Let's start with dont use ViewHelpers :) Create your component, give it properties that will allow the app to change its behavior and then allow the component to broadcast events to tell the app that something happened to it. Thats all you need. So your componet can either be an AS class or an MXML file with some AS mixed-in (dont' externalize the AS code cause it will just be confusing to manage). Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc.
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fuad_kamal Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 8:21 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] seeking half-way point between view helper (Cairngorm) and re-usable components Cairngorm viewhelpers are a great way to keep you mxml components neat and clean by keeping most of the AS code out of them, they give a meaningul and easy to follow way to refer to a component from anywhere in the application, rather than crazy references like parent.parent.parent.etc... or Application.application.blahblah...which also break as soon as you move your component around. Each viewhelper must be registered by the mxml component to which it is a reference to using a unique id. This has its reasons and its strengths. The problem occurs, though, when you want to create a self-contained component that can be used repeatedly throughout the application. If this component uses a viewhelper rather than keeping all its AS code internal to itself, as soon as two instances of it appear within your application you get an error because you're actually trying to register two view helpers with the same name. I realize that the ViewHelpers aren't really meant to be used simply for convenience, they are used to give that unique handle to a command class, but still, the convenience part is really nice. I suppose you could still keep most of your AS code external to the mxml by just using an include to an AS file, but you still lose the benefit of the easy references. Has anyone thought about this much? Is there a simple solution to this? -- WARNING ------- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -------------- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
