I guess the only way to do it reliable is to ask for the type. You can use if( X instanceof Y) for example
Cheers, Ralf. On 2/6/07, gotgoose09 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No one has done type checking like this before? If not, oh well. :) --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "gotgoose09" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My current code now loops through the children of a container and adds > an event handler to each one to listen for a "change" event. > > However, I want to only add event handlers to UIComponents that have > some sort of value that the user can change. > > Some examples of these components are: TextInput, ComboBox, > RadioButton, CheckBox, ColorPicker, List, RichTextEditor, etc. > > My current code is something like this: (simplified) > > var component:UIComponent = container.getChildAt(i); > if (component is Container) > { > // add event handlers to the container's children > } > else if (component is UIComponent && "enabled" in component) > { > // add an event handler to component > } > > Unfortunately, this doesn't work for all the various input controls. > e.g. The RichTextEditor is a Container, so the code tries adding event > handlers to it's children (I want an event handler on the actual > RichTextEditor). > > Is there a reliable way of detecting a user editable control? > > Thanks in advance! >
-- Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany Phone +49 (0) 221 530 15 35
