Flex is a complete framework and each and every component follows the rules of the framework. Without the framework running in the background its probably impossible to get a component working unless you do a lot of work to make it work. Perhaps much easier to write a separate AS3 component.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Jeffry Houser <jef...@dot-com-it.com>wrote: > ** > > > > addElement is only defined in spark components; that will just throw a > compile time error. > > I'm not sure why you want to add a Flex Component directly to the stage. > I suppose in theory you could; but that would bypass all the Flex Framework > code to position and size the component. You'd, in essence, need to write > your own layout manager. that performs the same functionality as the Flex > Layout manager. > > In the context of Flex; it probably isn't a good idea to access the stage > directly. > > On 9/22/2011 2:33 PM, grimmwerks wrote: > > > > Try stage.addElement rather than addChild? > > > On Sep 22, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Hogs Haven wrote: > > From everything I've read, Flex components can only be added to Flex > Components (ie: VBox to Application, VGroup to Panel, etc) > > I'm working in an AS3 view library (no Flex, just Sprites) where I need to > add a Scrollable container component to the Stage on a click event. There's > no way to do this as I see it unless I write my own Scroll container, use > Flex SDK (don't think this works), or use fl.containers.ScrollPane (which is > not an option since we're not using a .fla) > > So basically, I'm trying to accomplish this, as simple runnable example, > but it fails silently and nothing appears...any ideas? Thanks. > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" > creationComplete="application1_creationCompleteHandler(event)"> > <fx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.containers.Panel; > import mx.core.UIComponent; > import mx.events.FlexEvent; > > > protected function > application1_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void > { > addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAdded); > } > > private function onAdded(e:Event):void > { > var myPanel : Panel = new Panel(); > myPanel.width="100"; > myPanel.height="100"; > stage.addChild(myPanel); //nothing happens > } > ]]> > </fx:Script> > <fx:Declarations></fx:Declarations> > > </s:Application> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Alternative FAQ location: > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo!<http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo%21>Groups > Links > > > > > Garry Schafer > grimmwerks > gr...@grimmwerks.com > portfolio: www.grimmwerks.com/ > > > > > > > > -- > Jeffry Houser > Technical Entrepreneur203-379-0773 > --http://www.flextras.com?c=104 > UI Flex Components: Tested! Supported! Ready! > --http://www.theflexshow.comhttp://www.jeffryhouser.comhttp://www.asktheflexpert.com > -- > Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust > > > -- Regards, Ganaraj P R
