As Jesse said, use the static way instead of initializing it in the constructor. This serves 2 purposes: - mixin only occurs once (rather than which each instance created) - mixin occurs before the constructor is run
With that said, any reason why you're not decorating the super class with EventDispatcher? When decorating the super class every subclass will have event dispatching (which is usually what you want). regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Graupmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 1:57 AM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2: EventDispatcher.initialize() andsuper()conflict? >I never use super() so I have no idea, but see what happens when you throw > the initialize in a static variable like; > > > class myClass extends otherClass > { > private static var EventDispatcherDependancy = > mx.events.EventDispatcher.initialize ( myClass.prototype ); > public var addEventListener:Function; > public var removeEventListener:Function; > public var dispatchEvent:Function; > > public function myClass (m:Model) { > super(); > } > } > > _____________________________ > > Jesse Graupmann > www.jessegraupmann.com > www.justgooddesign.com/blog/ > _____________________________ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, > Jason > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 4:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flashcoders] AS2: EventDispatcher.initialize() and > super()conflict? > > I have a class that has to call it's superclass in the constructor. > However, it also needs to initialize EventDispatcher to listen to > dispatch events that another class is listening to. It seems, and I > could be wrong, that EventDispatcher does not work if it's not the first > thing in the constructor. I thought someone had said once, or I read > it, that EventDispatcher has to be first in the constructor. And of > course, probkem then is super() will not work if it's not first, so it > seems to be a catch-22. Is this true regarding > EventDispatcher.initialize() and how to avoid? > > code snippet: > > /*=========Constructor=========*/ > public function MyClass(m:Model) > { > super(m); > EventDispatcher.initialize(this); > } > > If this is OK then maybe something else is wrong in my code, I just > wanted to find out if maybe this is why the events aren't firing. > > Thanks, > _______________________________________________ [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
