Thanks for the info - I found what I was looking for in that info. So, in my example code below, I had to make this change for the lines to actually show:
this.rawChildren.addChild(canvas); Thanks all for the info. --- In [email protected], "Matt Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The comments thread on this page should help you get going: > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp. > htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00001855.html > > -matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of devworkit > > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:28 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] A simple graphics.lineTo > > question...should be simple. > > > > I am just starting to look at the drawing capabilities of > > Flex. I'm trying to get an example working from the Essential > > ActionScript 3.0 book but it does not work for me. It seems > > awfully simple. Here is what the book gives for the example > > to draw 4 different lines: > > > > var canvas:Shape = new Shape(); > > canvas.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000); > > canvas.graphics.lineTo(100, 0); > > canvas.graphics.lineStyle(5, 0xFF0000); > > canvas.graphics.lineTo(100, 100); > > canvas.graphics.lineStyle(10, 0x00FF00); > > canvas.graphics.lineTo(0, 100); canvas.graphics.lineStyle(15, > > 0x0000FF); canvas.graphics.lineTo(0, 0); > > > > addChild(canvas); > > > > I created a mxml application and placed the above code in a > > myInit() function and I call the myInit() function from the > > creationComplete event of the Application object. > > > > When I run the application, nothing happens. The book says it > > should show a simple box with different sized lines. > > > > Anything else I need to do? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > >
