The alternative is to use the other DesktopApplicationContext.main() method (the one that just takes an array of String) and pass the name of the Pivot application class as the first argument. The overloaded version that takes a class and a string array is just a convenience method that delegates to this one. It is used primarily for launching Pivot applications from within an IDE - however, as I mentioned, if you are using Eclipse, this shortcut is no longer necessary, since you can now use the Pivot plugin to launch a Pivot application class directly. You can also use the plugin to launch BXML files directly via the ScriptApplication launcher.
G On Aug 8, 2010, at 1:24 AM, Michael Allman wrote: > I use it to launch my Pivot app so I'd rather it stay, but I can't say I'd be > upset to see it go. BTW, what is the preferred or suggested way for running > a Pivot app? > > Also, if it does "go" I think marking it @deprecated first with a pointer to > the alternative would be the smoothest way. Subsequently, the method would > be removed altogether. > > Michael > > > On Thu, 29 Jul 2010, Greg Brown wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Given that we now have a plugin that makes it easy to launch Pivot >> applications within Eclipse via a context menu, I'm wondering if we still >> need the DesktopApplicationContext.main(Class<? extends Application>, >> String[]) method. As I recall, the primary reason this method was created >> was to support this use case. It was a great suggestion (care of Noel) and >> it has worked quite well - I'm just wondering if it is worth preserving in >> Pivot 2.0. >> >> Let me know what you think. >> >> Greg >>
