Just an idea add all the child controls in your base class using createchild (during the initialize event say) rather than in mxml. then that will leave you free to add controls to your extended component using mxml.
hope this helps. btw: this scheduling system your writing. can you give more details. would it be for sale? etc. regards bod(bhaq1972) --- In [email protected], "adk365" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm creating a scheduling system where users can drag events onto a > weekly calendar and resize the events for how long they want to > spend doing the activity. > > The events may be of many different types with different > data/display needs, and so I'm creating a base clase, called > scheduleItem, to handle drag-and-drop, resizing, tracking what time > the event appears on the calendar, etc. I'm then extending that > base class to display text and components specific to the type of > event. (some may just have text, others may need combo boxes, etc.). > > The problem I have is that I can't add components to my base class > (like the drag bar, resizer dot, or text for displaying the time) > while at the same time allowing the extending classes to add > additional components based on their needs. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for getting around this? > > Thanks for your help! > Aaron
