Do what Valdhor explains: public var compCreated:boolean = false ;
creationComplete() { compCreated = true ; } now when ever needed check if compCreated == true On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:13 PM, dfalling <dfall...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Man, I'm doing a terrible job communicating my problems. > > So I want way for other components to inspect each other to see if they've > completed. I can't just listen to the event, because the creation could have > happened before I ever had a reference to the component to start listening. > I'm wondering if there's a way to inspect a component that you've just now > been given a reference to, that may or may not have created itself already. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "valdhor" <valdhorli...@...> wrote: > > > > I should probably clarify a bit. > > > > You could create your own creationComplete flag. > > > > private var thisComponentIsComplete:Boolean = false; > > > > then set it in your creationComplete event handler > > > > private function onCreationComplete():void > > { > > thisComponentIsComplete = true; > > } > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > > > If it has already fired then your event handler will have run. > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "dfalling" <dfalling@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there a publicly-exposed property on components that can be > inspected to determine if they have finished creation yet? I know I can > listen for creationComplete, but what can I do if it may have already been > fired? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Fotis Chatzinikos, Ph.D. Founder, Phinnovation fotis.chatzini...@gmail.com,