I got it figured out. I changed my menuHandler function to this.
private function menuHandler(event : MenuEvent) : void {
parentApplication.mainDisplay.currentState = [EMAIL PROTECTED];
}
works like a charm now. Thanks for the help on this TH and rob
--- In [email protected], "Jeremy Rottman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Maybe I didnt post this correctly.
>
> Here is how it should work. My main mxml file displays my menubar and
> my state manager. I have an action script file that goes with my
> menubar. That holds all the xml to populate the menubar and has a
> function that should change the states with in the stateManager file.
>
> Here is that function.
>
> private function menuHandler(event : MenuEvent) : void {
>
> currentState = [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> }
>
> If I was doing this on the parentApplication level I would use
> something liek this.
>
> parentApplication.currentState = 'Blah' or whatever.
>
> But to better organize my application, I have split the stateManager
> into a seperate file. The issue is I cant get the menubar to change
> the state inside my stateManager file.
>
> I have my main mxml file that holds my application tag
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
> xmlns="*"
> xmlns:widgets="components.widgets.*"
> xmlns:stateManager="components.managers.*" layout="absolute">
>
>
>
> <!-- SEARCH WIDGET -->
> <widgets:widgetSearch x="0" y="0" />
>
> <!-- MENU BAR WIDGET -->
> <widgets:widgetMenuBar x="0" y="50" />
>
> <!-- STATE MANAGER -->
> <stateManager:stateManager x="0" y="94" id="mainDisplay" />
>
> </mx:Application>
>
>
> Then I have my Menu bar widget which contains my menu bar.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
> creationComplete="initCollections()" width="100%" height="100%">
> <!-- IMPORT asWidgetMenuBar.as -->
> <mx:Script source="as/asWidgetMenuBar.as" />
>
> <mx:MenuBar width="100%" change="menuHandler(event)" labelField="@label"
> dataProvider="{menuBarCollection}" />
>
> </mx:Canvas>
>
>
> Then I have my State Manager manager that holds all the information
> about the various states I have.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
> xmlns:contacts="components.views.contacts.*"
> xmlns:content="components.views.content.*"
> xmlns:education="components.views.education.*"
> xmlns:marketing="components.views.marketing.*"
> xmlns:reports="components.views.reports.*"
> xmlns:setup="components.views.setup.*"
> xmlns:today="components.views.today.*"
> xmlns:tools="components.views.tools.*"
> xmlns:transactions="components.views.transactions.*" width="100%"
> height="100%" currentState="EditListing">
> <mx:states>
> <mx:State name="mainState"/>
>
> <!-- EDIT LISTING STATE -->
> <mx:State name="EditListing" id="EditListing"
> basedOn="mainState">
> <mx:AddChild>
> <transactions:viewEditListing />
> </mx:AddChild>
> </mx:State>
>
> <!-- EDIT SALE STATE -->
> <mx:State name="EditSale" id="EditSale"
> basedOn="mainState">
> <mx:AddChild>
> <transactions:viewEditSale />
> </mx:AddChild>
> </mx:State>
>
> </mx:states>
> </mx:Canvas>
>
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