Yes, Alex. You Rock dude(ss)!!
For those who may follow and look at this let me add a
few notes.
I needed to add an import statement to bring in the
Container class (done from scratch, this happens automatically):
import mx.core.Container;
I then updated the combo box array to include the "components"
qualifier and called the fAddCustomView function with the data item
from the combo box(cbCompList):
e.g. <mx:Object label="Component2" data="components.Comp2"/>
<mx:Button x="25" y="68" label="Add Custom Component"
click="fAddCustomView(cbCompList.selectedItem.data)"/>
However, this produced an Flash9 error. The call was passing a
string rather than the class itself.
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot
convert "components.Comp3" to Class.
at ViewStackTest2/___Button2_click()
So, I modified the array to have a reference to the class as the
data, instead of the string (simply by enclosing the string in curly
braces).
e.g.<mx:Object label="Component2" data="{components.Comp2}"/>
It works!! Thanks.
Alex, you've taught me how to instantiate an object, specifying the
class at runtime! This is a huge step towards creating a more
Dynamic UI.
I'm looking for a freelance Flex/CF tutor/mentor. (See FlexJobs.)
Let me know if you are interested.
Paul
--- In [email protected], "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Are you asking about:
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> private function fAddCustomView(compClass:Class):void
> {
> var canCustView:Container = Container(new compClass());
> canCustView.label = "Custom " +
> cbCompList.selectedItem.label;
> vsComps.addChild(canCustView);
> }
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>
>
> ...
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> fAddCustomView(Comp1);
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