That added an error:
Access of undefined property Application
researching that now...
d
On 23-May-08, at 9:35 PM, Josh McDonald wrote:
> 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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