Thanks, but flash.display.Stage is not a Flex component; therefore it only has addChild(). addElement() is part of the spark Flex classes.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, grimmwerks <grimm@...> wrote: > > Try stage.addElement rather than addChild? > > > On Sep 22, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Hogs Haven wrote: > > > From everything I've read, Flex components can only be added to Flex > > Components (ie: VBox to Application, VGroup to Panel, etc) > > > > I'm working in an AS3 view library (no Flex, just Sprites) where I need to > > add a Scrollable container component to the Stage on a click event. There's > > no way to do this as I see it unless I write my own Scroll container, use > > Flex SDK (don't think this works), or use fl.containers.ScrollPane (which > > is not an option since we're not using a .fla) > > > > So basically, I'm trying to accomplish this, as simple runnable example, > > but it fails silently and nothing appears...any ideas? Thanks. > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" > > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" > > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" > > creationComplete="application1_creationCompleteHandler(event)"> > > <fx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.containers.Panel; > > import mx.core.UIComponent; > > import mx.events.FlexEvent; > > > > > > protected function > > application1_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void > > { > > addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAdded); > > } > > > > private function onAdded(e:Event):void > > { > > var myPanel : Panel = new Panel(); > > myPanel.width="100"; > > myPanel.height="100"; > > stage.addChild(myPanel); //nothing happens > > } > > ]]> > > </fx:Script> > > <fx:Declarations></fx:Declarations> > > > > </s:Application> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Alternative FAQ location: > > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Garry Schafer > grimmwerks > grimm@... > portfolio: www.grimmwerks.com/ >