Hi there Anupam, Actually I figured out a way yesterday. The asfunction link calls a function in the map which then triggers an event in the AS2 map which is passed through a new EIBuffer.addCall which is received by a new event handler in MapEventDispatcher.as. The string parameter of the asfunction is passed through as a data object and used in Flex and every thing is dandy. The only limitation I ran into was the length of text usable with asfunction. I believe I saw somewhere that it was 116 characters as a limit because of hrefs in general, but it's OK. It works now. :-P
Many thanks! Michael anupam_111181 wrote: > > Hi All, > I was just googleing the "asfunction" and found this link > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/migration.html > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/migration.html> > > See that asfunction is not supported in Action Script 3.0 and the Flex > 2.0 is using Flash 9 which in turn using AS3 so i think its not that > straight forward to write asfunction and handling the event.. > > Although yahoo map component is written in as2 but we are consuming it > in as3.. My instinct says that there will be some other way that we > can handle the link click event.. > Working on it.. > Keep u posted > Cheers! > Anupam > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Michael Wills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Yeah the POI marker click event is fine and quite useful. I think it > was > > after reading your post Anupam. :-) However after that, I can't trigger > > anything in the Cairngorm app. I even tried to make a function with the > > original as2map.fla that would simply trigger a new POIMarkerClick > event > > with data passed from the asfunction call within the marker. That > hasn't > > worked yet either. > > > > I also tried to use FlashInterface which, by itself, should work. > > However it blocks the communication of the YahooMap communication > kit as is. > > > > Basically, similar to Anupam's change to the code, I'd like to add an > > htmlTextClick function which can be can be called via asfunction. > > Something like: > > > > function onHTMLLinkClick(ev:Object) { > > var rtnObj:String = new String(); > > EIBuffer.addCall({method:swfDomId + ".onHTMLLinkClick" + id, > > data:rtnObj}); > > } > > > > and where it sets up listeners in the mapClip object > > > > myMap.addEventListener('onHTMLLinkClick', onHTMLLinkClick); > > > > and then in the description of a POI Marker have > > > > description:"<a href=\'asfunction:onHTMLLinkClick,someString\'>Click > > me...</a>" > > > > or would this have to be: > > > > description:"<a > > href=\'asfunction:_parent.onHTMLLinkClick,someString\'>Click me...</a>" > > > > and in the Flex project > > > > mapEventDispather.addEventListener('onHTMLLinkClick', > htmlLinkClickHandler); > > > > So the link would trigger the new event which would call the > function in > > the loaded as2map.swf which would then trigger the new event which > would > > be picked up by Flex, etc. > > > > So is this possible? Since this function isn't in the original API, is > > it possible to add it this way? It looks like the .addCall would add it > > to the methodQueue array in the ExternalInterfaceBuffer.as file. Here's > > to hoping... > > > > And Benoit, thanks for the tip about adding the setMapSize snippet in > > the MapController.as. It sized fine when first loading but that > could be > > VERY useful when dynamically resizing. > > > > Thank you to you both. I'll give these a shot and see if there is any > > progress with it. > > > > Michael > > > > Benoit Hediard wrote: > > > > > > Are you sure you can catch events generated by an href link in the > > > description htmlText? > > > > > > > > > > > > I think we've tried to play around with the POIMarkerClick event. > > > > > > But it was only dispatched when you first click on the marker to > open it. > > > > > > Further click on a link in the htmlText description was not > generating > > > any POIMarkerClick events, so we could not catch anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > But may be, we did something wrong, we have to check it out again... > > > > > > > > > > > > Benoit Hediard > > > > > > #affinitiz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > *De :* [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] > > > *De la part de* anupam_111181 > > > *Envoyé :* mercredi 25 avril 2007 09:27 > > > *À :* [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > *Objet :* [flexcoders] Re: yahoomaps POI marker click event, htmltext > > > asfunction > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi michael, > > > I have done this and its pretty easy, > > > You can call any flex event on the click of the marker click > > > there is one event called onPOIMarkerClick in the Yahoo map component. > > > You should have the latest code because this event handler was not > > > there in the previous versions. > > > > > > I have written a blog entry on this... > > > Check it out.. > > > > http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/ > > <http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/> > > > > > <http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/ > > <http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/>> > > > > > > Cheeers! > > > Anupam > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Michael Wills <michael@> wrote: > > > > > > > > For clarification, the idea is simply to allow a marker to be > > > clicked to > > > > open it, but then trigger an event/call a function in the > cairngorm app > > > > when clicking on a link in the description. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > Michael Wills wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering if it's possible to use asfunction to call a > function > > > > > in a cairngorm app from the htmltext in the description of a POI > > > > > marker within a Yahoomap in a Flex 2 app without making > modification > > > > > to the as2map.fla file. > > > > > > > > > > It's a long shot, but I was just wondering if it's been done, and > > > > > eagerly anticipating a true AS3 map component. > > > > > > > > > > The new AS3 "event:" protocol of course isn't recognized by > the Flash > > > > > 8 interpreter and so it's not available. > > > > > > > > > > So I was hoping it would be something like: > > > > > > > > > > markerDesction = "<a > asfunction:doNotKnowWhatGoesHere.myFunction/>" > > > > > > > > > > Is that a possibility at all? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
