		public function TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead()
+		{
+			super();
+		}
+
+		private var _dropController:DropMouseController;
+		private var _itemRendererOwnerView:IItemRendererOwnerView;
+		private var _dropIndicatorBead:SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead;
+		private var _dropIndicator:UIBase;
+		private var lastItemVisited:Object;
+		private var indicatorVisible:Boolean = false;
+
+		private var _strand:IStrand;
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		public function set strand(value:IStrand):void
+		{
+			_strand = value;
+
+			_dropController = getOrAddBeadByType(DropMouseController, value) as DropMouseController;
+
+			_dropController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_ENTER, handleDragEnter);
+			_dropController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_EXIT, handleDragExit);
+			_dropController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_OVER, handleDragOver);
+			_dropController.addEventListener(DragEvent.DRAG_DROP, handleDragDrop);
+		}
+
+		private var _dropDirection: String = "horizontal";
+
+		/**
+		 * The direction the drop indicator should display. "horizontal" (default) or "vertical".
+		 *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9
+		 */
+		public function get dropDirection():String
+		{
+			return _dropDirection;
+		}
+		public function set dropDirection(value:String):void
+		{
+			_dropDirection = value;
+		}
+
+		protected var _indicatorParent:UIBase;
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.html.beads.IDrawingLayerBead
+		 */
+		protected function get indicatorParent():UIBase
+		{
+			if (_indicatorParent == null) {
+				var layerBead:IDrawingLayerBead = _strand.getBeadByType(IDrawingLayerBead) as IDrawingLayerBead;
+				if (layerBead != null) {
+					_indicatorParent = layerBead.layer;
+				}
+			}
+			return _indicatorParent;
+		}
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IItemRendererOwnerView
+		 */
+		private function get itemRendererOwnerView():IItemRendererOwnerView
+		{
+			if (!_itemRendererOwnerView)
+				_itemRendererOwnerView = _strand.getBeadByType(IItemRendererOwnerView) as IItemRendererOwnerView;
+			return _itemRendererOwnerView;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.html.beads.SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead
+		 */
+		protected function getDropIndicator(ir:Object, width:Number, height:Number):UIBase
+		{
+			if (_dropIndicatorBead == null) {
+				_dropIndicatorBead = _strand.getBeadByType(SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead) as SingleSelectionDropIndicatorBead;
+				if (_dropIndicatorBead == null) return null;
+			}
+			_dropIndicator = _dropIndicatorBead.getDropIndicator(ir, width, height);
+			return _dropIndicator;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IUIBase
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IItemRenderer
+		 */
+		private function handleDragEnter(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead received DragEnter via: "+event.relatedObject.toString());
+			var newEvent:Event = new Event("enter", false, true);
+			dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+			if (newEvent.defaultPrevented) return;
+
+			var pt0:Point;
+			var pt1:Point;
+			var pt2:Point;
+
+			_dropController.acceptDragDrop(event.relatedObject as IUIBase, DropType.COPY);
+
+			var startHere:Object = event.relatedObject;
+			while( !(startHere is IItemRenderer) && startHere != null) {
+				startHere = startHere.parent;
+			}
+
+			if (startHere is IItemRenderer) {
+				var ir:IItemRenderer = startHere as IItemRenderer;
+				lastItemVisited = ir;
+			} else if (itemRendererOwnerView && itemRendererOwnerView.numItemRenderers > 0)
+			{
+				// as long as we're assuming the last item is dropped into in case there's no item renderer under mouse
+				// this is needed
+				lastItemVisited = itemRendererOwnerView.getItemRendererAt(itemRendererOwnerView.numItemRenderers - 1);
+			}
+
+			if (lastItemVisited && !indicatorVisible && indicatorParent) {
+				var di:UIBase = getDropIndicator(lastItemVisited, (dropDirection == "horizontal") ? indicatorParent.width : 4,
+					                             (dropDirection == "horizontal") ? 4 : indicatorParent.height);
+				indicatorVisible = true;
+				displayDropIndicator(lastItemVisited as IUIBase);
+
+				if (indicatorParent != null) {
+					indicatorParent.addElement(di);
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		private function handleDragExit(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead received DragExit via: "+event.relatedObject.toString());
+			dispatchEvent(new Event("exit", false, true));
+
+			if (indicatorVisible) {
+				if (indicatorParent != null) {
+					indicatorParent.removeElement(_dropIndicator);
+				}
+				indicatorVisible = false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IUIBase
+		 */
+		private function handleDragOver(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead received DragOver via: "+event.relatedObject.toString());
+			var newEvent:Event = new Event("over", false, true);
+			dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+			if (event.defaultPrevented) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var startHere:Object = event.relatedObject;
+			while( !(startHere is IItemRenderer) && startHere != null) {
+				startHere = startHere.parent;
+			}
+
+			if ((startHere is IItemRenderer) && _dropIndicator != null && indicatorParent) {
+				displayDropIndicator(startHere as IUIBase);
+				lastItemVisited = startHere;
+
+			}
+			else if (lastItemVisited && _dropIndicator != null && indicatorParent) {
+				displayDropIndicator(lastItemVisited as IUIBase);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion mx.collections.IList
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IDataProviderModel
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IIndexedItemRenderer
+		 * @royaleignorecoercion org.apache.royale.core.IMultiSelectionModel
+		 */
+		private function handleDragDrop(event:DragEvent):void
+		{
+			//trace("TreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead received DragDrop via: "+event.relatedObject.toString());
+
+			handleDragExit(event);
+
+			var newEvent:Event = new Event("drop", false, true);
+			dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+			if (newEvent.defaultPrevented) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+
+			var startHere:Object = event.relatedObject;
+			var child:IChild = startHere as IChild;
+			while(child && child != _strand) {
+				if (child is IIndexedItemRenderer)
+				{
+					startHere = child;
+				}
+				child = child.parent as IChild;
+			}
+
+			if (DragEvent.dragInitiator) {
+				DragEvent.dragInitiator.acceptingDrop(_strand, "object");
+			}
+
+			var dragSource:Object = DragEvent.dragSource;
+			sendStrandEvent(_strand, new ValueEvent( "handlingDragDrop", startHere));
+
+
+			// Let the dragInitiator know the drop has been completed.
+			if (DragEvent.dragInitiator) {
+				DragEvent.dragInitiator.acceptedDrop(_strand, "object");
+			}
+			
+			var dataProviderModel:IDataProviderModel = getModelByType(_strand,IDataProviderModel) as IDataProviderModel;
+			if (dataProviderModel is IMultiSelectionModel) {
+				(dataProviderModel as IMultiSelectionModel).selectedItems = dragSource as Array;
+			}
+
+			// is this event necessary? isn't "complete" enough?
+			sendStrandEvent(_strand,"dragDropAccepted");
+			sendEvent(this,"complete");
+		}
+
+		COMPILE::SWF
+		private function displayDropIndicator(item:IUIBase):void
+		{
+			var pt0:Point;
+			var pt1:Point;
+			var pt2:Point;
+
+			if (dropDirection == "horizontal") {
+				pt0 = new Point(0, item.y+item.height);
+				pt1 = PointUtils.localToGlobal(pt0, item.parent);
+				pt2 = PointUtils.globalToLocal(pt1, indicatorParent);
+				_dropIndicator.x = 0;
+				_dropIndicator.y = pt2.y - 1;
+			}
+			else {
+				pt0 = new Point(item.x, 0);
+				pt1 = PointUtils.localToGlobal(pt0, item.parent);
+				pt2 = PointUtils.globalToLocal(pt1, indicatorParent);
+				_dropIndicator.x = pt2.x - 1;
+				_dropIndicator.y = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		COMPILE::JS
+		private function displayDropIndicator(item:IUIBase):void
+		{
+			var pt:Point = PointUtils.localToGlobal(new Point(0,0), item);
+			pt = PointUtils.globalToLocal(pt,indicatorParent);
+			if (dropDirection == "horizontal") {
+				_dropIndicator.x = 0;
+				_dropIndicator.y = pt.y;
+			} else {
+				_dropIndicator.x = pt.x;
+				_dropIndicator.y = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abcc51f65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/projects/MXRoyale/src/main/royale/mx/controls/beads/XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead.as
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+//  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+//  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+//  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+//  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+//  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+package mx.controls.beads
+{
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IBead;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IDataProviderModel;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IStrand;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.IEventDispatcher;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.ValueEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.util.getModelByType;
+	import org.apache.royale.core.IItemRenderer;
+	import org.apache.royale.events.DragEvent;
+	import org.apache.royale.html.beads.DragBead;
+
+	/**
+	 *  The XMLTreeMultiSelectionDragSourceBead handles drag source operaions special to XML data
+	 *
+	 *  @see org.apache.royale.html.beads.MultiSelectionDropTargetBead.
+	 *
+	 *  @langversion 3.0
+	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+	 */
+	public class XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead implements IBead
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Constructor
+		 *
+		 *  @langversion 3.0
+		 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
+		 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
+		 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.10
+		 */
+		public function XMLTreeMultiSelectionDropTargetBead()
+		{
+			super();
+		}
+
+		private var _strand:IStrand;
+		private var _draggedXML:XML;
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		public function set strand(value:IStrand):void
+		{
+			_strand = value;
+			(value as IEventDispatcher).addEventListener("handlingDragDrop", handlingDragDropHandler);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		private function handlingDragDropHandler(event:ValueEvent):void
+		{
+			var dataProviderModel:IDataProviderModel = getModelByType(_strand,IDataProviderModel) as IDataProviderModel;
+			if (event.value)
+			{
+				var targetXML:XML = (event.value as IItemRenderer).data as XML;
+				if (targetXML)
+				{
+					var parent:XML = targetXML.parent() as XML;
+					var dragSources:Array = DragEvent.dragSource as Array;
+					for (var i:int = 0; i < dragSources.length; i++)
+					{
+						if (parent && dragSources[i] is XML)
+						{
+							parent.insertChildBefore(targetXML, dragSources[i] as XML);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}