the cairngorm service locator just checks to see if it has a property with the name of the service defined
if(this [ serviceId ] == null) // throw an error if it exists then just return it : return this[ serviceId ]; its a common actionscript technique to access object properties dynamically using the [] notation. and the relationship between mxml and an actionscript class is that mxml is converted to actionscript, so an mxml file / component is an actionscript class. hope that helps, its one of those things that after using AS for a while you internalise so my explanation might be lacking. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm a little confused. > > > > How come I can ask com.adobe.cairngorm.business.ServiceLocator for a > service from an MXML component which is a "sub-class" of ServiceLocator? -- Martin Wood http://relivethefuture.com/choronzon
