Thanks for the info. I won't need an example as your explanation has given me
an insight. Very useful.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Netaman" <rtigr...@...> wrote:
>
>
> I use viewStack.removeAllChildren();
>
> also, what I do with the NavigatorContent, is everytime I create a new
> NavigatorContent container I load the resulting child UI component object
> into an arrayCollection then when I need to get to the object inside the
> NavigatorContent I use the viewStack.selectedIndex as an index to the
> ArrayCollection to manipulate the object, or generate a popup, etc...
>
> public function setNavContent(navLabel:String, newView:*):void {
> var itemNav:NavigatorContent = new NavigatorContent();
> itemNav.label = navLabel;
> itemNav.addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK,
> circleD.editForms);
> itemNav.doubleClickEnabled = true;
> itemNav.minHeight = 300;
> itemNav.minWidth = 400;
> itemNav.addElement(newView);
> circleD.peViewStack.addChild(itemNav);
> }
>
> Where navLabel is a tab string and newView is a UI component usually a
> composite component
>
> If you need a whitewashed code example let me know.
>
> Randy
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "bhaq1972" <mbhaque@> wrote:
> >
> > myPanel.owner is the same as myPanel.parent so that won't work.
> >
> > Making it a property would work. What would the disadvantages be with using
> > myPanel.parent.parent.parent (a trace shows this to be the
> > navigatorcontent)?
> >
> > I wonder why there is no such property like 'elementParent' to go with
> > addElement() .... analagous to 'parent' and addChild()?
> >
> > one follow up question -
> > I'm now adding the NavigatorContent to a viewstack.
> > When i do viewstack.removeChild(nc), how do i make sure nc
> > (naviagtorcontent) is destroyed?
> > thanks
> >
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Or make nc a property of the class so you can use it in any method.
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Try myPanel.owner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/9/10 8:23 AM, "bhaq1972" <mbhaque@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I added a Panel component into a NavigatorContent
> > > >
> > > > public function aMethod():void
> > > > {
> > > > var nc:NavigatorContent = new NavigatorContent();
> > > >
> > > > nc.addElement(myPanel);
> > > > }
> > > > Now, in another method I want to access this NavigatorContent
> > > >
> > > > eg
> > > > public function anotherMethod(myPanel:Panel):void
> > > > {
> > > > var nc:NavigatorContent = myPanel.parent as NavigatorContent;
> > > >
> > > > however nc is not myPanel.parent.
> > > >
> > > > doing a trace, the navigatorContent is actually
> > > > the myPanel.parent.parent.parent
> > > >
> > > > Is there not a property/method which gets me a reference to the element
> > > > Parent
> > > >
> > > > (a bit like addChild() / parent relationship)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Alex Harui
> > > > Flex SDK Team
> > > > Adobe System, Inc.
> > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
