You need to register your event handler with the object actually dispatching
events.
<t:TestOverride id="mytest"/>
...
mytest.addEventListener("testEvent", handleIt)
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a class TestOverride that implements IOverride. This class is
> dispatching event. I am trying to handle this event in application
> that contains states definition with one state that has TestOverride
> added, but to no avail.
> Why am I not able to capture this event?
>
> Here is my code, it is very simple:
> 1. TestOverride
>
> package org.testEvents
> {
> import flash.display.*;
> import flash.events.Event;
>
> import mx.core.*;
> import mx.states.*
>
> public class TestOverride extends Shape implements IOverride
> {
> public function TestOverride()
> {
> }
>
> public function initialize():void{
> }
>
> public function apply(parent:UIComponent):void
> {
> this.execute();
> }
>
> public function remove(parent:UIComponent):void
> {
> //TODO: implement function
> }
>
> public function execute():void{
> trace("execute")
> dispatchEvent(new Event("testEvent",true))
> }
> }
> }
>
> 2. Application:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
> xmlns:t="org.testEvents.*"
> layout="absolute">
> <mx:Script><![CDATA[
>
> protected override function initializationComplete():void{
> addEventListener("testEvent", handleIt)
> currentState = "start"
> super.initializationComplete()
> }
>
> public function handleIt(event:Event):void{
> trace("event handled")
> }
> ]]></mx:Script>
>
> <mx:states>
> <mx:State name="start">
> <t:TestOverride />
> </mx:State>
> </mx:states>
> </mx:Application>
>
> When I debug the application, discpatchEvent is called and word
> "execute" written to console.
>
>
>
--
Jason
