Re: [flexcoders] Capture custom component event in parent application (application.mxml)

[Sherif Abdou]

isn't that what bubbling is for? dispatchEvent(new Event("myEvent",true)); 
http://www.rubenswieringa.com/blog/eventbubbles-eventcancelable-and-eventcurrenttarget
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Sherif Abdou
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: sleblang 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 12:29 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Capture custom component event in parent application 
(application.mxml)


  What's the best way to capture an event (i.e. button click) from a custom 
component in a parent container. Would I want to have the button click event 
call a handler in the component and then from the handler dispatch a custom 
event or is there a better way? Here's some code to help illustrate:


        //CustomComponent
         <mx:Script>
            <![CDATA[

               public function exitHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
                    
                   var myEventObj:Event = new Event( "myCustomEvent" );
                   dispatchEvent( myEventObj );
               }
            ]]>
        </mx:Script>

        <mx:Metadata>
           [ Event( name="myCustomEvent", type="flash.events.Event") ]
        </mx:Metadata>

        <mx:Button id="" label="Cancel" width="65" textAlign="center" 
click="exitHandler()"/>
        // End CustomComponent

        // parent container (i.e. Application.mxml)
        <mx:Script>
            <![CDATA[

               public function someEventHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
                    
                  // execute .... 
               }
            ]]>
        </mx:Script>

        <sx:CustomComponent myCustomEvent="someEventHandler()" />


  Thanks for the assistance.