Interesting. I'd love to understand the distinction.
--- In [email protected], "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Overriding the initialize() method is similar to, but not the same as,
> handling the 'initialize" event. The two don't always happen at the same
> time.
>
> - Gordon
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of David Chang
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:13 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Handling initialized event with AS3 custom
> component
>
>
>
> Also this should work too...
>
> package com.example.test {
>
> public class Test extends VBox {
> public override function initialize():void {
> super.initialize();
> // Do something
> }
> }
> }
>
> Gordon Smith wrote:
> >
> > In AS3 code you use the addEventListener() method to register an event
>
> > handler to receive a particular kind of event from a particular
> object:
> >
> > package com.example.test
> > {
> > public class Test extends VBox
> > {
> > // Constructor
> > public function Test
> > {
> > super();
> > addEventListener(FlexEvent.INITIALIZE, myHandler);
> > }
> >
> > // Handler for "initialize" event
> > private function myHandler():void
> > {
> > // Do something
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > - Gordon
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* [email protected]
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> ]
> > *On Behalf Of *Ian Shafer
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:31 PM
> > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
>
> > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Handling initialized event with AS3 custom
> > component
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > How do I handle an "initialized" event using an AS3 custom component?
> >
> > In MXML it would be like this:
> >
> > <mx:VBox initialize="myHandler">
> > <mx:Script><![CDATA[
> > private function myHandler():void {
> > // Do something
> > }
> > ]]></mx:Script>
> > </mx:VBox>
> >
> > My guess is that I can do something like this:
> >
> > package com.example.test {
> > public class Test extends VBox {
> > private function initialize():void {
> > // Do something
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > But I can't find any documentation.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
>
