Thanks Dave,
For this code to work, a ComboBox must have already existed or been
declared as a variable somewhere on the stage.
Does this mean I have declare instances of all the components I might
ever use dynamically ahead of time for this to work?
//==================================
//So far this is what I got to work after reading the LiveDocs:
//Works only if an instance of ComboBox has already been
declared.
//Does not work just by importing mx.controls.ComboBox alone.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var ClassReference:Class =
flash.utils.getDefinitionByName("mx.controls.ComboBox") as Class;
var instance:Object = new ClassReference();
addChild(DisplayObject(instance));
//===================================
I'm open to more inside details or helpful gotchas on this.
-- Keith H --
Dave Carabetta wrote:
>
> Check out the LiveDocs for getDefinitionByName():
>
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/flash/utils/package.html
> <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/flash/utils/package.html>
>
> Regards,
> Dave.
> Cynergy Systems
>
> On 9/30/07, *keith* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> I want to convert something like the String "mx.controls.ComboBox"
> to a
> Class.
> I would use this to declare components or other classes at runtime.
> *Please don't laugh at me*
>
> //==============================
> //In areas where I CAN do this...
> //---------------------------------------------
> var testA:* = new mx.controls.ComboBox();
> addChild(testA);
> //==============================
>
> //=====================================
> //I want to DYNAMICALLY do the same...
> //--------------------------------------------------------
> var classname:Class = Class("mx.controls.ComboBox");
> var testB:* = new classname();
> addChild(testB);
> //=====================================
>
> //But get a this type of error---> TypeError: Error #1034: Type
> Coercion
> failed: cannot convert "mx.controls.ComboBox" to Class.
>
> -- Keith H --
>
>
>
