The only thing i can think of after looking at that is that your controller
(whatever that is) is not part of the display tree? Try replacing
dispatchEvent() with Application.application.dispatchEvent() and see if it
works then.
-J
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 2:28 PM, dnk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It is dispatched like this (in function in my controller):
>
> dispatchEvent(new GetNewsEvent(GetNewsEvent.GET_NEWS_EVENT, null,
> false, false));
>
> the null is used for an object (if I need to pass data with my event).
> In this particular case I did not.
>
> My actual event class looks like:
>
> package Flexb.events
> {
> import flash.events.Event;
>
> public class GetNewsEvent extends Event
> {
> protected var _data:Object;
>
> public static const
> GET_NEWS_EVENT:String="GetNewsEventType";
>
> public function GetNewsEvent( type:String, data:Object =
> null,
> bubbles:Boolean=true, cancelable:Boolean=false ):void
> {
> _data = data;
> super(GET_NEWS_EVENT,true,false);
> }
>
> public function get data():Object
> {
> return _data;
> }
>
> }
> }
>
>
> dnk
>
>
>
> On 23-May-08, at 6:16 PM, Josh McDonald wrote:
>
> > What's the event dispatch code look like?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:01 AM, dnk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > ok, well that explains that part, however either my event is not
> > added, or my event handler is never called. My trace statements
> > never show up....
> >
> >
> > So I guess I still am wondering if anyone has any ideas....
> >
> > dnk
> >
> >
> >
> > On 23-May-08, at 4:56 AM, Paul Andrews wrote:
> >
> >> addEventListener() does not return a value..
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "dnk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 12:47 PM
> >> Subject: [flexcoders] custom event not added
> >>
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > I have a controller that is adding my custom event listeners, but
> >> for
> >> > some reason my event handler was not being fired.
> >> >
> >> > My original code was (snippet):
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > (in controler)
> >> >
> >> > //constructor
> >> > public function FlexbController()
> >> > {
> >> > //turn the key, start it up....
> >> > addEventListener( FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onInit );
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > private function onInit( event:Event ):void
> >> > {
> >> > //setup event listeners
> >> > /*systemManager is where event listener hangs out defines the
> >> > relationship between event and handler*/
> >> >
> >> > systemManager.addEventListener( GetNewsEvent.GET_NEWS_EVENT,
> >> > handler_GetNewsEvent );
> >> > systemManager.addEventListener( AddNewsEvent.ADD_NEWS_EVENT,
> >> > handler_AddNewsEvent );
> >> >
> >> >
> >> systemManager
> >> .addEventListener( NewsDataLoadedEvent.NEWS_LOADED_EVENT,
> >> > handler_NewsLoadedEvent );
> >> > getNewsData();
> >> >
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > And I had trace statements in all of my handlers... this is how i
> >> > noticed things were not working as they should.
> >> >
> >> > SO I added a simple check like (in my FlexbController constructor):
> >> >
> >> > if (systemManager.addEventListener( GetNewsEvent.GET_NEWS_EVENT,
> >> > handler_GetNewsEvent ))
> >> > {
> >> > trace("true");
> >> > } else {
> >> > trace("false");
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > And I obviously am getting "false".
> >> >
> >> > Ideas?
> >> >
> >> > dnk
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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