Pressing your button causes the code to create the delegate function, not execute it. You want the result of Delegate() to be stored as the onRelease function. Do this:
>> this.mcButton.onRelease = Delegate.create(this.objRef, onClick) P. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Bennett >> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:32 AM >> To: Flashcoders mailing list >> Subject: [Flashcoders] EventDispatcher and Delegate - where am I >> goingwrong... >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm knocking up some simple tests to get EventDispatcher and Delegate >> working, but I can't seem to get my rather simple example to work: >> >> // MyButton.as >> >> // EventDispatcher >> import mx.events.EventDispatcher; >> // Delegate >> import mx.utils.Delegate; >> >> class MyButton >> { >> public var dispatchEvent:Function; >> public var addEventListener:Function; >> public var removeEventListener:Function; >> public var dispatchQueue:Function; >> >> private var mcButton:MovieClip; >> >> function MyButton (mcButton) >> { >> EventDispatcher.initialize (this); >> this.mcButton = mcButton; >> this.init (); >> } >> >> function init () >> { >> this.mcButton.objRef = this; >> >> this.mcButton.onRelease = function () >> { >> Delegate.create(this.objRef, onClick) >> } >> // clearInterval(timeInt); >> } >> >> function onClick () >> { >> dispatchEvent ({type:'click', target:this, message:'Hey dude >> the >> button was clicked'}); >> } >> >> }; >> >> >> // ButtonListener.as >> >> // EventDispatcher >> import mx.events.EventDispatcher; >> // Delegate >> import mx.utils.Delegate; >> >> class ButtonListener { >> >> public var dispatchEvent:Function; >> public var addEventListener:Function; >> public var removeEventListener:Function; >> public var dispatchQueue:Function; >> >> private var myButton:MyButton; >> >> function ButtonListener () >> { >> myButton = new MyButton(_root.mcButton); >> >> myButton.addEventListener('click', Delegate.create(this, >> onClick)); >> } >> >> function onClick (eventObj) >> { >> trace(eventObj.target); >> trace(eventObj.type); >> trace(eventObj.message); >> trace(eventObj.time); >> } >> }; >> >> >> // Timeline >> import MyButton; >> import ButtonListener; >> var myButtonListener = new ButtonListener(); >> >> >> I'm sure it's something blindingly obvious, but how do I get my >> ButtonListener class to hear the 'click' event ? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jon >> >> -- >> >> >> jon bennett >> t: +44 (0) 1225 341 039 w: http://www.jben.net/ >> iChat (AIM): jbendotnet Skype: jon-bennett >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] >> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >> http://www.figleaf.com >> http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
