I prefer String over int, because it is selfdocumenting, so i'd go for states rather than viewstack.selectedIndex Cheers Ralf.
On Nov 22, 2007 1:08 PM, stephen50232 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Seb, > > Thanks, I've now created a static const in my ModelLocator class which > , is called APP_DEFAULT_STATE, which I'm using to load in the > Application.currentState. So now I can switch between states fine, thanks. > > One question though is Cairngorm good with managing states or is it > better suited to using the viewstack to manage how an application looks? > > > --- In [email protected], "Sebastian Zarzycki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Not really, unless you can give yourself a good explanation, why you > don't > > want to pass the value. The default logic for this behavior is a bit too > > complicated (if, then). I assume your app is small, but as it grows, you > > might be confused what's going on, since there is no clear > explanation in > > code, that you are switching to Login state. If your Login state is the > > default one (starting), remember that you can always refer to it as "". > > Create a final string APP_DEFAULT_LOGIN_STATE = "" and use this constant > > even on start - this way you will know what is going on, and there is no > > need to create additional check in command's logic. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of stephen50232 > > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:26 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Managing States and Cairngorm > > > > Hi Seb, > > > > Thanks for the reply, I like you idea, it makes sense. If I create an > > event which is fired during start up a I can in theory reuse the same > > event in the menu I'm creating. All it will be doing is passing the > > name of the state to change to. > > > > One thing I will do is when the event is fired during start up I won't > > pass a value for the state name, then in my Command I can check for > > this value and as it doesn't exist I can call the default state > > (Login). Do you think this is a good idea? > > > > Stephen > > > > > > -- Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany Phone +49 (0) 221 530 15 35
