*If it isn't on the stage; then invalidateProperties will have no affect;
because the SystemManager (is that the right class?) is not aware of it;
and will push the component through its validation process.*
I didn't realize that the component hadn't been added to the displayList.
Serves me right for not fully reading the question and firing off a
half-baked suggestion. Let me try again....
To the OP: if you don't want to extend the component, you should be able to
get commitProperties() to fire on a component that has not been added to
the displayList by first calling invalidateProperties() and then call
validateProperties().
*E.G.*
var cmp:UIComponent = new UIComponent();
cmp.invalidateProperties();
cmp.validateProperties();
For the above example, cmp's commitProperties() method will fire even
though the component isn't on the displayList.
Both invalidateProperties() and validateProperties() are required.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Jeffry Houser <jef...@dot-com-it.com>
wrote:
> On 3/11/2015 1:01 PM, Jake Knerr wrote:
>
>> Try calling invalidateProperties() before calling validateNow() to get
>> commitProperties() to fire.
>>
> If it isn't on the stage; then invalidateProperties will have no affect;
> because the SystemManager (is that the right class?) is not aware of it;
> and will push the component through its validation process.
> I pulled up the old code. This was my render method for both MX and Spark
> components.
>
>
> public function render(argInheritingStyles : Object):void{
> this.createChildren();
> this.childrenCreated();
> this.initializationComplete();
> this.inheritingStyles = argInheritingStyles;
> this.commitProperties();
> this.setStyle('paddingLeft',0);
> this.setStyle('paddingRight',0);
> this.setStyle('paddingTop',0);
> this.setStyle('paddingBottom',0);
> this.measure();
> this.height = this.measuredHeight;
> this.width = this.measuredWidth;
> this.updateDisplayList(this.unscaledWidth,this.unscaledHeight);
> }
>
>
> Since it sounds like you want to 'use' and interact with the component;
> you'll probably also need a method that does update cycles.
>
>
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>
>
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