RE: [flexcoders] Displaying the current date in an easy to read f ormat

[Matt Chotin]

Title: Displaying the current date in an easy to read format

You could also look into the DateFormatter class.   Matt   From: Anthony Merryfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:35 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Displaying the current date in an easy to read format   Hi everyone, I need to display the current date on screen in an easy to read format but get this error each time I try: A class's instance variables may only be initialized to compile-time constant expressions. A snippet of my code is below, it is in a component: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Box xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml" xmlns:vo="uk.co.isesolutions.apps.commerce.modules.fulfilment.flex.vo.*" xmlns:debug="uk.co.isesolutions.framework.flex.debug.*" xmlns:viewHelper="uk.co.isesolutions.apps.commerce.modules.fulfilment.flex.viewHelper.*" childrenCreated="initComponent()" hide="validateBDVS()" width="100%">         <viewHelper:DirectDebitViewHelper id="directDebitVH" name="directDebitView" view="{ this }" />         <mx:Script>         <![CDATA[                               var ddDate = new Date();                 var date = "Date: " + ddDate.getDay() + ", " + ddDate.getDate() + " " + ddDate.getMonth() + " " + ddDate.getFullYear() + "";                         ]]>         </mx:Script>         <mx:VBox width="100%">                 <mx:Text text="{date}" width="100%" styleName="smallPrint" fontWeight="bold" />         </mx:VBox> </mx:Box> If anyone can help, either with the code above or by junking what i've done and supplying me with something known to work, i'd be very thankful! Cheers, Tony. This communication together with any attachments transmitted with it ("this E-Mail") is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this E-Mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this E-Mail is strictly prohibited. Addressees should check this E-mail for viruses. The Company makes no representations as regards the absence of viruses in this E-Mail. If you have received this E-Mail in error please notify our ISe Response Team immediately by telephone on +44 (0)20 8896 5828 or via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please then immediately delete, erase or otherwise destroy this E-Mail and any copies of it. Any opinions expressed in this E-Mail are those of the author and do not necessarily constitute the views of the Company. Nothing in this E-Mail shall bind the Company in any contract or obligation. For the purposes of this E-Mail "the Company" means The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc and/or any of its subsidiaries. Please feel free to visit our website: http:// www.carphonewarehouse.com or http://www.phonehouse.com The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc (Registered in England No. 3253714) 1 Portal Way, London W3 6RS Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.