You want to add the listener to the thing that dispatches the event, the
application, and declare the handler in the component.
Application.application.addEventListener("buttonLabelEvent",
buttonLabelHandler);
You will need to import the custom event.
Tracy Spratt,
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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of edencane
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:07 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] child component listens for event on parent
I was able to get the event happening by changing the component code to be:
private function postInit():void {
Application.application.addEventListener("buttonLabelEvent",
buttonLabelHandler);
}
but now the event seems to trigger 3 times for every tab change but doesnt
trigger on the first tab change...
And the app takes forever to compile as well...
Something still not right..
Please help..
edencane wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> Im trying to get a child component to listen for an event that happens on
> tabchange in the parent.
> The parent is an application with a TabNavigator object.
> When the tabchanges I want the the child component to carry out some
> stuff.
>
> In the parent Ive got:
> <mx:Metadata>
> [Event(name="buttonLabelEvent", type=" flash.events.Event")]
> </mx:Metadata>
>
> then in the tabChange function Ive got:
> var bLEvent:Event = new Event("buttonLabelEvent");
> dispatchEvent(bLEvent);
>
> Now I want to listen for this event in a child component.
> There are several instances of the childcomponent (which is basically a
> form containing a combobox) in the main application.
> I want every instance of the childcomponent to listen and act when a
> tabchange occurs in the main component.
>
> So far in the component I have:
> creationComplete="postInit()"
> Then in postInit I have:
> this.addEventListener(Application.application.buttonLabelEvent,
> buttonLabelHandler);
>
> However, this is not right.
>
> how do I do this...?
>
> Thanks for help...
> Kind regards.
> Luke Vanderfluit.
>
>
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