Re: [flexcoders] Re: Custom containers in Flex 2

[Michael Schmalle]

Heh,On that note :: I reread what I wrote and noticed something that some might not see right off the bat.this part ;override protected function updateDisplayList(....{   super.updateDisplayList
(...   mySlider.move(...   mySlider.setActualSize(...}Should be (since you are doing this at runtime not createChildren();override protected function updateDisplayList(....{   super.updateDisplayList
(...   if (mySlider)   {      mySlider.move(...      mySlider.setActualSize(...   }}
Always protect dynamic stuff like this. Then dumb runtime erros like this become a thing of the past.:)Peace, Mike
On 8/23/06, thunderstumpgesatwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:












  


    
            The documentation has most of this covered... See this topic on
creating Advanced Visual components, and all the sub-topics. Read
several times. Example is in there too.
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/00001721.html

This page specifically has an example on overriding the layout
mechanism of the VBox container:
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/00001737.html

Here's a thread in flex-coders discussing the "correct" way to
dynamically add child components to a custom container:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/47695

That should be enough to get you going (if you read, try, re-read, etc...)

good luck!
Thunder

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "jgraham_us" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Any tips, tutorials or examples on creating custom containers anyone 
> can point me to?  
> 
> Looks like the main methods to override are updateDisplayList() and 
> measure().
> 
> 
> Anything else?
> 
> Basically I am looking at doing some sort of canvas then implementing 
> an autolayout feature for it.
>


      

    
    










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