Patrick, But what if "myComponent" type has to be Bitmap? How can I add it then to my container?
Thanks, Mark --- In [email protected], {reduxdj} <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark: > > > Instantiate a new UIComponent then try: > > import mx.controls.UIComponent; > > ... > > > var myComponent:UIComponent = new UIComponent(); > > (blah blah blah - Your code here then don't forget to add that > component to the display list) > > > addChild(myComponent); > > This should fix your problem, hope this helps, > > Patrick > > > > Mark Piller wrote: > > > > I am experiencing a difficulting adding a Bitmap to a container using > > the addChild() method. The error i get is: > > > > TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert > > flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent. > > > > The error actually makes sense since flash.display.Bitmap does not > > implement IUIComponent, which aparently is required, since the doc for > > mx.core.Container.addChild says: > > > > "Note: While the child argument to the method is specified as of type > > DisplayObject, the argument must implement the IUIComponent interface > > to be added as a child of a container. All Flex components implement > > this interface." > > > > However, the documentation for the Bitmap class states the following: > > > > "The Bitmap() constructor allows you to create a Bitmap object that > > contains a reference to a BitmapData object. After you create a Bitmap > > object, use the addChild() or addChildAt() method of the parent > > DisplayObjectContainer instance to place the bitmap on the display list." > > > > Anyone has any idea what's going on with this? Is the documentation > > incorrect? Has anyone been able to add Bitmap to the display list? > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > >
