Just a quick follow up... I hooked up Muzak's suggestion and that's
exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you Muzak!
-b
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "bithroop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yeah that totally makes sense and looks like the proper way of doing
> things.
>
> Thanks Muzak
>
> -b
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Muzak" <p.ginneberge@> wrote:
> >
> > I think what you're looking for is a Singleton class that extends
> EventDispatcher which only purpose is to be able to add listeners
> > to and dispatch events upon.
> >
> > package com.muzakdeezign.mvc.managers {
> > import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
> > public class SystemEventManager extends EventDispatcher {
> >
> > private static var __instance:SystemEventManager = null;
> >
> > public function SystemEventManager() {
> > if(__instance != null) {
> > throw new Error("Instance of SystemManager already exists. Use
> SystemManager.getInstance()");
> > }
> > }
> >
> > public static function getInstance():SystemEventManager {
> > if(__instance == null ) {
> > __instance = new SystemEventManager();
> > }
> > return __instance;
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > //from anywhere in your app:
> >
> > import com.muzakdeezign.mvc.managers.SystemEventManager;
> >
> > SystemEventManager.getInstance().addEventListener("someEvent",
> someEventHandler);
> >
> > //and somewhere else in your app
> > SystemEventManager.getInstance().dispatchEvent(new
Event("someEvent"));
> >
> > Make sense?
> >
> > regards,
> > Muzak
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bithroop" <ben@>
> > To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:33 PM
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Non-Display Objects
> >
> >
> > Jehanzeb - first, thank you for the detailed response! I really
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > In the code you provided, the CustomEventDispatcher was instantiated
> > within the mx:Application object. So from what I've seen, yes
> > Application will be able to hear CustomEventDispatcher's events.
> >
> > However, my sitation is more like:
> >
> > Application
> > |
> > |------>ContainerC->ContainerD
> > |
> > |------>ContainerA->Custom AS class not in display
> > list->CustomEventDispatcher.
> >
> > And I want CustomEventDispatcher's event to be heard by Container D.
> > Right now I have my listener on Application, and then Application is
> > calling a method on ContainerC, which is then calling a method on
> > ContainerD. This seems to be ugly and bad form.
> >
>
