Mike, You can use data binding to accomplish what you want to do (if I understand your question correctly). Take a look at the code below. You can see a working example with source code at http://robsondesign.com/flexcoders/globalDateDisplay/globalDateDisplay.html
HTH Jim 1. Here's a slightly modified version of your MXML component (I didn't want to extend the Date class). I called it DateDisplay.mxml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; width="100%"> <mx:Script><![CDATA[ public function setMasterDate(d:Date):void { MasterDate.text = d.month + "/" + d.date + "/" + d.fullYear; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Label id="MasterDate" text="October 13, 2006" fontFamily="Georgia" fontSize="16" textAlign="left" x="85" width="201.5" height="26" fontWeight="bold" top="9"/> </mx:Canvas> 2. Here's another MXML component that invokes the setMasterDate method. It's called DateControl.mxml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; width="100%" height="400"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ public var dateDisplay:DateDisplay; ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:DateChooser id="dateChooser" x="25" y="100" /> <mx:Button id="button" label="Go" click="dateDisplay.setMasterDate(dateChooser.selectedDate)" x="50" y="300" /> </mx:Canvas> 2. Here's the main application MXML file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; xmlns:local="*"> <local:DateDisplay id="dateDisplay" /> <local:DateControl id="dateControl" dateDisplay="{dateDisplay}" /> </mx:Application> -- 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/
