RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events
in order to tell other classes your object is bindable, it has to have this metatag: [Bindable(change)] public function get text():void { } then somewhere is your component once the text field data is set, broadcast the change event like so: dispatchEvent( new Event(change) ); Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Sutherland Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:52 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Does anyone have information on the various metadata tags that can be used in flex. I've been going through some of the source files to find out a way of getting my custom component to tell a model to update itself. Some of the tags I've seen that I don't know what they do are [DataBindingInfo] [DefaultBindingProperty] [DefaultTriggerEvent] I've seen others but I won't to list everything here. I've searched Livedocs and I can't find somewhere where all the tags with explanations are listed. Also if someone knows about models being updated can you advise on the below problem If my model is mx:Model id=requiredFields theForm all name { name.text } /name birth { DoB.selectedDate }/birth /all /theForm /mx:Model myValidator:FormValidator id=formValidator source={requiredFields} property=all/ When I call the validator the information it gets from the model is the text from the text input which is updated everytime the user changes the said text input, but the date comes from a custom date entry component and the model doesn't get the latest date from the component. It would seem like the binding isn't working or my custom component isn't firing of the required events for the model to update itself when the user changes the date. I've tried getting my custom component to fire of the following events [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] [Event(name=valueCommit, type=mx.events.FlexEvent)] As well as making the getter function for selectedDate [Bindable], but the model still doesn't pick up on any changes after the component has been initialised. Cheers for any info. Kenneth. -- WARNING --- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events
Cheers, I'd already tried what you'd suggested below and for whatever reason it is still not updating the model. I did see this in the standard DateField.as class [DefaultBindingProperty(source=selectedDate, destination=selectedDate)] [DefaultTriggerEvent(change)] [RequiresDataBinding(true)] I think it's just down to the way that the custom component is using the sets and gets and some weird flex magic. I've ended up doing the following as a work around. myCustomComponents:CustomComponent id=DoB change={updateModel( )}/ And whenever the change event is fired, I can pick it up here, although I can't get any other bindings to pick up the event. The updateModel() just gets selected date and puts that into a holder date variable which the model binds to. I've had a look at http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhel p.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Partsfile=metadata_141_01.html and it's not exactly a full list. Hm. Bah there are times when the documentation for using flex is just rubbish. Not to mention the search facility of livedocs doesn't seem to be well indexed or something. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just seen the email from Daniel F, cheers for that link, I'm currently trying to ask adobe's gold (plated somewhat tarnished) support and if they get back to me I'll let you know what the extra tags do. Thanks K. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitrios Gianninas Sent: 01 May 2007 13:16 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events in order to tell other classes your object is bindable, it has to have this metatag: [Bindable(change)] public function get text():void { } then somewhere is your component once the text field data is set, broadcast the change event like so: dispatchEvent( new Event(change) ); Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Sutherland Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:52 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Does anyone have information on the various metadata tags that can be used in flex. I've been going through some of the source files to find out a way of getting my custom component to tell a model to update itself. Some of the tags I've seen that I don't know what they do are [DataBindingInfo] [DefaultBindingProperty] [DefaultTriggerEvent] I've seen others but I won't to list everything here. I've searched Livedocs and I can't find somewhere where all the tags with explanations are listed. Also if someone knows about models being updated can you advise on the below problem If my model is mx:Model id=requiredFields theForm all name { name.text } /name birth { DoB.selectedDate }/birth /all /theForm /mx:Model myValidator:FormValidator id=formValidator source={requiredFields} property=all/ When I call the validator the information it gets from the model is the text from the text input which is updated everytime the user changes the said text input, but the date comes from a custom date entry component and the model doesn't get the latest date from the component. It would seem like the binding isn't working or my custom component isn't firing of the required events for the model to update itself when the user changes the date. I've tried getting my custom component to fire of the following events [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] [Event(name=valueCommit, type=mx.events.FlexEvent)] As well as making the getter function for selectedDate [Bindable], but the model still doesn't pick up on any changes after the component has been initialised. Cheers for any info. Kenneth. http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=12286167/grpspId=1705007207/ msgId=73069/stime=1178021803/nc1=4507179/nc2=3848642/nc3=3
RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events
I dont think you need to do that much, perhaps you might be missing the event declaration at the top of the class? [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] public class MyClass { ... } Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Sutherland Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:04 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Cheers, I'd already tried what you'd suggested below and for whatever reason it is still not updating the model. I did see this in the standard DateField.as class [DefaultBindingProperty(source=selectedDate, destination=selectedDate)] [DefaultTriggerEvent(change)] [RequiresDataBinding(true)] I think it's just down to the way that the custom component is using the sets and gets and some weird flex magic. I've ended up doing the following as a work around. myCustomComponents:CustomComponent id=DoB change={updateModel( )}/ And whenever the change event is fired, I can pick it up here, although I can't get any other bindings to pick up the event. The updateModel() just gets selected date and puts that into a holder date variable which the model binds to. I've had a look at http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Partsfile=metadata_141_01.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Partsfile=metadata_141_01.html and it's not exactly a full list. Hm. Bah there are times when the documentation for using flex is just rubbish. Not to mention the search facility of livedocs doesn't seem to be well indexed or something. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just seen the email from Daniel F, cheers for that link, I'm currently trying to ask adobe's gold (plated somewhat tarnished) support and if they get back to me I'll let you know what the extra tags do. Thanks K. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitrios Gianninas Sent: 01 May 2007 13:16 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events in order to tell other classes your object is bindable, it has to have this metatag: [Bindable(change)] public function get text():void { } then somewhere is your component once the text field data is set, broadcast the change event like so: dispatchEvent( new Event(change) ); Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Sutherland Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:52 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Does anyone have information on the various metadata tags that can be used in flex. I've been going through some of the source files to find out a way of getting my custom component to tell a model to update itself. Some of the tags I've seen that I don't know what they do are [DataBindingInfo] [DefaultBindingProperty] [DefaultTriggerEvent] I've seen others but I won't to list everything here. I've searched Livedocs and I can't find somewhere where all the tags with explanations are listed. Also if someone knows about models being updated can you advise on the below problem If my model is mx:Model id=requiredFields theForm all name { name.text } /name birth { DoB.selectedDate }/birth /all /theForm /mx:Model myValidator:FormValidator id=formValidator source={requiredFields} property=all/ When I call the validator the information it gets from the model is the text from the text input which is updated everytime the user changes the said text input, but the date comes from a custom date entry component and the model doesn't get the latest date from the component. It would seem like the binding isn't working or my custom component isn't firing of the required events for the model to update itself when the user changes the date. I've tried getting my custom component to fire of the following events [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] [Event(name=valueCommit, type=mx.events.FlexEvent)] As well as making the getter function for selectedDate [Bindable], but the model still doesn't pick up on any changes after the component has been initialised. Cheers for any info. Kenneth. http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=12286167/grpspId=1705007207/msgId=73069/stime=1178021803/nc1=4507179/nc2=3848642/nc3=3 -- WARNING
Re: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events
check out http://pdf.sys-con.com/MX/Ajaxspry.pdf I don't usually ever suggest anyone go to a sys-con site, the thought of it makes me want to use foul language here. But this is a link to a PDF direct, so its safe to hit it. DK On 5/1/07, Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont think you need to do that much, perhaps you might be missing the event declaration at the top of the class? [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] public class MyClass { ... } *Dimitrios Gianninas* *Developer* *Optimal Payments Inc.* -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kenneth Sutherland *Sent:* Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:04 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Cheers, I'd already tried what you'd suggested below and for whatever reason it is still not updating the model. I did see this in the standard DateField.as class [DefaultBindingProperty(source=selectedDate, destination=selectedDate)] [DefaultTriggerEvent(change)] [RequiresDataBinding(true)] I think it's just down to the way that the custom component is using the sets and gets and some weird flex magic. I've ended up doing the following as a work around. myCustomComponents:CustomComponent id=DoB change={updateModel( )}/ And whenever the change event is fired, I can pick it up here, although I can't get any other bindings to pick up the event. The updateModel() just gets selected date and puts that into a holder date variable which the model binds to. I've had a look at http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Partsfile=metadata_141_01.htmland it's not exactly a full list. Hm. Bah there are times when the documentation for using flex is just rubbish. Not to mention the search facility of livedocs doesn't seem to be well indexed or something. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just seen the email from Daniel F, cheers for that link, I'm currently trying to ask adobe's gold (plated somewhat tarnished) support and if they get back to me I'll let you know what the extra tags do. Thanks K. -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dimitrios Gianninas *Sent:* 01 May 2007 13:16 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] metadata tags and events in order to tell other classes your object is bindable, it has to have this metatag: [*Bindable*(*change*)] public function get text():void { } then somewhere is your component once the text field data is set, broadcast the change event like so: dispatchEvent( *new* Event(*change*) ); *Dimitrios Gianninas* *Developer* *Optimal Payments Inc.* -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kenneth Sutherland *Sent:* Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:52 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] metadata tags and events Does anyone have information on the various metadata tags that can be used in flex. I've been going through some of the source files to find out a way of getting my custom component to tell a model to update itself. Some of the tags I've seen that I don't know what they do are [DataBindingInfo] [DefaultBindingProperty] [DefaultTriggerEvent] I've seen others but I won't to list everything here. I've searched Livedocs and I can't find somewhere where all the tags with explanations are listed. Also if someone knows about models being updated can you advise on the below problem If my model is mx:Model id=requiredFields theForm all name { name.text } /name birth { DoB.selectedDate }/birth /all /theForm /mx:Model myValidator:FormValidator id=formValidator source={requiredFields} property=all/ When I call the validator the information it gets from the model is the text from the text input which is updated everytime the user changes the said text input, but the date comes from a custom date entry component and the model doesn't get the latest date from the component. It would seem like the binding isn't working or my custom component isn't firing of the required events for the model to update itself when the user changes the date. I've tried getting my custom component to fire of the following events [Event(name=change, type=flash.events.Event)] [Event(name=valueCommit, type=mx.events.FlexEvent)] As well as making the getter function for selectedDate [Bindable], but the model still doesn't pick up on any changes after the component has been initialised. Cheers