That was easy, thanks Alex!
BTW, I had to cast the target on the remove function to avoid an implicit
coercion error:
searchRows.removeChild(DisplayObject(e.target));
Rob
On 10/5/07, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> var newRow:SearchInputRow = new SearchInputRow();
>
> newRow.addEventListener("onRemoveRow", removeRow);
>
>
> // add the new component to the VBox
> searchRows.addChild(newRow);
>
>
> private function removeRow(event:Event):void
>
> {
>
> searchRows.removeChild(event.target);
>
> }
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
> Behalf Of *Robert Munn
> *Sent:* Friday, October 05, 2007 12:17 PM
> *To:* flexcoders
> *Subject:* [flexcoders] adding an event listener to a dynamically added
> component
>
>
>
> I have a search component that allows the user to add new search criteria
> on the fly. The search criteria is contained in a custom component, one row
> per criteria. The first row is defined like this:
>
> <c:SearchInputRow onCriteriaChange="doCriteriaChanged(event)"
> removeButton="false"/>
>
> Rows can be added by clicking a button which dynamically adds a new
> component like so:
>
> var newRow:SearchInputRow = new SearchInputRow();
>
> // add the new component to the VBox
> searchRows.addChild(newRow);
>
>
> The custom component has a button that can be used to remove any rows
> after the first row. The button calls a function that dispatches a custom
> event called onRowRemove
>
> private function doRemoveRow():void{
> var e:Event = new Event("onRemoveRow",true);
> trace(e);
> dispatchEvent(e);
>
> }
>
> <mx:Metadata>
> [Event(name="onRemoveRow")]
> </mx:Metadata>
>
> The event fires, but my dynamically added rows never see it because they
> are not listening for it. How can I add an event listener for this custom
> event to my dynamically created components?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rob
>
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> Robert Munn
> www.emergentpath.com
>
>
>
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