Oh, sorry, i switched 2 lines, the explanation is about the .target
property, not the .success property.
Jeroen Beckers wrote:
> You can use the EventDispatcher.
>
> import mx.utils.Delegate;
> //import the EventDispatcher class
> import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
> class myClass
> {
>
> private var myxml:XML;
>
> //declare the functions
> private var dispatchEvent:Function;
> public var addEventListener:Function;
> public var removeEventListener:Function;
>
> public function myClass()
> {
> //initialize EventDispatcher
> EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
> this.myxml = new XML();
> this.myxml.ignoreWhite = true;
> this.myxml.onLoad = Delegate.create(this,DoSomething);
> this.myxml.load("test.xml");
> }
>
> private function doSomething(success:Boolean)
> {
> trace("success= "+success);
>
> //create the object to be dispatched
> var myObject:Object = new Object();
> //add the type
> myObject.type = "onXMLLoad";
>
> /*
> * This property isn't mandatory, but it is recommended
> * to add it to the object. It tells the user what class
> * dispatched the event.
> */
> myObject.success = success;
> myObject.target = this;
> dispatchEvent(myObject);
> }
> }
>
> And in your .fla:
>
> var foo:myClass = new myClass();
> foo.addEventListener("onXMLLoad", this);
> function onXMLLoad(eObj:Object):Void
> {
> trace("Success? "+eObj.success);
> }
>
> Ps: It's a good practice to start your classes with a capital letter
> (MyClass in stead of myClass).
>
> Darren Bowers wrote:
>
>> Wat is the easiest way to report back success or failure at the time the
>> class (myClass) is instantiated?
>> Since doSomething() has taken control of the load handling, I cant pass a
>> value back via the constructor function of load success. Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> import mx.utils.Delegate;
>>
>> class myClass
>> {
>>
>> private var myxml:XML;
>>
>> public function myClass()
>> {
>> this.myxml = new XML();
>> this.myxml.ignoreWhite = true;
>> this.myxml.onLoad = Delegate.create(this,DoSomething);
>> this.myxml.load("test.xml");
>> }
>>
>> private function doSomething(success:Boolean)
>> {
>> trace("success= "+success);
>> //do something
>> }
>>
>> }
>>
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