Containers are really containers of UIComponents (Flex stuff only). You could add to rawChildren, but I think what Jason did is a better idea. He created a UIComponent, and then just added the non-Flex component to that.
-Ryan --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was this ever resolved? I seems like it's not the right behavior. If it is, > how would Jason accomplish his goal (and I know the answer isn't > FlexBitmap...) Is it off to rawChildren? > > > > > Can anyone see the error in this setup? > > > > //drawTest.mxml file: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="absolute" > > applicationComplete="init()" backgroundColor="0xFFFFFF"> > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import src.DrawBitmap; > > private function init():void > > { > > var spiral:DrawBitmap = new DrawBitmap(myCanvas); > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Canvas id="myCanvas" x="10" y="10" width="774" > > height="463" borderColor="0xD4001A" borderStyle="solid"/> > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > // DrawBitmap.as class: > > > > package src > > { > > import mx.containers.Canvas; > > import flash.display.BitmapData; > > import flash.display.Bitmap; > > import flash.geom.Rectangle; > > > > public class DrawBitmap > > { > > private var _canvas:Canvas; > > private var _bitmap:Bitmap; > > private var _imgData:BitmapData; > > > > public function DrawBitmap(canvas:Canvas):void > > { > > _canvas = canvas; > > _imgData = new BitmapData(20, 20, false, 0xFF00FF00); > > _imgData.fillRect(new Rectangle(5, 5, 10, 10), 0xFF0000FF); > > _bitmap = new Bitmap(_imgData); > > _canvas.addChild(_bitmap); //Produces error > > } > > > > } > > } > > > > At runtime, I get this error in the debugger: > > TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert > > flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent. > > at > > mx.core::Container/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal: > > :addingChild()[C:\dev\GMC\sdk\frameworks\mx\core\Container.as:3303] > > > > Seems to appear on the last line of the DrawBitmap class when > > I do _canvas.addChild(_bitmap). That seems legal to me - add > > a bitmap display object to a canvas display object. No? > > What am I missing? If that's not legal, then how to add my > > bitmap object to the canvas? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America > > L&LD GT&O > > eTools & Multimedia Research & Development > > >
