I had to do something like this a long time ago. The trick is to keep track of the last menu item that was rolled over.
The following code should get you started toward a solution (Note: This is very old code from when I was just beginning Flex). <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute" creationComplete="onCreationComplete()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Menu; import mx.events.MenuEvent; import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.collections.*; [Bindable]private var menuBarCollection:XMLListCollection; private var currentMenuItem:String = ""; private var menuXML:String = '<menuitem label="Menu" data="top">' + '<menuitem label="Menu Item 1" data="Item 1"/>' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 1" data="top">' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 1 Item 1" data="Item 1"/>' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 1 Item 2" data="Item 2"/>' + '</menuitem>' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 2" data="top">' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 2 Item 1" data="Item 1"/>' + '<menuitem label="SubMenu 2 Item 2" data="Item 2"/>' + '</menuitem>' + '</menuitem>'; private function onCreationComplete():void { menuBarCollection = new XMLListCollection(XMLList(menuXML)); for(var i:int = 0 ; i < menuBarCollection.length ; i++) { menuBar.getMenuAt(i).addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, menuItemClickHandler); menuBar.getMenuAt(i).addEventListener(MenuEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OVER, rollOverHandler); } } private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void { if ([EMAIL PROTECTED] != "top") { Alert.show([EMAIL PROTECTED] + "\n" + [EMAIL PROTECTED]); } } private function menuItemClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { if(currentMenuItem.length > 0) { Alert.show("SubMenu Clicked: " + currentMenuItem); } } private function rollOverHandler(event:MenuEvent):void { currentMenuItem = [EMAIL PROTECTED] == "top" ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ""; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:MenuBar id="menuBar" labelField="@label" itemClick="menuHandler(event)" dataProvider="{menuBarCollection}" /> </mx:Application> --- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe a custom MenuBarItemRenderer would solve this. Just guessing, > though. > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tracy Spratt > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Listen itemClick Event on MenuBar > > > > Hmm, I have use the "click" event with top-level menu items with no > children and it fires, but the click event does not fire on sub menu > items with children. > > > > I couldn't get MouseDown or up to fire either. > > > > I am stumped. > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Andres Serral > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Listen itemClick Event on MenuBar > > > > Tracy. > > Maybe I don't explain very well. > > > > Look in the next menu structure... I want to capture the event click on > "SubMenu 1.1" > > > > Menu > > ->SubMenu 1 > > -> "SubMenu 1.1" > > -> SubMenu 1.1.1 > > -> SubMenu 1.1.2 > > -> SubMenu 1.2 > > -> SubMenu 1.2.1 > > -> SubMenu 1.2.2 > > ->SubMenu 2 > > -> SubMenu 1.1 > > -> SubMenu 1.2 > > > > I looked at the SDK source that the itemClick event only is dispatched > when the node hasn't childrens > > > > here is an example > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="absolute" > creationComplete="initCollections();" > > > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.collections.XMLListCollection; > import mx.events.MenuEvent; > > private function menuItemClickHandler(event:MenuEvent):void { > > trace([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ); > } > > private function initCollections():void { > menuBarCollection = new XMLListCollection(menubarXML); > } > > > > [Bindable] > public var menuBarCollection:XMLListCollection; > > > > private var menubarXML:XMLList = > <> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 1"> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 1.1"> > <menuitem label="MenuItem 1.1.1"/> > <menuitem label="MenuItem 1.1.2"/> > </menuitem> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 1.2" /> > </menuitem> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 2"> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 2.1" /> > <menuitem label="Sub Menu 2.2" /> > </menuitem> > </>; > > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > > <mx:MenuBar > labelField="@label" > dataProvider="{menuBarCollection}" > itemClick="menuItemClickHandler(event)" > /> > > </mx:Application> > > > > Andres > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tracy Spratt > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Listen itemClick Event on MenuBar > > This is an aggravating aspect of Menu. > > You have to listen for both itemClick and click. > > Tracy > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Andres Serral > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Listen itemClick Event on MenuBar > > Hello people > > I have a problem... someone maybe can help me > > The MenuBar control doesn't dispatch the "itemClick" event on items that > has childrens. > > Anybody knows how can I capture the click event on any item (with > childrens or without them)? > > Thanks > > Andres >
