I agree with Tracy; using an MVC architecture handles this nicely. For a simpler approach, make the method in ListAndShow public; and call it from the parent; when the event is heard.
-TH --- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <tspr...@...> wrote: > > Have the parent re-dispatch the event and listen for it in "listAndshow" > > > > One way to handle issues like this it to have a central bindable data model. > A 'singleton" is often used for this. Any component anywhere in the app > that needs to react when some data value changes can listen to the model, > either by binding for simple values, or by using a changeWatcher if some > action needs to occur. > > > > The data service call result handler (which can be in the model) will set > the appropriate model property, and the child components will respond. > > > > > > Tracy Spratt, > > Lariat Services, development services available > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Scott > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] watching and triggering events > > > > > I think I'm making this more difficult than it should be; or at least I hope > I am... > > I've got a parent viewer called AddContactandReminder.mxml and that has two > child objects, AddContact.mxml and ListAndShowContacts.mxml. > > When I add a new contact in the contact object I trigger an event > evtAddedNewContact which is watched in the parent object and triggers the > AddContact window to close. I also want it to trigger the > ListAndShowContacts.mxml to reload the contacts from the server and display > the new list. However, since it's another child object at the same level as > the AddContact.mxml I can't see the evtAddedNewContact fire. > > Is there an easy way to watch this event from ListAndShowContacts? > > Thanks! >
