There are a few ways. Dirk mentioned one, there are 3 others I've read about.
One way is to create your MXML as pure tags & form elements with ID's. Then, you create your associated ActionScript that contains only logic (no creation of GUI stuff). You link to this .as file via your <mx:Script> tag's source property. The plus is your MXML has nothing but GUI components (doesn't have to, but usually). The downside is, your AS must: - use imports even though your MXML already imported them - you must define the controls you are using as variables of your class even though your MXML already has them defined - you have to write out the code as a class Because of those first 2 reasons, I stopped doing it. Yeah, sure, it's a better practice, but it's a duplication of efforts and I'm not wasiting time when I don't have to. Cairngorm takes this a step further via a ViewHelper. It kind of works like Dirk's example, except you can access it via a string name, and it has a reference to the view as a class property without the need to define all the stuff I mentioned. You can get it via a ViewLocator which acts like a Singleton to hold all View's. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lesser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:48 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Flex / OOP custom component coding question Hi, In Flash I can create a class that is associated with a Movie Clip in the library. The clip can contain UI Components and acts as a "form" within the application. To refer to the form elements within the clip I just need to declare them in the class. It seems cleaner than placing functions on the clip's timeline. When I create a new form-like component in Flex is there a way to do something similar without including all the code in a script tag AND still get the benefit of using MXML to provide all the subcomponents like TextInputs and Buttons? Primarily, I want the class to play the role of Mediator within the form. (Mediator pattern.) My apologies if this is in the docs or I missed it looking back through the mailing list posts. Yours truly, -Brian -- ______________________________________________________________________ Brian Lesser Assistant Director, Teaching and Technology Support Computing and Communications Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St. Toronto, Ontario Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 6835 M5B 2K3 Fax: (416) 979-5220 Office: AB48D E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Enter through LB66) Web: http://www.ryerson.ca/~blesser ______________________________________________________________________ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
