@Michael: Wasn't there some kind of compiler change regarding this? I
can't properly recall it.
However: As far as I know: the standard meta tags (like bindable) do get
compiled into the code and are readable with describeType. swfs are
readable like external files with the proper tools, which is why swc
inspection works in FlexBuilder, FDT, etc. If you put them in an
external file you'd make it easier to tamper and break running code.
yours
Martin.
On 21/01/2012 19:41, Michael Schmalle wrote:
Quoting Haykel BEN JEMIA <hayke...@gmail.com>:
Hi,
As far as I know, most of the standard metadata defined through the
standard metadata tags (Event, Style, Inspectable etc.) is mainly
used by
Flash Builder for auto-completion and in the design view. Is this data
included in the compiled swf? If yes, would it make sense to define them
outside of the source code, e.g. in an XML file parsed by Flash
Builder and
other IDEs, to make the size of compiled swfs smaller? I'm not talking
about metadata used at runtime, like Parsley and Swiz metadata.
Hi, only metadata that is defined with the -keep metadata flag is
compiled into the SWF. The three you listed will never be kept. You
have to think of metadata as annotations. The style, event etc are
actually annotating the class.
Since metadata is so widely used in other frameworks, I don't think it
would make sense creating yet another file to keep track of class
annotations.
Mike
