Did I understand correctly that you create child2 dynamically? If so, I would use the following pattern in the parent's script:
// Create and add child2: child2 = new Whatever(); addEventListener(...); addChild(child2); --- // Remove child2: removeEventListener(...); removeChild(child2); Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Release a child .... again On its (child2) creationComplete. --- In [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Gordon Smith <gosm...@...> wrote: > > When does child2 call parent.addEventListener()? > > Gordon Smith > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > From: [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:36 AM > To: [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Release a child .... again > > > <If you really are doing addEventListener to child2 > No, child2 adds a listener to its parent - the Container. Child1 > dispatches the event, the event bubbles up, Container handles it, but > sees that actual event hanlder is in child2 and lets chuld2 handle it. > So, where to remove the listener? > If I have child2.removeEventListener("remoteDateEvent", > remoteClickHandler); outide of child2 then I am getting an error > message: > 1120: Access of undefined property remoteClickHandler > > --- In > [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>, "Paul Andrews" <paul@> wrote: > > > > According to your original explanation the only event handler for > > "remoteDateEvent" is added to the parent container. All the forms > do is > > issue events. > > > > If you really are doing addEventListener to child2, then > > child2.removeEventListener("remoteDateEvent", remoteClickHandler); > > > > is what you need. > > > > removeAllChildren should be done on the parent container. > > > > so, first remove handlers, then remove forms. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "markgoldin_2000" <markgoldin_2000@> > > To: > > <[email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:54 PM > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Release a child .... again > > > > > > >I am not removing the handles at all because I dont know where to > put > > > code for that. > > > I tried (child2) > > > creationComplete="init();" > > > .. > > > private function init():void > > > { > > > parent.removeEventListener("remoteDateEvent", remoteClickHandler); > > > } > > > Does not help. > > > > > > Children removal is removeAllChildren. > > > > > > --- In > > > [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>, "Paul Andrews" <paul@> wrote: > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "markgoldin_2000" <markgoldin_2000@> > > >> To: > > >> <[email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>> > > >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:12 PM > > >> Subject: [flexcoders] Release a child .... again > > >> > > >> > > >> > Still cannot get it work. > > >> > Here is my scenario: > > >> > > > >> > 1. Container adds child1 to itself. > > >> > 2. Container adds child2 to itself. > > >> > Child2 adds a custom event listener to parent (Container): > > >> > parent.addEventListener("remoteDateEvent", > remoteClickHandler, > > >> > false, 0, true); > > >> > 3. Child1 dispatches a custom event: > > >> > private function executeRun(event:KeyboardEvent):void > > >> > { > > >> > if(event.charCode == 13) > > >> > { > > >> > var eventObj:remoteDateRun = new remoteDateRun > ("remoteDateEvent"); > > >> > dispatchEvent(eventObj); > > >> > } > > >> > } > > >> > 4. Child2 handles custom event: > > >> > public function remoteClickHandler(event:remoteDateRun):void > > >> > { > > >> > runDate = event.runDate; > > >> > dailyJobSumaryList(lineId); > > >> > } > > >> > At this point everything works. > > >> > Now, after some user action both forms are removed form the > > > Container > > >> > and all previous steps are repeated. > > >> > At this point everything still works. > > >> > Now user is going back to his initial selection. Both forms are > > >> > removed again and 3rd set of forms is added to the Container. > At > > > this > > >> > point if a child1 dispatches a custom event then child2 form > set > > > #1 > > >> > will get it to handle. Can someone please just put step by step > > >> > instruction how to make sure that a form is released and > > > collected? > > >> > I have spent days if not more trying to fix the problem. > > >> > > >> Be better if you can make a complete example. You say that child2 > > > handles > > >> the event, yet you also say you add the event handler to the > parent > > >> container, nor do you show any code to remove the handlers or the > > > children. > > >> > > >> Paul > > >> > > >> > Thanks in advance. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > Alternative FAQ location: > > > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469- > 446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > > > Search Archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! > Groups > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > >
