[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-04 Thread Keith Hughitt
Thanks for all of the help guys! I have gotten things pretty much working now: I just need to sort out some issues relating to working with multidimensional data-sources, which I'm going to post in another thread. In case it is helpful to anyone else though, here is the near-completed class: /

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-03 Thread superbokbok
> > [Bindable] > public function set test(value:String):void > { > _test = value; > Alert.show(_test); > } > > So perhaps the constructor is simply called before the variable has been > set? You are correct! You should call the alert box after in

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-03 Thread Keith Hughitt
I'm testing the variable during the FilterManager constructor. I actually don't have Flex Builder, so I've been using Alert and ObjectUtil to output information about the variables at run-time, e.g.: public function FilterManager():void { super(); Alert.show(test

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-03 Thread valdhor
Glad to be of assistance. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "superbokbok" wrote: > > yup it should work...I did this & it worked fine :) > > /***\ > > * Filter Manager > > *

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-03 Thread superbokbok
yup it should work...I did this & it worked fine :) /***\ * Filter Manager \ **/ package custom { import flash.events.Event; impo

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread valdhor
That should work. When are you testing the variable test (ie. where is your breakpoint set) when you get a null value. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Hughitt" wrote: > > test="Test String" width="100%" height="100%"/> >

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread Keith Hughitt

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread valdhor
So how are you instantiating a FilterManager object? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Hughitt" wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > Thanks, that makes things pretty clear. I'm still having trouble passing in > variables. For example, in the MXML example above I specify a "test" variable. > > Whe

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread Keith Hughitt
Hi Steve, Thanks, that makes things pretty clear. I'm still having trouble passing in variables. For example, in the MXML example above I specify a "test" variable. When I try to access it in the FilterManager constructor, however, the variable is empty (both "test," and "_test"). I must be mi

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread valdhor
MXML is just a nice easy way to create an instance of a class. Flex will compile the MXML into ActionScript and then compile that into bytecode for the Flash Player to run. When you instantiate the object in MXML, the parameters will either be public variables of the class or will be set via se

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-02 Thread Keith Hughitt
Hi Valdhor, Thanks for the suggestion, that is a very good idea and something I hadn't thought of. I'll certainly try that out, however, I'm still uncertain as to how to pass in / accept data in custom AS classes. For instance, when I specify things as MXML parameters, are they available in the

[flexcoders] Re: Custom Actionscript component data-binding question

2009-06-01 Thread valdhor
Why are you trying to bind a datagrid? That is a display object. A far better way is to pass in the arraycollection the datagrid is based on. Then just create the datagrid in your custom component. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Hughitt" wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have been working o