Nope :( I get 1059: Property is read-only when compiling this: var e : Event = new Event(); e.target = this;
-Josh On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Gordon Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should be able to override the setter for 'target' in a subclass of > Event. There should be nothing special about it; it's just a public > getter/setter. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Josh McDonald > *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Can an event know when it is dispatched? > > > > Hey guys, > > I want to know if there's a (nice, probably secret) way to for an event to > know when it's dispatched? I could hook into a timer or ENTER_FRAME and have > it check for a valid target, but that's not very nice :) > > I haven't overloaded function set target, but I imagine that'll give me > either a compile-time error or a verifier error since Event is > Player-native, and I don't know what namespace to put it in to begin with. I > know about the mx_internal static hook in UIComponent, but I want to catch > certain events being dispatched from non-visual components and complain > about it (just to make life easier for developers using my framework). > > Cheers, > -Josh > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
