Oh, I see, you are only testing the failed event.
Are you intentionally failing the login when you test it? Are you sure the dispatch event code is being run? Also, are you sure the login manager is in the document hierarchy? Your component structure is not clear. Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wally Kolcz Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 7:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Why no event dispatched? this listener is in the view. The Event extends Event and has the bubbling set to true by default View: public function attemptLogin(username:String, password:String):void { this.addEventListener(LoginEvent.FAILED, loginFailed); var login:LoginEvent = new LoginEvent(LoginEvent.LOGIN); login.username = username; login.password = password; dispatchEvent(login); } Event: package com.isavepets.rm.events { import flash.events.Event; public class LoginEvent extends Event { public static const LOGIN:String = "loginEvent"; public static const LOGOUT:String = "logoutEvent"; public static const FAILED:String = "loginAttemptFailedEvent"; public var username:String; public var password:String; public function LoginEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean=true, cancelable:Boolean=false) { super(type, bubbles, cancelable); } } } _____ From: "Tracy Spratt" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Why no event dispatched? And I don't see where you are declaring the listener. Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fotis Chatzinikos Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:11 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Why no event dispatched? Do what Tracy mentions: either add bubbles=true in the constructor here: this.dispatchEvent(new LoginEvent(LoginEvent.FAILED)) On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Wally Kolcz <wko...@isavepets. <mailto:[email protected]> com> wrote: My Events: package com.isavepets.rm.events { import flash.events.Event; public class LoginEvent extends Event { public static const LOGIN:String = "loginEvent"; public static const LOGOUT:String = "logoutEvent"; public static const FAILED:String = "loginAttemptFailedEvent"; public var username:String; public var password:String; public function LoginEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean=true, cancelable:Boolean=false) { super(type, bubbles, cancelable); } } } My Listener on the LoginPanel component View: public function attemptLogin(username:String, password:String):void { this.addEventListener(LoginEvent.FAILED, loginFailed); var login:LoginEvent = new LoginEvent(LoginEvent.LOGIN); login.username = username; login.password = password; dispatchEvent(login); } _____ From: "Tracy Spratt" <tr...@nts3rd. <mailto:[email protected]> com> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:37 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Why no event dispatched? Your event is not set to bubble, so you listener must be: myLoginManagerInstance.addEventListener(); Is it? Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From:flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com] On Behalf Of Wally Kolcz Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 12:09 PM To:flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Why no event dispatched? Can anyone tell me what I am missing from this Class that not dispatch the LoginEvent.FAILED? package com.isavepets.rm.business { import com.isavepets.rm.events.LoginEvent; import flash.events.EventDispatcher; import flash.events.IEventDispatcher; import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; public class LoginManager extends EventDispatcher { public var username:String; public var role:String; public var rescueID:int; public function LoginManager(target:IEventDispatcher=null) { super(target); } public function manageLogin(e:ArrayCollection):Boolean { if (e.length !=0){ DataModel.getInstance().username = e.getItemAt(0).username; DataModel.getInstance().role = e.getItemAt(0).role; DataModel.getInstance().rescueID = e.getItemAt(0).rescueID; return true; }else{ this.dispatchEvent(new LoginEvent(LoginEvent.FAILED)); /* Alert.show("Incorrect Username and/or Password, Please Try Again", "Login Failed"); */ return false; } } } } -- Fotis Chatzinikos, Ph.D. Founder, Phinnovation Fotis.Chatzinikos@ <mailto:[email protected]> gmail.com,
