Yup - using VOs now - and I have produced documentation with VisDoc that include them as well. Thanks everyone.
Eric On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Merrill, Jason < jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote: > A generic object has no meaning, you lose typecasting and all the > benefits of using a custom class, like for example, code completion. > > Remember anonymous functions in AS1/2 and why they were bad? It's not > quite as bad to use generic objects, but still not good practice IMO. > > With VOs, you know what properties it contains, and that's very useful > in situations, like for example, when you attach data to an event and > want to use it on the other end. Believe me, VOs are worth the slight > extra effort they are to create. > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Learning & Performance Solutions > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our > Instructional Technology Design Blog > (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Cor > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:23 PM > To: 'Flash Coders List' > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Quick question about dynamic groupings > > Hi Jason, > > Thank you. > > So the personVO.as should look like this: > package > { > class PersonVO > { > public var firstName:String; > public var lastName:String; > public var phoneNumber:Number; > public var indicatorColor:uint; > } > } > > Now I think I understand what you are doing, but I lost to see the > benefit of the VO over doing it with a generic Object. > Because it is now in a public array I can address everything. > Like this: > > > var personVO:PersonVO = new Object(); > personVO.firstName = personnodex...@firstname; etc.. > > Or maybe I don't understand the VO concept??? > > Regards > Cor > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, > Jason > Sent: maandag 26 april 2010 15:52 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Quick question about dynamic groupings > > >> Could you extend this with an example on the part of: > >>"I typically do is load in XML data and create VOs from that (in my > Model > >>class) to use in my app." > > > Sure. Here is an example of what the parsing might look like inside > your model class. If your XML looked like this: > > > <xml> > <people> > <person firstName="Hank" lastName="Aaron" > phoneNumber="7043237564" indicatorColor="0xe39132" /> > <person firstName="Fred" lastName="Astaire" > phoneNumber="9082321214" indicatorColor="0xe73721" /> > <person firstName="Judy" lastName="Garland" > phoneNumber="3107382234" indicatorColor="0xd4e355" /> > <person firstName="Marilyn" lastName="Monroe" > phoneNumber="3107673721" indicatorColor="0xbab5ab" /> > </people> > </xml> > > Then inside your model class, you may have some code like this (which of > course would run after the XML is loaded): > > public var personVOs:Array = []; //array of PersonVOs > > private function createPersonVOs():void > { > for each (var personNodeXML:XML in myXML.people.person) > { > var personVO:PersonVO = new PersonVO(); > personVO.firstName = personnodex...@firstname; > personVO.lastName = personnodex...@lastname; > personVO.phoneNumber = > Number(personnodex...@phonenumber); > personVO.indicatorColor = > uint(personnodex...@indicatorcolor); > personVOs.push(personVO); > } > } > > So now, you have personVOs as a public property in your model you can > call and get the people information from their VO class. Does that > help? > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Learning & Performance Solutions > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our > Instructional Technology Design Blog > (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Cor > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:53 AM > To: 'Flash Coders List' > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Quick question about dynamic groupings > > Hi Jason, > > Nice explaination! > Thanks! > > Could you extend this with an example on the part of: > "I typically do is load in XML data and create VOs from that (in my > Model > class) to use in my app." > > > Kind regards > Cor van Dooren > The Netherlands > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.814 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2833 - datum van uitgifte: > 04/24/10 20:31:00 > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- http://ericd.net Interactive design and development _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
