It always worked for me though. I think in most cases it's just less hassle than importing the delegate class. But I guess that's just a matter of taste.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Johnston Sent: Friday, 25 November 2005 2:52 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OOP newbie question Nothing is "wrong" with it. Just seems an ugly way to deal with differences in scope. >Why what's wrong about it? > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy >Johnston >Sent: Friday, 25 November 2005 2:41 PM >To: Flashcoders mailing list >Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OOP newbie question > >I never have a use for self refencing.. maybe thats just me, feels like >a dirty hack. > > > >>Just create reference to your class. You will need that a lot ... >> >> >>function connect () >> >>{ >> >> mySocket = new XMLSocket (); >> var _obj = this; >> >> mySocket.onXML = function () >> { >> _obj.handleIncoming(); >> } >>} >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim >>Phelan >>Sent: Friday, 25 November 2005 2:27 PM >>To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OOP newbie question >> >>Hi, >> >>The problem here is scope. When you call parseMessages, you doing it in >>the >>scope of the mySocket object (where the method doesn't exist.) >> >>There's a pretty simple workaround for this using the Delegate utility >>that >>comes with Flash. >> >>At the top of your class file, do this : import mx.utils.Delegate; >> >>Change this line: mySocket.onXML = handleIncoming; >>To this: mySocket.onXML = Delegate.create(this,handleIncoming); >> >>And that should solve your problem. Basically you're creating a proxy >>function on the XMLSocket object that then invokes the handleIncoming >>function on your OSC object. There are other ways to do this, but I >>think >>the Delegate method is generally considered the best practice. >> >>Hope that helps, >> >>Jim >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> >> >hbruyere > > >>Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:19 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Flashcoders] OOP newbie question >> >>Hi, >> >> >> >>Here is a OOP newbie question. >> >> >> >>I have a class (see below).. >> >> >> >>Everything works fine. but the method "handleIncoming" can not access >> >> >() > > >>or >>maybe even find) the method "parseMessages". >> >>If I give the complete path to the instance of the OSC class (made in >> >> >my > > >>fla >>- for example "_root.OSC_Obj.parseMessages (xmlIn);" ) it works. >> >> >> >>How should I code this to make it works ? >> >> >> >> >> >>class OSC >> >>{ >> >> >> >> var mySocket : XMLSocket; >> >>// >> >>// >> >> public function OSC () >> >> { >> >> connect (); >> >> } >> >> // >> >> // >> >> function connect () >> >> { >> >> mySocket = new XMLSocket (); >> >> mySocket.onXML = handleIncoming; >> >> } >> >>// >> >>// >> >> function handleIncoming (xmlIn) >> >> { >> >> parseMessages (xmlIn); >> >> >> >> } >> >>// >> >> function parseMessages (node) >> >> { >> >>actions...... >> >>} >> >>} >> >> >> >>Thanks for your attention, >> >> >> >>//h >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Flashcoders mailing list >[email protected] >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >_______________________________________________ >Flashcoders mailing list >[email protected] >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
