flex should create a name property even if u dont assign one and is being created dynammically, u can save that. I hope i am on the right track and understanding what u want
----- Original Message ---- From: Rafael Faria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:43:11 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Hierarchy I don't know the name/id of the form itself, the hboxed and vboxes or any container that it creates to layout exacly how i'd like to. imagine you design a form on flex from the design view... with form, hbox, canvas, panel, viewstacks and everything. no imagine you doing this dynamically. that's what my code does. the problem is that i need to set some properties on the submit button for example... i know that the submit button name/id is "sbtButton" but i can't tell what is the name of his parents. i know if it would be on stage just like when i first describe it would be easy, just using this['sbtButton' ] or just sbtButton once the button is there and i don't have to worry about the parents or children where it is. But apparently when you create it dynamically this rule doesnt apply. You can't just use this['sbtButton' ] and i have no idea whatsoever how to deal with it. getChildByName would help if i know it its parents... but i dont. So... --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Sheriff <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..> wrote: > > so let me see if i understand this > you have a form with lots of objects like text,labels, pictures etc.. and you are trying to pull out one of the objects which you know the name of/id but you dont know the name/id of the form itself? > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rafael Faria <rafaelfaria. [EMAIL PROTECTED] .> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:19:28 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Hierarchy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That could work if we would talk about just the staging. Like i said i > > just did it to ilustrate. > > > > In my example i create the hole form, a lot of objects inside hboxes > > and vboxes so it's kind hard to tell which object i'm trying to get. > > > > check the example below... > > > > i know if i would do this['myCanvas' ].getChildByName ('myTextArea' ) > > would work but IF i didnt know what is the name o "myCanvas" how would > > u do?! > > > > we are getting close... thanks for all your help! :P > > > > raf > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf- 8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe. com/2006/ mxml" > > layout="absolute" creationComplete= "init()"> > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.controls. TextInput; > > > > function init():void > > { > > var ipt:TextInput = new TextInput(); > > ipt.name = "test_input" ; > > ipt.id = "test_input" ; > > ipt.addEventListene r(Event.ADDED_ TO_STAGE, > traceInput) ; > > addChild(ipt) ; > > > > > > > > } > > > > function traceInput(evt: Event):void > > { > > trace(this.getChild ByName("myTextAr ea")); > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Canvas id="myCanvas" > > > <mx:TextArea id="myTextArea" /> > > </mx:Canvas> > > </mx:Application> > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Sheriff <sherif626@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > why can't you just do > > > this.getChildByName ("test_input" ); > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Rafael Faria <rafaelfaria. grupos@ .> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:59:41 PM > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Hierarchy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter, > > > > > > > > > > > > this is just to ilustrate... just did it here in the textarea... didnt > > > > > > even compiled. > > > > > > > > > > > > if you want a real example... > > > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf- 8"?> > > > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe. com/2006/ mxml" > > > > > > layout="absolute" creationComplete= "init()"> > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > > import mx.controls. TextInput; > > > > > > > > > > > > function init():void > > > > > > { > > > > > > var ipt:TextInput = new TextInput(); > > > > > > ipt.name = "test_input" ; > > > > > > ipt.id = "test_input" ; > > > > > > ipt.addEventListene r(Event.ADDED_ TO_STAGE, > > traceInput) ; > > > > > > addChild(ipt) ; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > function traceInput(evt: Event):void > > > > > > { > > > > > > trace(this[' test_input' ]); > > > > > > } > > > > > > ]]> > > > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > tell me why this['test_input' ] doesnt work.... and HOW i'm suppose to > > > > > > make it work.... > > > > > > > > > > > > how i'm suppose to make reference to an object that i'm creating > > > > > > dynamically and adding to the stage... how do i access the staging. > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope it's clear now. > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > raf > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Peter Hall" <peterjoel@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm surprised that even compiles... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2007 12:59 AM, Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would avoid name collisions between functions and ids. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > > > > [mailto:flexcoders@ yahoogro ups.com] On > > > > > > > > Behalf Of Rafael Faria > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:57 PM > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Flex Hierarchy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When i understand it my life will be so much easier... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Look the code above... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > see that on the function "test2" it doesnt return the proper > > object? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know that exist some kind of hierarchy... . but what i couldnt > > > > > > get it > > > > > > > > is how i get the object that is on the global scope. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i tried this.parent, this.parentDocument , this.parentApplicat > > ion.... > > > > > > > > all of them and none of them seem to be working... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > someone can help me?!!?! 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