Shared objects are a little like cookies. You can find more details at http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/Flex/Shared+Objects
--- In [email protected], "spuy...@..." <spuy...@...> wrote: > > Thanks. I am not even certain what you mean by dispatching a custom event. > I have heard of Shared Objects though. Can you point me to a goo resource on > how to do this? > > Thanks, > Lee > > --- In [email protected], "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > Or you could dispatch a custom event to your application that contains a > > user info object. > > > > Or you could save the user info data to a shared object. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Gordon Smith <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > > > You have several options. Perhaps the simplest is to declare > > > > > > public var userid:String; > > > > > > in your Application. The login popup can then access this var as > > > Application.application.userid and set it. > > > > > > Other possibilities include a LoginInfo class with static vars (so that > > > any code can just access LoginInfo.userid) or a LoginInfo instance > > > attached to your application (so that any code can reference > > > Application.application.loginInfo.userid). > > > > > > Gordon Smith > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > > Behalf Of spuyear@ > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:19 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [flexcoders] How to make variables persist across application > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to have the variables I set in a pop-up window (think > > > login), persist and be accessible even when that pop-up is closed? > > > > > > For example, I have an application that uses a pop-up login window to > > > control access to the application. The user supplies userid, password and > > > role. When the user is authenticated, the pop-up closes and a viewstack > > > is displayed based on the results of the role selected in the pop-up. > > > > > > All that works just fine. Now, I want to display the userid in the > > > components within the viewstack. For example I want to display a welcome > > > message based on the userid. > > > > > > I cant seem to figure out how to do this. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > lee > > > > > >
