RE: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class?

[Matt Chotin]

I believe it can be extended but I haven’t tried it recently and none of the Flex classes ended up extending, all faceless classes still mixed it into the prototype.  This system is changing in 2.0.   Matt   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Berkovitz Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 2:04 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class?   I understand that it's a mixin, and how to mix it in, but I seem to remember Matt C. telling me that it could also just be directly extended. I'll probably just take the conservative route and mix it in. JesterXL wrote: > It's a mixin, not a Class which you can extend.  It uses the Decorator > pattern to dynamically add methods at runtime, that's why you have to define > the methods up top so the compiler doesn't whine: > > public var addEventListener:Function; > etc. > > I'm sure in the future, since the Flex team considers prototype a bad word, > you'll be able to inherit, but for now, it's "attached". > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Berkovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class? > > > BTW, any reason not to simply extend EventDispatcher itself, if this > class does not already extend some other superclass? > > JesterXL wrote: > >>Nope, after my 2nd cup of coffee I understand, didn't know it was a >>Singleton, doh!  :: hits self on head :: >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Erik Westra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> >>Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:49 AM >>Subject: RE: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class? >> >> >>Hmm, I think u are missing the point that this class is a singleton and >>thus only instantiated once. >> >>The constructor is private and the instance can only be retrieved via >>the getInstance method: >> >>static public function getInstance():SocketManager >>{ >>if (!_instance) >>{ >>_instance = new SocketManager(); >>}; >>return _instance; >>} >> >>This method checks if the instance is created. If it is it simply >>returns the instance, making sure only instance of this class exists. >> >>If im missing something here, please point me to it :) >> >> >>Greetz Erik >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On >>Behalf Of JesterXL >>Sent: dinsdag 3 mei 2005 16:43 >>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: Re: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class? >> >>Doing this: >> >>EventDispatcher.initialize(this); >> >>Puts the addEventListener, removeEventListener, and dispatchEvent >>functions as well as the arrays to hold the events on each instance of >>the class. >>Additionally, that method is run each time a class instance is >>instatiated, doing the redudant re-initializing again. >> >>The reason I mentioned do it this way: >> >>static var mixIt = EventDispatcher.initalize(SocketManager.prototype); >> >>Is because by being static, it is only initialized once, not per each >>class instantiation, and secondly, the methods are added to the class >>once, thus using significantly less RAM. >> >>So, it is necessarey if you want a more efficient class. >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Erik Westra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> >>Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:18 AM >>Subject: RE: [flexcoders] dispatchEvent in AS class? >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>static var mixIt = EventDispatcher.initalize(SocketManager.prototype); >> >>That is at all not nescessary >> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >  > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >  > > > > > 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.