includeInLayout=false visible=false - venkat http://www.venkatj.com
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "byte.sensei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the easiest way to make components visible/invisible in a > VBox/HBox so that they "collapse" their real estate. When you just set > visible=false, the space for the component is still reserved in the > associated VBox/HBox. In addition, setting width=0 or height=0 > collapses the space for the component but doesn't collapse the gap > space between components. > > Is there an easy way to keep components in a VBox/HBox so they are > still available via Actionscript but make them invisible *AND* also > collapse their real estate (including gap space)? > > A common example: I have a form that shows either a combo box *or* a > text box depending on selections made by the user. When the form > changes from one to the other, I want to keep both controls but make > one invisible (and collapse the associated space). I can do this with > a Canvas using absolute layout (I just make the controls overlap and > then set one visible and the other invisible), but I'm tyring to get it > to work in a VBox/HBox form if possible. >
