updating that this was solved. thanks again Alex. -b
--- In [email protected], "bryancostanich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks. that works. though it's a shame i have to result to > mx_internal for something like this. > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > There's an mx_internal phase property that might help. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of bryancostanich > > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:02 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how do you check the state during > > updateDisplayList()? > > > > > > > > except, as i pointed out in my post, i'm not looking for the skin > > class names (as that link talks about). i just want to know what the > > state of it is. if you want to do it like in the article, you have to > > build a skin class. it would seem to me that you could get the state > > somehow without doing that. but the "name" property is just the > > instance name if you don't add the skin class. > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > Thumb is a Button, so the same rules should apply. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > ] On > > > Behalf Of bryancostanich > > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:08 PM > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] how do you check the state during > > > updateDisplayList()? > > > > > > > > > > > > hi all, > > > > > > i'm creating a custom thumbSlider for a slider control, and in my > > > updateDisplayList() method, i want to check to see if it's mouseover, > > > mousedown, etc. how do i check to see what state it is in? > > > > > > i know you can do it if you're using custom skins with the name > > > property, as shown here: > > > > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhel > > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhe > > l> > > > \ > > > p.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Parts&file=skinning_071_11.html, > > > > > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhe > > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhe > > > > > > lp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Parts&file=skinning_071_11.html,> but i > > > don't > > > want to do it based on the skin, i just want to do a simple state > > check. > > > > > > thanks. > > > -b > > > > > >

