Dave,
I'm following the example here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/MenuBar.html
which has almost identical code:
// Event handler for the MenuBar control's itemClick event.
private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void {
....
<mx:MenuBar labelField="@label" itemClick="menuHandler(event);"
....
Although I always use just plain "e" for my parameter variable in event
handlers.
Bindings: yeah, you're right.
About the function name- I am following my company's C# standard which has
uppercase names for functions since my company does not have a Flex/AS3
coding standard. What is the convention you refer to called?
But none of your comments seem to get at my real problem, I want to access
the label the user clicks on when they use the menu bar, but I can't use it
because.... why? My installation is corrupt? I don't understand...
William Chadwick
On 1/25/10, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a menu bar component
> >
> > <mx:MenuBar id="mainMenu" labelField="@label"
> > click="{MenuEvent(event)}"
> > itemClick="{MenuItemEvent(event)}">
> >
> > Everytime I create a handler like this:
> >
> > private function MenuItemEvent(e:MenuEvent):void
> >
> > I get a "Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
> MenuEvent"
> >
> > But, I've explicitly imported this event:
> >
> > import mx.events.MenuEvent;
> >
> > Am I going mad? What am I doing wrong? I'm using standalone Flex Builder
> > 3.0.2.214193 on Windows XP- not the Eclipse plug-in.
>
>
> You appear to also have an event handler called MenuEvent assigned to
> the click handler of the MenuBar. Also, you don't need bindings for
> event handler values. You only need bindings to use AS expressions in
> non-event attributes of MXML elements. Finally, it's arguably bad form
> to name things other than classes in title case - the convention is to
> use camel case for variables and functions.
>
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