You can get the width in pixels if you use measuredWidth instead of width.
x = mainCanvas.measuredWidth*.5; -TH --- In [email protected], "Angela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am actually having the same problem - > > I have a canvas with the width set to 100%. If I try and get the > width in pixels through AS it returns 0. > > If I try the same thing through mxml it works fine. > > So this in AS: > public function getMiddle():Number { > var x:Number; > x = mainCanvas.width*.5; > return x; > } > > --returns 0 > > in MXML: > <mx:Label text="{mainCanvas.width*.5}"/> > > --returns the amount in pixels. > > Anyone out there know how to get the pixel value though AS? > > Angela. > > > --- In [email protected], "leo4beer" <leo4beer@> wrote: > > > > Accepting MXML attribute's width in percentage in a custom component > > > > Hi, I have a component I've created by inheriting UIObject class > > > > In my mxml I have the following lines used for initiating my > component: > > > > <my:comp width="400" . > > > > In my AS code I can trace the value of __width, in this case the > > result will be "400". > > > > My problem is that when I set the value as percentage: > > > > <my:comp width="100%" . > > > > In this case the value of __width is "undefined" > > > > What should I do in order to get the correct value when setting the > > width in percentage and not in pixels?? > > > > Thanks > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- 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/
