How to increase width but maintain x, y coords.

Question

I'm trying to increase the width of a rectangle, but don't
want to scale the rectangle or change the x,y base. How show I go
about this.

Answer 1

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> I'm trying to increase the width of a rectangle, but
don't want to scale
> the
> rectangle or change the x,y base. How show I go about
this.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
> creationComplete="init()"
> layout="absolute">
> <mx:UIComponent id="mainDisplay"/>
> <mx:Script>
> <![CDATA[
> private var goalBox:Shape = new Shape();
> public function init():void{
> goalBox.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0xff0000);
> goalBox.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000);
> goalBox.graphics.drawRect(115, 90, 200, 1);
> mainDisplay.addChild(goalBox)
> }
> public function clicked():void{
> goalBox.width+=300
> }
> ]]>
> </mx:Script>
> <mx:Button click="clicked()"/>
> </mx:Application>
You'd call graphics.clear() and then draw it again at the new
size, but the
same x and y coordinates.