My version of the code says that it died creating the track, not the Slider itself which is defined by the "trackSkin" style. Maybe that's not a valid class
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bryancostanich Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:50 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Custom Component: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor. here's the stack trace, it's all internal stuff, so i didn't post: TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor. at mx.controls.sliderClasses::Slider/createBackgroundTrack()[E:\dev\3.0.x\f rameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\controls\sliderClasses\Slider.as:167 2] at mx.controls.sliderClasses::Slider/createChildren()[E:\dev\3.0.x\framewor ks\projects\framework\src\mx\controls\sliderClasses\Slider.as:1224] at mx.core::UIComponent/initialize()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\frame work\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:5262] at mx.core::UIComponent/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAd ded <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAdded> ()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as :5159] at mx.core::Container/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAdde d <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAdded> ()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:3 297] at mx.core::Container/addChildAt()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framewo rk\src\mx\core\Container.as:2210] at mx.core::Container/addChild()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framework \src\mx\core\Container.as:2140] at mx.core::Container/createComponentFromDescriptor()[E:\dev\3.0.x\framewor ks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:3673] at mx.core::Container/createComponentsFromDescriptors()[E:\dev\3.0.x\framew orks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:3485] at mx.core::Container/createChildren()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\fra mework\src\mx\core\Container.as:2587] at mx.core::UIComponent/initialize()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\frame work\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:5262] at mx.core::Container/initialize()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framewo rk\src\mx\core\Container.as:2524] at mx.core::Application/initialize()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\frame work\src\mx\core\Application.as:847] at Test_InstantiationBug/initialize()[C:\[devlocal]\[flex]\src\Test_Instant iationBug.mxml:0] at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::c hildAdded <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAdded> ()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemMana ger.as:1625] at mx.managers::SystemManager/initializeTopLevelWindow()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frame works\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:2482] at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::d ocFrameHandler <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::docFrameHandler> ()[E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemMana ger.as:2330] --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That doesn't make sense. > > > > When you get a runtime exception always use a debug build and post the > entire stacktrace. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of bryancostanich > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:14 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Custom Component: Instantiation attempted on a > non-constructor. > > > > Hi all, i've created an empty class that extends the Slider control. > it compiles fine, but when i run it, i get the following error: Error > #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor. > > this is how i'm calling it: > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > " > xmlns:tix="com.tixsmart.flex.controls.*" > > <tix:SeekBar x="91" y="223" width="424" height="11"/> > > here's my code: > package com.tixsmart.flex.controls > { > import mx.controls.sliderClasses.Slider; > > public class SeekBar extends Slider > { > protected var _trackWidth:Number = 1; > > public function SeekBar() > { > //TODO: implement function > super(); > } > } > } >
