I have no idea about your specific problem but I do have an idea. Instead of a ComboBox, you may like to use an AutoComplete Input:
http://www.websector.de/blog/2008/04/30/quick-tip-avoid-issues-using-adobes-autocomplete-input-component-using-flex-3/ --- In [email protected], "schneiderjim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Flex 2.0.1 > > We are dynamically generating/building a form and putting it in a > "content area". The form has a list of fields that are custom fields > (wrappers for the real UI component). I'm trying to capture a key > press in the content area. It works for the "TextInput" custom > component, but not the ComboBox. Any Ideas? Here's the basic class > structure (pseudo-code): > > ----------------------- > > class BaseControl extends UIComponent { > protected var component : UIComponent; > } > > class MyComboBox extends BaseControl { > public MyComboBox () : void { > component = new ComboBox(); > } > } > > class MyTextInput extends BaseControl { > public MyTextInput () : void { > component = new TextInput(); > } > } > > class MyForm extends UIComponent { > var fields : ArrayCollection; // list of BaseControls > } > > Content.mxml: > > <script> > var form = new MyForm(); > ... add form fields > content.addChild(form); > > content.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, handleKeyboard); > > private function handleKeyboard(event:KeyboardEvent) { > Alert.show("Key down"); > } > </script> > <mx:VBox id="content"> > </mx:VBox> > > -------------------- > > The problem is that the keyboard handler is being called correctly > when a key is pressed with the cursor in the custom Text input field, > but is not getting called when the custom ComboBox has focus and a key > is pressed. > > What am I missing? >
