On 1/23/06, bhaq1972 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
as i posted this, i then tried another test (Matt your suggestion of
trying 2-3 frames later) and this time it worked.
not sure what the correct code is (for continuing code 3 frames
later) but i used a doLater() and a 'count' variable.
--- In [email protected] , "bhaq1972" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Doug and Matt (thanks for suggestions).
> Matt, your suggestion worked in my simple test (a doLater() did
the
> trick).
> However, when i tried to migrate this into a general utility class
> it still gives height=0.
>
> code as follows (important bits)
>
> class myUtils { //actually a singleton
>
> var myMenu:Menu;
>
> function createmenu(mypanel, mydp):Void
> {
> var myMenu:Menu = Menu.create(mypanel, mydp);
> myMenu.doLater(this, "positionMenu");
> }
>
> function positionMenu():Void
> {
> trace(myMenu.height + "|" + myMenu.width);
> }
> }
>
> any ideas thanks.
> bod
>
> --- In [email protected], "Matt Chotin" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > You may need to wait a few frames before the width and height
are
> known,
> > it needs to measure and draw itself. What happens if you use a
> button
> > to check the width and height so that you can wait briefly? If
> that
> > works just write code to wait 3 or 4 frames and see if you can
> process
> > everything then.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> [mailto: [email protected]] On
> > Behalf Of bhaq1972
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:54 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Flex 1.5 how to get Menu height and width
> >
> > Hi
> > I'm looking at the flex 1.5 livedocs example of how to create a
> Menu -
> > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/15/asdocs_en/index.html (at
> the
> > bottom).
> >
> > I cant seem to get the height and width of the Menu after
creating
> the
> > menu. eg
> >
> > myMenu = Menu.createMenu(panel, myMenuData);
> >
> > trace(myMenu.height); //always 0
> > trace(myMenu.width); //always 0
> >
> > How do i get the actual height and weight.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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