I don't believe you need that. I do what you are doing all the time although I don't do it in the init method (I am assuming you are calling the init method on initialize of the component?). I would try calling it on creationComplete (That's what I do). You may find that the initialize method runs before you get a chance to set acctName.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "fumeng5" <fume...@...> wrote: > > The String I'm constructing is inside a PopUp dialog bog. I set it from > another component a la: > > private function createAcct():void { > > acctDialog.acctName = accountName; > PopUpManager.addPopUp(acctDialog,this as Canvas,true); > } > > The accessor methods for acctName look like this: > > private var _acctName:String; > public function set acctName(s:String):void{ > acctName = s; > } > [Bindable] > public function get acctName():String{ > return _acctName; > } > > And I set the content.htmlText property in the init() method when acctName is > null. So, I think the solution is to use binding utils in the init() method, > like this: > > BindingUtils.bindProperty(content,'htmlText',msgString); > > but I think I'm missing an argument in there...i think it needs 4 args. > > Thank you very much for your help. > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > How is acctName created? > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "fumeng5" <fumeng5@> wrote: > > > > > > Ok, I see what you're saying. So here's the constructor for my component > > > that is responsible for all this: > > > > > > public function CreateAcctDialog() > > > { > > > super(); > > > init(); > > > } > > > > > > ...and init(): > > > > > > private function init():void > > > { > > > msgString = "<b>The account " + this.acctName + " has > > > been created </b>" > > > } > > > > > > and the last part: > > > content.htmlText = msgString; > > > > > > This comes out as: The account null has been created. > > > > > > I thought the init() method would handle the proper setting of this > > > var..... > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > > > > > For the first part, you are setting the value of msgString during its > > > > declaration. At this point acctName will be null. You would need to > > > > declare msgString and then assign it in a creationComplete handler. > > > > > > > > Secondly, you can't do this in ActionScript: > > > > > > > > content.htmlText = "{msgString}" > > > > > > > > You have to do this: > > > > > > > > content.htmlText = msgString > > > > > > > > The "{}" syntax is to bind a variable in MXML. > > > > > > > > Also, For the above, the variable does not need to be bindable. > > >