Hi take for for example the following simple example. Its not a real world example but it does show the problem that I wish to avoid.
--------------------------- MXML (simpletest.mxml) --------------------------- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute" xmlns:local="*"> <local:SimpleExample text="hello"> </local:SimpleExample> </mx:Application> ---------------------------------------------- ActionScript SimpleExample.as ---------------------------------------------- package { import mx.containers.VBox; import mx.controls.TextInput; import mx.events.FlexEvent; public class SimpleExample extends VBox { private var child:TextInput; private var _text:String; public function SimpleExample() { addEventListener(FlexEvent.INITIALIZE, init) } private function init(event:FlexEvent):void { child = new TextInput(); addChild(child); } public function get text():String { return _text; } public function set text(text:String):void { this.child.text = text; } } } -------------------------------- If this is run I get a null error at set text. How do I avoid this? Should I just just listen to the property change event on set text? Imagine now that I had multiple different children. Is there a method I can override such as commitProperties so that all this will be done in the same place. I'm sorry if this isn't too clear what I asking. Wesley Acheson.
