Ok thanks, I can finally see the ball. I did look on http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/mx/core/UIComponent.html It should have this line somewhere on this page: import.mx.core.UIComponent For the world of me I don't know why they don't have that on that page.
Max Frigge wrote: > import mx.core.UIComponent; > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:28:02 PM > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: addchild > > Ok thanks, I tried that, Now I get this error, > Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: UIComponent. > > rueter007 wrote: > > > > you cannot add sprites directly that way. you can do the following. > > > > var ballParent: UIComponent = new UIComponent( ); > > ballParent.addChild (ball); > > vbox.addChild( ballParent) ; > > > > and ofcourse, you have to set the width, height etc. > > > > - venkat > > http://www.venkatj. com <http://www.venkatj.com> > <http://www.venkatj. com <http://www.venkatj.com>> > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups. com>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > This is the entire ball class > > > package com.oreilly. programmingflex. states { > > > > > > > > > import flash.display. Sprite; > > > > > > public class Ball extends Sprite { > > > private var radius:Number; > > > private var color:uint; > > > > > > public function Ball(radius: Number=40, color:uint=0xff0000 ) { > > > this.radius = radius; > > > this.color = color; > > > init(); > > > } > > > public function init():void { > > > graphics.beginFill( color); > > > graphics.drawCircle (0, 0, radius); > > > graphics.endFill( ); > > > > > > } > > > } > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > Sherif Abdou wrote: > > > > it means that the ball is not a IUIcomponenet which it is required > > for > > > > it to be added on stage, show me a bit of the ball class code so i > > can > > > > know > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups. com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:38:26 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] addchild > > > > > > > > OK thanks. Now when I try to use addChild, I get this error. > What does > > > > it mean ? > > > > myball=new Ball; > > > > addChild(myball) ; > > > > TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert > > > > com.oreilly. programmingflex. states::Ball@ 5787299 to > > > > mx.core.IUIComponen t. > > > > at > > > > mx.core::Container/http://www.adobe. com/2006/ flex/mx/internal > > > > ::addingChild > > <http://www.adobe. com/2006/ flex/mx/internal ::addingChild > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::addingChild> > > <http://www.adobe. com/2006/ flex/mx/internal ::addingChild > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::addingChild>>>() > > > > at mx.core::Container/ addChildAt( ) > > > > at mx.core::Container/ addChild( ) > > > > at Main/::initializeHa ndler() > > > > at Main/___Application 1_initialize( ) > > > > at > > > > flash.events: :EventDispatcher /flash.events: EventDispatcher: > > > > :dispatchEventFu nction() > > > > at flash.events: :EventDispatcher /dispatchEvent( ) > > > > at mx.core::UIComponen t/dispatchEvent( ) > > > > at mx.core::UIComponen t/set processedDescriptor s() > > > > at mx.core::Container/ createComponents FromDescriptors( ) > > > > > > > > Sherif Abdou wrote: > > > > > addChild not addchild > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] org <mailto:info1% 40reenie. org>" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > org <mailto:info1% 40reenie. org>> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com <http://ups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups. com> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:03:15 PM > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] addchild > > > > > > > > > > I have a ball class. 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