Sounds like you want to wrap the variable(s) in a class and have that class broadcast events that your components can listen for and react to.
I haven't gotten to the chapter yet, but I think Moock's Essential Actionscript 2.0 describes it in Chapter 352 (Observer Design Pattern) Alternatively, you might do it by using mx.events.EventDispatcher in your wrapper class. - phaedrus -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 1:22 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Can Variables have listeners? Hello All, I have a ton of components scattered throughout my application, and most of them react to changes of a specific variable. It's getting really old, having to manually write code - that updates all these controls with the new value of a specific variable, when a specific variable changes. It would be nice to just have ONE function, that propagates all the changes to all my controls, and then have an active listener applied to a variable which automatically triggers that specific function. Am I overlooking something, or is there a better way to do something like this? Thank you all in advance, for any suggestions you can throw my way. Mike _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
