I don't see any public static constCONFIG_FILE_ EVENT:AString = "somtething" in your custom event class... C
________________________________ From: Raymond Brown <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 4:40:37 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Beginner "Event" Question I created a custom event to pass a string with, shown here: package events { import flash.events. Event; public class ConfigFileEvent extends Event { public var configFile:String; public function ConfigFileEvent( type:String, configFile:String) { super(type); this.configFile = configFile; } override public function clone():Event { return new ConfigFileEvent( type, configFile); } } } I then have in my main class an event metadata tag, a dispatch and event listener shown here: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf- 8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe. com/2006/ mxml" creationComplete= "initApp( )" > <mx:Metadata> [Event(name="ConfigFileEvent", type="event.ConfigFileEv ent")] </mx:Metadata> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import event.ConfigFileEve nt; import events.ConfigFileEv ent; private function initApp(): void { //simulate the getting of a config file from RO and once done sending out the event; var temp:String = "This works"; var myConfigFileEvent: ConfigFileEvent = new ConfigFileEvent("ConfigFileEvent", temp); dispatchEvent( myConfigFileEven t); //now register to listen for the event this.addEventListener( ConfigFileEvent. CONFIG_FILE_ EVENT, eventCalled) ; } private function eventCalled( event:ConfigFile Event): void { // } ]]> </mx:Script> </mx:Application> However Flex builder won't compile because of the error: Access of possibly undefined property CONFIG_FILE_ EVENT through a reference with static type Class. in the addEventListener line. Can someone provide a better insight as to this error and what it is that I am doing wrong?
