..one more note.. You may want to also check out "Referencing repeated child components" in the help docs, which is specifically about components within a repeater.
--Mike --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Marlon Moyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sorry, I didn't phrase the question correctly. I have the name of a > component in a string variable (e.g. I've named a component > 'name="repeater_state_{divisionRepeater.currentItem.id}") and now I want to > be able to refer to that component dynamically. > > > On 10/16/06, Gordon Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You simply refer to components by their id. You don't have to "look > > them up" by it. For example, if you have > > > > > > > > MyApp.mxml: > > > > > > > > <mx:Application> > > > > <mx::Canvas id="c1"> > > > > <mx:Button id="b1"> > > > > ... > > > > > > > > then in the Application's <mx:Script> methods you can write expressions > > like b1.label. > > > > > > > > Technically, what is happening is that the MXML compiler autogenerates > > > > > > > > var c1:Canvas; > > > > var b1:Button; > > > > > > > > as instance vars of a MyApp class which extends Application. The methods > > you write in the <mx:Script> become methods of this MyApp class, so they can > > acess these instance vars. > > > > > > > > To access components inside components, you simply use the dot operator. > > > > > > > > - Gordon > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > > Behalf Of *Marlon Moyer > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:03 PM > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Is there a way to find an object if you know the > > name > > > > > > > > What's the equivalent of javascript's getElementById in Flex? I've > > searched the help files numerous times and can't seem to find it. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Marlon > > > > > > > > > > -- > Marlon > -- 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/