Mic, I suggest if you really want this functionality file a change request in JIRA. Probably just needs to change the MXML compiler so it adds to childDescriptors rather than replacing it. But that's just a guess since I've never tried to do what you're suggesting and haven't poked around into that part of the compiled actionscript.
-Josh On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, I remember now, I never put visual children in my subclass, only code > and faceless components. > > > > Tracy > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Alex Harui > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:09 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Can we subclass Application yet? > > > > Any attempt to subclass an MXML Component based on a container to add other > children to it usually results in some issue or another, usually that thing > about "children have already been defined", so you can't really make a > template app in MXML where it has some default components and use that as > the top tag in another app. There are some workarounds, but it isn't very > smooth. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Josh McDonald > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:17 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Can we subclass Application yet? > > > > I'm confused. You subclass Application every time you create a new Flex > app, and in MXML. What problems are there to speak of? > > -Josh > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:08 AM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can certainly subclass Application via AS. Are you trying to do it in > MXML? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *chigwell23 > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:51 AM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Can we subclass Application yet? > > > > As far as I can tell the Flex2 problems with subclassing Application > still exist in Flex3 i.e. bye-bye mxml components on parent class? Is > this correct and has anybody worked around this? TIA, > > Mic. > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
