I wish we had a "faceless" mxml component specifically for this kind of use.
I use an Application tag to implement my functionality, then use that component as the root tag of the application. Some folks call this the "code behind" technique. You could also use a canvas, which is the lightest container I know, and set height and width to 0 and visibility=false. Also, there are a few faceless mxml components. Would it make sense in your case to extend one of them? Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of André Rodrigues Pena Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Simple design question Hi all, I know how to create visual components as MXML files. My question is, can I create a non-visual component using MXML files? Let's put an example: I want to create a non-visual component to wrap my web-services and handlers. I know I could do it with AS3. But can I do it with MXML? thanks -- André Rodrigues Pena LOCUS www.locus.com.br Blog www.techbreak.org

