You gathered correct. Unfortunately, what I was trying to do was a
sort of "runtime load" of an MXML component, which, in retrospect, I
should have known wasn't possible.
I tried what you said verbatim, and it didn't work. However, I got the
jist of what you were saying; what I did was to simply assign an xmlns
to where my custom Panel innards are, and then load them all with a
long list of tags, each with the name of the MXML file, and an id to
match. The import isn't enough apparently, I need to actually
instatiate them.
Then, using your eval(resource) -- something I MUST thank you for, I
would have lost a lot of time on that one -- I link the ComboBox
selection to the component's id.
It's ugly, and I can see it making my app huge (potentially, anyway)
but there isn't much choice otherwise.
As always, my humble thanks for all the help, everyone. This group is
literally priceless.
-Josh
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Basically from what I can gather you are trying to load in an MXML
> component based on a combo box's data attribute.
>
> This cannot be done unless that mxml component has been imported at
> compile time.
>
> The reason for this is even though FLEX is a server-side "compiler"
> once a MXML file has been processed, it basically disconnects from
> FLEX server itself *much like html does to a web server*. Through
> events like RemoteObject we can reconnect if need be but thats another
> discussion.
>
> There is a way though.
>
> in your main mxml file (ie index.mxml) put an import statement, ie:
>
> <mx:Script>
> import com.mossyblog.customviews.*;
>
> function loadMessageSpecificsPanel(event) {
> var resource = event.target.selectedItem.data.resource;
> var child = editMessageSpecificsPanel.createChild(eval(resource),
> undefined, {label:'TEST', width:'100%', height:'100%'});
> }
> </mx:Script>
>
> note the eval(resource).
>
> ?
>
>
> On 7/7/05, cazzaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a Panel in my application that needs to include different form
> > stuff based on what a user chooses in a ComboBox. I have a Panel that
> > looks like:
> >
> > <mx:Panel title="Message Specifics" width="100%" height="100%"
> > id="editMessageSpecificsPanel"/>
> >
> > Based on the selection they choose in the ComboBox, I need what shows
> > up in the Panel to change. I have created several MXML files that have
> > an HBox that lays out what the Panel's internals need to look like.
> > One very simple one looks like:
> >
> > <mx:HBox width="100%" xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml";>
> > <mx:Form width="100%" marginTop="5" marginBottom="0">
> > <mx:FormItem label="Text">
> > <mx:TextArea id="messageText" text="" width="250"
> > height="80" enabled="false" editable="true" />
> > </mx:FormItem>
> > </mx:Form>
> > </mx:HBox>
> >
> > I call, upon the change event on the ComboBox. It contains a bunch of
> > objects, with the property "resource" containing the name of the MXML
> > file I need to include:
> >
> > private function loadMessageSpecificsPanel(event) {
> > var resource = event.target.selectedItem.data.resource; //
Get the
> > name of the MXML file we need
> > var child = editMessageSpecificsPanel.createChild(resource,
> > undefined, {label:'TEST', width:'100%', height:'100%'});
> > }
> >
> > This isn't working though. Even though child IS getting populated with
> > something, it's not correct, doesn't have any of the variables I
> > specified in the included MXML, and the Panel in the UI is still
blank.
> >
> > Any help is MUCH appreciated!
> >
> > -Josh Oransky
> >
> >
> >
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