I think I understand. My components are "as" based not "mxml" based, but I get the idea.
Instead of a metadata/setter/getter all I will need is a metadata tag. I will give it a try. Paul --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Fotis Chatzinikos <fotis.chatzini...@...> wrote: > > Here you are : > > In your custom component (custom comp is a panel in this example): > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Panel xmlns:mx=" > http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; xmlns:ns1="components.*" width="1000" > height="100%" > > <mx:Metadata> > [Event(name="expandMe", type="flash.events.DataEvent")] > </mx:Metadata> > ... > </mx:Panel > > and then wherever you use this you can do: > > <customComp expandMe="Alert.show('Expand dispatched')"/> > > Make sure that somewhere in your custom component you throw the event: > > this.dispatchEvent(new DataEvent("expandMe")) ; > > ;-) > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, aceoohay <pa...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Alex: > > > > Thanks for the pointer, I will investigate it further when I get to the > > office. > > > > If you have a link that shows someone doing what I am trying to do, that'd > > help a lot. > > > > Paul > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Alex > > Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > [Event] metadata? > > > > > > > > > On 6/27/10 8:48 PM, "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The "thing" I am referring to in my original post is of course the > > "myMethodComplete" thing. > > > > > > I have defined all manner of properties in my components, including > > "functions", I just don't know how to begin defining an "anonymous block" of > > code. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> , > > "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote: > > > > > > > > This is probably all ready answered, but I can't think of how to search > > for it. > > > > > > > > I have a custom component. This component has a method. When this > > method completes I want to execute user defined code similar to how a > > focusOut handler allows the programmer to define a block of code in the mxml > > like; > > > > > > > > <mx:TextInput focusOut="myvar='test';myfunction('abc');"> > > > > > > > > I would like to define; > > > > > > > > <ns1:myComponent myMethodComplete="myvar='test';myfunction('abc');"> > > > > > > > > I just don't know how to define the thing (handler? property? method? > > it would help if someone would tell me what it is called) that will do this. > > > > > > > > If you can show me, or show me where to go I would appreciate it. > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alex Harui > > > Flex SDK Team > > > Adobe System, Inc. > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > > >
