Ignore this part in the initial testComponent2:
creationComplete="{this.currentState = 'study';}"
It is irrelevant to the question.-Davy On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Davy Strube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I've got a weird error in Flex 3.0.0 I can't figure out: > how to add states to a component. > > I looked up this problem in google, and found sites saying I need to change > the namespace of the "states" object if the new components have their own > new namespace, but what if I'm getting this error without making a new > namespace for the components? > > Let's say I have two simple components (1 & 2) referenced in a simple > Application (3): > 1- testComponent1.mxml: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:HBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > width="100%" height="100%"> > <mx:Label text="label 1"/> > <mx:Button id="button1" label="goto tc2" click="{this. > parentApplication.currentState='testComponent2'}"/> > </mx:HBox> > > 2- testComponent2.mxml: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:HBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > width="100%" height="100%" > creationComplete="{this.currentState = 'study';}" > > <mx:Label text="label 2"/> > <mx:Button id="button2" label="goto tc1" click="{this. > parentApplication.currentState='testComponent1'}"/> > </mx:HBox> > > 3- testMain.mxml: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > layout="absolute" xmlns:local="*" > currentState="testComponent1"> > <mx:states> > <mx:State name="testComponent1"> > <mx:SetProperty target="{viewStack}" name="selectedIndex" > value="0" /> > </mx:State> > <mx:State name="testComponent2"> > <mx:SetProperty target="{viewStack}" name="selectedIndex" > value="1" /> > </mx:State> > </mx:states> > <mx:ViewStack id="viewStack" width="100%" height="100%" > > <local:testComponent1 id="tc1" /> > <local:testComponent2 id="tc2" /> > </mx:ViewStack> > </mx:Application> > > ================= > Compiles fine, works perfectly. > > If I click the button in tc1, I go to tc2; and vice versa. > > Now, for whatever reason, I want to add a state in tc2: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:HBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > width="100%" height="100%" > creationComplete="{this.currentState = 'mystate1';}" > > > <mx:Label text="label 2"/> > <mx:Button id="button2" label="goto tc1" click="{this. > parentApplication.currentState='testComponent1'}"/> > > <mx:states id="mystates"> > <mx:State name="mystate1"> > </mx:State> > <mx:State name="mystate2"> > </mx:State> > </mx:states> > > </mx:HBox> > > ==================================== > Error: "*Could not resolve <mx:states> to a component implementation*" > > What the heck? > > If I change <mx:states id="mystates"> to <local:states > id="mystates"> > the error becomes > "*The prefix "local" for element "local:states" is not bound*" > > When I put this in the HBox tag: > xmlns:local="*" > then the error becomes: > "*Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: states.*" > > Am I missing something, or going about this the wrong way? > > Please help. > Thanks! > -Davy Strube > -- Davy Strube Synapse Analytics 1000 Abernathy Rd, Ste. 1010 Atlanta, GA 30328 770-401-1542 (c) 678-389-4739 (o) ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
