I am assuming that will require casting, correct? I think I tried that and by default parent or parentDocument (can't remember which I tried) returns a DisplayObject or something. So I guess I would need something like this?
AnalysisStack(parentDocument).someMethod(); Thanks, Ben --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How would a child call a function in the parent though? > > > > parentDocument.someMethod(); > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ben.clinkinbeard > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:12 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Best way to reference items in a parent MXML > component? > > > > How would a child call a function in the parent though? Events don't > seem (semantically) like the right thing because I basically just want > to use a utility function defined in the parent. Like I have a > function that I am using to format the dataTips of my charts in the > child components, but dispatching an event every time I roll over a > chart item seems a bit tedious and extreme. > > Is there a better way or do I just need to get used to using events? I > come from a Flash background and have not used events very much. > > Thanks, > Ben > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Sergey Kovalyov" > <skovalyov.flexcoders@> wrote: > > > > Events must be used here. Your child elements should dispatch custom > > events and container that holds them should listen to that events. > > Event listener will handle the child via target property of event > > object. > > > > On 8/12/06, ben.clinkinbeard <ben.clinkinbeard@> wrote: > > > I have a ViewStack whose child elements each contain a graph. I > would > > > like to define some things in the file that holds the ViewStack so > > > that all of the child charts can use them, but am not sure of the > best > > > way to reference and call these things. Ideally I would like to > > > somehow pass in a reference to the containing object so that I don't > > > have to pass several items into each child, but have yet to figure > out > > > a way to do that. I know there has to be a better way than what I > have > > > now: > > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
