When I find it too messy to override button class or whatever class to change the label (for multiline or more advance stuff) I just put a label on top of the button and turn includeInLayout=false and mouseChildren=false It does need more coding if you want to respect the style textRollOver etc..
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:16 PM, wnoone01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > I've got a theoretical question about subclassing a component. Here is > the use case: > > A programmer requires buttons that support multiline labels. This is a > requiement for Button, RadioButton, and CheckBox. Now to start, the > programmer can subclass mx.controls.Button to implement the > functionality. But now he needs to implement the functionality in > RadioButton and CheckBox. > > One way is to subclass RadioButton and CheckBox and then duplicate the > functionality there. However, not only will he be duplicating > functionality, he is headed down a slippery slope. Let's say that for > his next project, he suddenly requires a button label that supports > HTML formatting. Now he must subclass again. So now the classes grow > from: > > MultilineButton > MultilineRadioButton > MultilineCheckBox > > To > > MultilineButton > HTMLButton > MultilineRadioButton > HTMLRadioButton > MultilineCheckBox > HTMLCheckBox > > The next project requires a multiline html button. So now its: > > MultilineButton > HTMLButton > MultilineHTMLButton > MultilineRadioButton > HTMLRadioButton > MultilineHTMLRadioButton > MultilineCheckBox > HTMLCheckBox > MultilineHTMLCheckBox > > And now its officially out of hand and the programmer is mired in a > subclassing nightmare. > > --- > > So basically my question is what is the best way to handle this > problem in Flex. Is subclassing the only way or is there a more > efficient solution (decorators, item renderers, etc.)? > > Thanks in advance for any guidance > Bill > > > -- Merci, Guillaume Guillaume Malartre Programmeur-Analyste, Scolab 514-528-8066, 1-888-528-8066 Besoin d'aide en maths? www.NetMaths.net
