--- In [email protected], Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Pat, > Sorry I used a bad example earlier, yes I could do that with events but > I meant like using it in other properties that > "event" is not available. . > > Here's a better example situation where I'd wish for a shortcut "self" > reference to each component. > For example if I wanted to assign the current component's height in a > Binding expression for the current component's width property. > > <mx:CheckBox width="{self.height}" />
You could monkey patch UIComponent and give it a "me" property. :-)
