displayGroup.getItemAt(0) should return the FXG object and then you should be able to use the content management functions, i.e. to get the number of items:
displayGroup.getItemAt(0).numItems to get the second item: displayGroup.getItemAt(0).getItemAt(1) Haykel Ben Jemia Allmas Web & RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Mic <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I need more help on this one :-( I found getElementAt(), > getElementIndex() etc in the GraphicElement->ContentElement class, but > not sure how to relate any of this to the loaded .fxg object: > > If I go to > > this.contentGroup > __mxmlContent > ____[0] VGroup (button group) > ____[1] displayGroup (Group var containing .fxg object for display) > ______mxmlContent > ________[0].fxg Object > __________myGroup1 > __________myGroup2 etc > > I still arrive at this mxmlContent array of 1 row containing the .fxg > object with all the groups I want to reference. Any kind of > getElementAt() at this level throws an index error talking about > unknown mxml content. Am I even interrogating the correct instance? TIA, > > Mic. > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Haykel > BEN JEMIA" <hayke...@...> > wrote: > > > > > You should use the content management functions of group to access its > > children: numElements(), getElementAt(index:int), > > getElementIndex(element:Object) etc. > > > > Haykel Ben Jemia > > > > Allmas > > Web & RIA Development > > http://www.allmas-tn.com > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Mic <chigwel...@...> wrote: > > > > > (OK to ask Gumbo questions?)When an .fxg file is loaded into > > > FxApplication and added to a Group, and that Group is then added to > > > FxApplication, array mxmlContent[0] contains the .fxg Graphic object, > > > whose child Groups can be accessed directly by name: > > > > > > displayGroup.mxmlContent[0].myGroup1 > > > > > > However I cannot access mxmlContent[0] with getChildAt() etc, nor can > > > I work out how to extract out references to mxmlContent[0] into > > > another array etc so a list can be displayed where a Group object > > > might be selected. Can find no info on mxmlContent :-( > > > > > > code: > > > testFXG.fxg contains group id="myGroup1", group id="myGroup2" etc > > > > > > private var displayGroup:Group; > > > displayGroup = new Group(); > > > var source: testFXG= new testFXG(); > > > displayGroup.addItem(source); > > > addItem(displayGroup); > > > > > > breakpoint shows: > > > > > > displayGroup > > > [inherited] > > > mxmlContent > > > [0] > > > myGroup1 > > > myGroup2 > > > etc > > > > > > code: > > > private var testGroup:Group; > > > testGroup = displayGroup.mxmlContent[0].myGroup1; > > > > > > - this is a good reference and can be used to change myGroup1.x, > > > myGroup1.y etc. However as stated above I cannot get a reference to > > > e.g. the 3rd child etc. As always, TIA, > > > > > > Mic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
