That got it, thank you!
I ended up with:
override public final function set thumbCount(number:int):void {
super.thumbCount = 2;//no matter what they do, it's two
}
--- In [email protected], "Peter Farland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Oh, in that case override then mark final:
>
> override public final function set thumbCount(number:Number):void {
> super.thumbCount = number;
> }
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of nz_mehere
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:48 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how do I prevent users from accessing my super
> extened class?
>
> The thumbCount must already have the final keyword, as I can't overload
> it. I get the "Overriding function that is not marked for override"
> error, and it won't compile.
> ...but at least I understand why now! :-)
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Peter Farland" <pfarland@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> > public final function set thumbCount(number:Number):void {
> > super.thumbCount = number;
> > }
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Behalf Of nz_mehere
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:12 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how do I prevent users from accessing my
> > super extened class?
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > If I understand what you are saying, the Final keyword will be on the
> > "thumbCount" property, so preventing anyone from over loading it as I
> > am trying to do?
> >
> > That makes sense...
> >
> > Thanks for the help
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Peter Farland" <pfarland@> wrote:
> > >
> > > In Flex 2 / Flash Player 9 you'll use ActionScript 3, which has the
> > > final keyword which can be applied at the class or method levels to
> > > stop subclasses overriding/extending functionality.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > On Behalf Of nz_mehere
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:27 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] how do I prevent users from accessing my super
>
> > > extened class?
> > >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I have writen a class that extends the "VSlider"
> > >
> > > VSliders have the property of "thumbCount", which is how many little
>
> > > arrows appear on the slider.
> > >
> > > I want to prevent people from setting there own.
> > >
> > > I thought I could hide it from them by overriding the "thumbCount"
> > > property with a private one, but get an error "Overriding function
> > > that is not masked for override".
> > >
> > > The code is something like this:
> > >
> > > private function set thumbCount(number:Number):void{
> > > super.thumbCount = number;
> > > }
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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