thanks everyone... I caught the "complete" instead of "creationComplete" problem but I had no idea on the syntax for calling the method - it works fine now thanks a bunch. And the FlexApp() thing was just further clouding the issue....
time for someone to update that documentation! --- In [email protected], "valdhor" <valdhorli...@...> wrote: > > Oh, there is a great example at > http://www.cflex.net/showFileDetails.cfm?ObjectID=690 > > > --- In [email protected], "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > There is one other problem with that example. The SWFLoader has a > > > > creationComplete="initNestedAppProps();" > > > > If you use that then loadedSM will be null. It should be > > > > complete="initNestedAppProps();" > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > Interesting. That doc is in error. Should be: > > > > > > public function updateNestedVarOne():void { > > > loadedSM.application["setVarOne"]("Updated > > > varOne!"); > > > } > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of nylarch > > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:00 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Call method on nested SWF > > > > > > > > > Hi - > > > > > > I've been using Flex to write some data visualizations and am in the > > > process of writing an admin tool to customize the look n' feel of each > > > visualization. My admin app uses SWFLoader to load the individual > > > visualizations - a really nice thing to be able to do (load a full app > > > inside another app). I need to call the accessors to the look n' > > > feel properties inside the nested SWF's from the main app so that I > > > can do real time changes that will upon completion be written to the > > > actual config files that the visualization tools use. > > > > > > So - all of the Adobe docs and blog posts on this topic seem to point > > > to the same tutorial on calling methods and properties on nested > swf's: > > > > > > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=controls_15.html > > > > > > I can't seem to get this to run and I can't figure out what is > > > happening here: > > > > > > // Write to the varOne variable in the loaded application > > > // using the setVarOne() method of the loaded application. > > > public function updateNestedVarOne():void { > > > FlexApp(loadedSM.application).setVarOne("Updated > > > varOne!"); > > > } > > > > > > I don't understand the "FlexApp()" casting or whatever that is - > > > FlexApp is the name of the loaded app - is this what this refers to? > > > My sample apps always bombs out on that line as an undefined > method.... > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > >
