Thanks for your reply
I tried that and I get the same error
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
creationComplete="onComplete()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Button
public function onComplete():void
{
var newButton:SimpleButton = new SimpleButton();
this.addChild(newButton);
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:Application>
Battershall, Jeff wrote:
>
> I think you want to add mx.controls.Button which inherits from
> UIComponent vs. flash.display.SimpleButton, which does not. You're
> kinda confusing the Flex framework with the Flash Player API.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:info1%40reenie.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:45 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [flexcoders] Simple SimpleButton 2nd try
>
> Please ignore the first post, this has a correction
>
> How do I add the button to the application?
> addChild does not seem to be available
> this->addChild(
>
> newButton); and addChild(newButton) both produce
> TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
> flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent.
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>"
> creationComplete="onComplete()">
> <mx:Script> <
