why do not you make your components implement an interface with these methods you describe?
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Jules Suggate <[email protected]>wrote: > Just to resume this thread, what I meant was to still use MXML and all > the Flex components, but to introduce common functionality to all our Views > (mxml files). Perhaps it's better to think of weaving this in than using > inheritance, since that would require multiple inheritance AFAICT. > > I don't want anything fancy -- just a getter/setter pair: > > public function get model():IViewModel > { > // some common code > } > private var _model:IViewModel; > public function set model(value:IViewModel):void > { > // more common code > } > > To save writing out this code again and again, would I have to put this > code in an include file, and include from each View? > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 06:41, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In theory, if your base class implements IUIComponent, then your >> visual components will work in Flex >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Jules Suggate >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:56 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [flexcoders] Common base class for components >> >> >> >> Hi list, anyone know if it's possible to have all our components inherit >> from a common base component of our own making? >> >> There are some things in our app that every View component will have to do >> at loadtime, and it'd be nice to just write that code once and have all the >> other components inherit it... >> >> Last time I checked in Flex 3 Beta 2 there was some vague suggestion of >> using "Template Components", but that seemed like an afterthought in the SDK >> at the time. Just thought I'd check to see if you knew of any tricks for >> doing it :) >> >> Perhaps even an include file would be the way to go... >> >> > > > -- > -- > Jules Suggate > Owner and Technical Lead > Uphill Sprint Limited > > +64-21-157-8562 > > -- Fotis Chatzinikos, Ph.D. Founder, Phinnovation [email protected],
