ViewHelpers == spawn of satan. Nothing here but bloated code. "Seperation of concerns" doesn't count here; it's just something they say to make themselves feel better by using them.
ViewLocators, to me are only justified in extreme use cases. Having other View's, or even Commands specifically telling other views to do certain things are bad practice, but I have seen times where there is just no other way. The rest of the time, databinding and combinations of getter / setters should accomplish what you want. While their use should be discouraged, I'll be the first to admit they are useful and lifesavers when you need them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:05 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Cairngorm2: ViewLocator - ViewHelper I've recently been toying with the concepts of ViewHelper vs. ViewLocator. Alex Ulmann posted, "the ViewHelper adds and removes itself from the ViewLocator", in his Cairngorm 2 (for Flex 2) - Overview and Migration Path. I haven't seen any examples yet that illustrate this method. Understandably, the example pool and documentation for this kind of thing is small but growing. So, I was wondering if the authors of Cairngorm had any advise/guidance for this topic. Of course it's a matter of scale, but in an enterprise application, what is recommended as best practice for the use of ViewLocator and/or ViewHelpers? I'm sure that there are forthcoming books that cover this area, but feedback here might promote better understanding. Best regards, Tim Hoff -- 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 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/
