Hmm. I think that you need to set loadForCompatibility before calling load() unless the url for the app is in a different domain.
On 2/2/10 9:01 AM, "jamesfin" <[email protected]> wrote: Here is the final code that will enable you to have a subapplication and send a simple event to the parent from the child... PARENT APPLICATION... <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute" applicationComplete="init()" preinitialize="preinit()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.SWFLoader; import mx.managers.SystemManager; import mx.events.FlexEvent; import mx.managers.PopUpManager; import mx.core.Application; import flash.events.Event; import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; [Bindable] private var testDP:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(); private function preinit():void{ } private function init():void{ loader.load("http://71.36.29.20:8888/SubAppTestChild.swf";); loader.loadForCompatibility = true; loader.trustContent = true; loader.visible = true; systemManager.addEventListener(ResizeEvent.RESIZE_EVENT, newText); } private function newText(evt:ResizeEvent):void{ testDP.addItem(evt.someText); } private function testChild(event:MouseEvent):void{ (loader.content as Object).application.loadDialog(); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%"> <mx:Button click="testChild(event)" label="Open SubApplication"/> <mx:Spacer height="20"/> <mx:List width="100%" height="100%" dataProvider="{testDP}"/> <mx:SWFLoader visible="false" id="loader"/> </mx:VBox> </mx:Application> CHILD/SUBAPPLICATION <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute" preinitialize="preinit()" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.managers.PopUpManager; public function loadDialog():void{ var test:TestView = PopUpManager.createPopUp(systemManager.getSandboxRoot(), TestView, true) as TestView; PopUpManager.centerPopUp(test); } ]]> </mx:Script> </mx:Application> CHILD VIEW <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; width="500" height="500" title="TitleWindow in SubAppTestChild" showCloseButton="false" creationComplete="init()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.events.CloseEvent; import mx.managers.PopUpManager; import ResizeEvent; private function init():void{ } private function close(evt:MouseEvent):void{ PopUpManager.removePopUp(this); } private function sendParent(evt:MouseEvent):void{ var testEvent:ResizeEvent = new ResizeEvent(ResizeEvent.RESIZE_EVENT, false, false, "Test To Parent"); systemManager.getSandboxRoot().dispatchEvent(testEvent); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%" verticalAlign="middle" horizontalAlign="center"> <mx:TextArea width="100%" height="100%" wordWrap="true" text="This popup is in SubAppTestChild and was built with the 3.2SDK. The parent was written with the 3.4SDK. For those interested, SWF files built with different SDK's cannot load one-another unless you make a few small tweaks to accomodate it. Primarily the loadForCompatibility flag of SWFLoader. The rules change a bit when using this flag and the child SWF needs to be tweaked to be able to communicate with the parent as it has been 'sandboxed'."/> <mx:HBox width="100%" horizontalAlign="right"> <mx:Button click="sendParent(event)" label="Send 'Test To Parent' String to parent list box"/> <mx:Button label="Close" id="cancelButton" click="close(event)"/> </mx:HBox> </mx:VBox> </mx:TitleWindow> RESIZE EVENT package { import flash.events.Event; public class ResizeEvent extends Event { public static const RESIZE_EVENT:String = "RESIZE_EVENT"; private var _someText:String; public function get someText():String{ return _someText; } public function ResizeEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean, cancelable:Boolean, someText:String) { super(type, bubbles, cancelable); _someText = someText; } } } --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "jamesfin" <james.alan.finni...@...> wrote: > > Understood! I'll add that to my blog. > > Thanks again. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , > Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > TopLevelSystemManager is might be used by a sub-app of that sub-app to get > > to its parent sub-app if they are both on the same version and not using > > loadForCompatibility (did you follow that?) > > > > LoaderContext is available for those who really know what they are doing > > and need explicit control for some configuration we don't support with the > > Marshall Plan, usually for controlling the policy file parameter. The > > marshall plan does not support re-using an appdom. LoadForCompatibility > > refreshes the loaderContext before each load. > > > > > > On 2/1/10 4:01 PM, "jamesfin" <james.alan.finnigan@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And... > > > > With what use-case would the loaderContext be used? > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "jamesfin" <james.alan.finnigan@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback. Ironically, I had just found the > > > systemManager.getSandboxRoot() reference and was putting it in to test! > > > > > > While on the same subject, is systemManager.topLevelSystemManager used in > > > a non-sandboxed-sub-app? > > > > > > I'll blog this for sure as it was quite a hike around the mountain. > > > > > > Thx again! > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Couple of things: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. You should not be setting a loaderContext. It doesn't affect this > > > > test case, but it is not recommended practice. Set > > > > loadForCompability=true BEFORE you call load(). I modified your init() > > > > function to look just like this: > > > > > > > > private function init():void{ > > > > > > > > loader.loadForCompatibility = true; > > > > loader.load("SubAppTestChild.swf"); > > > > } > > > > > > > > 2. I thought the original goal was to get the sub-apps popup to center > > > > in the main app, but the code looked like the goal was to center > > > > between two lines. If the goal is to center in the main app, I > > > > adjusted the code to look like this: > > > > > > > > public function loadDialog():void{ > > > > var test:TestView = > > > > PopUpManager.createPopUp(systemManager.getSandboxRoot(), TestView, > > > > true) as TestView; > > > > PopUpManager.centerPopUp(test); > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/1/10 11:32 AM, "jamesfin" <james.alan.finnigan@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been trying to center a dialog in a sub application but haven't > > > > had any success. All SubApplication experts can pitch-in here... > > > > > > > > Backgrounder...SubApps are cool because two SWF's can be compiled with > > > > different SDK's and can still work together. > > > > > > > > The upper/left-hand corner of the dialog appears between the two > > > > HRule's because that is where the SWFLoader resides in the parent MXML. > > > > The dialog isn't clipped in any way. > > > > > > > > I've tried many combinations to get the dialog to center but it won't > > > > budge. > > > > > > > > For a quick demo... > > > > > > > > http://71.36.29.20:8888/SubAppTestParent.html > > > > > > > > Parent Source... > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > > layout="absolute" applicationComplete="init()" > > > > preinitialize="preinit()"> > > > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > import mx.controls.SWFLoader; > > > > import mx.managers.SystemManager; > > > > import mx.events.FlexEvent; > > > > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > > > > > > > > private function preinit():void{ > > > > // Security.allowDomain("*"); > > > > } > > > > > > > > private function init():void{ > > > > > > > > var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(); > > > > context.securityDomain = SecurityDomain.currentDomain; > > > > context.applicationDomain = new ApplicationDomain(); > > > > loader.loaderContext = context; > > > > loader.load("http://71.36.29.20:8888/SubAppTestChild.swf";); > > > > loader.loadForCompatibility = true; > > > > loader.trustContent = true; > > > > } > > > > > > > > private function testChild(event:MouseEvent):void{ > > > > (loader.content as Object).application.loadDialog(); > > > > } > > > > > > > > ]]> > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > > > <mx:VBox width="100%"> > > > > <mx:HBox width="100%"> > > > > <mx:Button click="testChild(event)" label="Open SubApplication"/> > > > > <mx:Text text="The popup top/left corner should be between the two > > > > HRule lines"/> > > > > </mx:HBox> > > > > <mx:HRule width="100%"/> > > > > <mx:SWFLoader id="loader"/> > > > > <mx:HRule width="100%"/> > > > > </mx:VBox> > > > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > Child Source... > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > > layout="absolute" preinitialize="preinit()" > > > > viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> > > > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > > > > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > > > > > > > > private function preinit():void{ > > > > // Security.allowDomain("*"); > > > > } > > > > > > > > public function loadDialog():void{ > > > > var test:TestView = PopUpManager.createPopUp(Application.application as > > > > DisplayObject, TestView, true) as TestView; > > > > PopUpManager.centerPopUp(test); > > > > } > > > > > > > > ]]> > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alex Harui > > > > Flex SDK Team > > > > Adobe System, Inc. > > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Team > > Adobe System, Inc. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
