Thanks Alex, I will give that a try, and see if that fixes my binding problems... And to answer your question, Libby hit it on the head - I am trying to separate my Code from my Views as much as possible. In fact, all of my Controls use the "Code Behind" method of programming - and it's really made a cleaner environment for me, since my ActionScript code can get VERY lengthy. Thanks again - Mike
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Uhlmann Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:20 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] BindingUtils.bindProperty versus <mx:Binding> Closer to your mx:Binding tag is: BindingUtils.bindProperty( userVO, "Name", this, [ "nameTextInput", "text" ] ); but keep in mind that binding of mx.binding.utils using ChangeWatcher and BindingUtils work differently from the mx.binding package (MXML compiler binding). The latter supports much more use cases, i.e. binding to expressions, XML, having functions and Array elements in property chains, etc. BindingUtils i.e. only supports property chains. I'd question why you would want to replace all our MXML bindings when it's working like a charm for you? ;) Aren't MXML bindings (curly braces, function bindings, mx:Binding/Observe) easier to write and maintain? Best, Alex Alex Uhlmann Consultant (Rich Internet Applications) Adobe Consulting Westpoint, 4 Redheughs Rigg, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ, UK p: +44 (0) 131 338 6969 m: +44 (0) 7917 428 951 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://weblogs.macromedia.com/auhlmann ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: 20 January 2007 05:14 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] BindingUtils.bindProperty versus <mx:Binding> Hello All, I am not having much luck, using the bindProperty method of creating bindings. At the moment, I am using the <mx:Binding> method, and it's working like a charm. But, I am trying to get away from this, so I can put all my binding logic into my ActionScript Code. I was under the impression, that BindingUtils.bindProperty was the ActionScript direct replacement for the <mx:Binding> tag. A quick example of my usage: BindingUtils.bindProperty( nameTextInput, "text", userVO, "Name" ); Which replaces: <mx:Binding source="nameTextInput.text" destination="userVO.Name"/> I've tried executing the AS code, in the "CreationComplete" and the "Initialize" Functions of my Control, without any success. I just don't get any data binding taking place - unless, I am still executing this code too early, and need to listen for another event. Still, I thought CreationComplete or Initialize only fired off, when pretty much everything on the Control was 100% instantiated. Am I properly using the AS Bindings, or is there something else I am missing? Thanks in advance for your help, Mike
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