Thx - I think I get it now - the default dispatcher works only for parents /child relationships of graphics objects only. If objects are external (e.g. siblings, non visual etc.) a custom dispatcher than maintains a list of related components via some registration mechanism is required. I assume the best place to perform such registration would be in the constructor of my custom class. (I assume this is how Cairngorm and other frameworks are managing inter object/component communication).
Thx for setting me straight here. FWIW this is part of a game board demo I'm putting together and it could be the basis for a useful demo/tutorial on to share with others - any suggestions on where to post this type of example (I don't currently maintain a web site or blog).? Thx again Patrick --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In general, you have to be listening to the object that is dispatching. > If you use bubble or capture, you can listen to parents if they are > display objects. > > > > 3 siblings would need to know about each other and listen to each other. > Having them register with a central object that dispatches on their > behalf or they dispatch from might be better. That's how > RadioButton/RadioButtonGroup work. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of pbrendanc > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 4:29 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Problem Adding Custom Event Listeners in a > component? > > > > I think I need some additional clarification here as I'm not sure why > this is not OK- (I expect the button to respond to the custom event > regardless of who dispatched this event). > > Imagine 3 buttons in a grid: B1, B2,B3. Clicking on any button and > updates the appearance (e.g. label color) of the other 2 buttons (i.e. > everyone else but the clicked button). Do this w/out any hard coding > the names in click events etc. - each button gets a list of dependent > btn ID's - if you are on the list update yourself, otherwise ignore. > > What I need to do here is to have the containing (parent??) form > intercept (override?) the button click event, perform some preprocessing > (e.g. build a list) and forward this list by dispatching a custom event > . (In the example below you can see that clicking a button affects > other buttons. > > Where I'm stuck is on how best to setup the listeners ,and intercept > the parent button click event. Per my previous message the custom > handler on the button is never triggered. > > (Maybe I'm missing the wood for the tree's here - however it's a good > exercise that will solidify my understanding of the Flex event model) > > TIA, > Patrick > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:Inflexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" aharui@ wrote: > > > > Hard to say from the code snippets, but it looks like your button is > > listening for addItemEvent on itself, but it is the app that is > > dispatching > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] > On > > Behalf Of pbrendanc > > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 2:28 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Problem Adding Custom Event Listeners in a > > component? > > > > > > > > I have a custom button on which I want to listen to some custom > > events. For some reason in the following code my custom events are > > never heard/triggered. > > > > 1)In the button's constructor I added the listeners as follows: > > > > // Custom Class Code > > public class testButton extends Button > > { > > //constructor > > public function testButton { > > addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, handleMouseOver); > > // custom event > > addEventListener("addItemEvent", handleAddItemEvent); > > } > > public function handleMouseOver (event:MouseEvent):void { > > // display as a tooltip > > this.toolTip = "Say Cheese"; > > > > public function handleAddItemEvent():void { > > // display as a tooltip > > Alert.show ("testButton Event: Add Item Event"); > > > > 2) Parent Form Code (app.mxml) > > > > <mx:Metadata> > > [Event(name="addItemEvent", type = "flash.events.Event")] > > </mx:Metadata> > > > > // Code in test button to dispatch custom event > > // > > private function triggerEventHandler():void { > > //Alert.show ("Broadcast Event"); > > dispatchEvent(new Event("addItemEvent",true)); > > } > > > > This looks like it should work, but only the MouseOver event is ever > > fired - am I missing something obvious? > > > > TIA > > Patrick > > >
