Don’t extend RichTextEditor. It is an mxml file. Just copy it and edit the mxml.
On 2/18/10 10:12 AM, "valdhor" <[email protected]> wrote: The problem is that the toolbar is not created until the RichTextEditor has been added to the screen. Use CallLater to wait for that: private var a:DRTE = new DRTE(); private function oncreationComplete():void { this.callLater(doSetItems); addChild(a); } private function doSetItems():void { a.SetItems(); } --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "timgerr" <tgallag...@...> wrote: > > Hello all, > I want to extend the RichTextEitor and I have a problem(s) with doing so. So > I wrote A action script class trying to extend the Rich Text Editor. I > wanted to just add a text box to the toolbar but am getting errors, here is > my code: > ackage com.DaNaTiRTE > { > import mx.controls.RichTextEditor; > import mx.controls.TextInput; > > public class DRTE extends RichTextEditor > { > public function DRTE() > { > //TODO: implement function > super(); > } > > private var _width:int; > private var _height:int; > public function SetItems():void > { > var t:TextInput = new TextInput(); > t.width = 40; > this.toolbar.addChild(t); > } > } > } > > I wanted to do somthing like this when I call the code > var a:DRTE = new DRTE(); > a.SetItems(); > addChild(a); > > When I do the (a.SetItems) I get an error "Error #1009: Cannot access a > property or method of a null object reference.". > > Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong, and if so what I need to be doing > correctly? I want to not just build this code but understand how to extend > components. > > Thanks for the help and read. > timgerr > -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
