Ok. That makes sense I guess ... Though in your example , what if the File class for mobile needs to have a different implementation (lightweight?) than the File class for desktop devices (AIR) ?
- superabe On 9/17/07, Gordon Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No. This decision is consistent with the fact that the AIR team has > put their new classes like File into the flash.* package. > > Both decisions are motivated by the fact that it's hard to know what > classes will exist on which platforms in the future. For example, the Flash > Player for mobile devices -- which isn't AIR -- may have a File class. So > our rule is that packages do not indicate the platform. > > - Gordon > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *superabe superabe > *Sent:* Saturday, September 15, 2007 5:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] air namespace (adobe) > > Are there any plans to create a separate namespace for AIR related > components in the SDK? > For e.g. I am looking inside the mx.controls package and I see controls > like FileSystemComboBox and FileSystemDataGrid listed, which dont seem to be > usable in a non-AIR flex context, thus leading to confusion. > > - superabe > > >
