Hi Pedro,
Thanks for the guide.
What if I don't have any control over my superclass, like if I were importing
this from a swc library or something?
For now I kinda give up the idea of "overriding" and ended up just use a
slightly different method name ("dataProviderr") for my "overriden" class:
public function set dataProviderr(v:Object):void
Thanks again!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Pedro Sena <sena.pe...@...> wrote:
>
> If you want the same method name in a subclass, we are talking about
> override, not overload.
>
> Flex 'deals with overload' making the arguments optionals, example:
>
> public function test(obj:Object = null):void
>
> then you can invoke it using test() or test(object).
>
> Appears that you are trying to override parent's function but changing it
> signature, that is not possible.
>
> If you want to have in the same class, in the same function, receive two
> different parameters, you can:
>
> public function set dataProviderr(v:Object = null, a:Array = null):void
>
> Then you can put the argument that you want, leaving the another one as null
>
> or you can
>
> public function set dataProviderr(v:*):void
>
> This way you can pass anything you like.
>
> Both solutions are ugly, IMHO, but is the way flex works.
>
> HTH,
>
> PS
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 6:58 PM, gwangdesign <gwangdes...@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to "overload" a method (same name and different signatures)in a
> > subclass. In the inherited class, the method looks like this:
> >
> > public function set dataProvider(value:Array):void
> >
> > In my subclass I want the method to look like this:
> >
> > public function set dataProviderr(v:Object):void
> >
> > So that I can handle different types.
> >
> > I understand AS3 doesn't support overloading. What would be the smart
> > way(s) to handle this?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > geng
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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