Another way is to maintain a reference to each child you instantiate in some structure. An "associative array" (Object) is very handy as it simplifies referencing those instances.
var uicChildOfHB:UIComponent = oDynamicChildArray["myChildIdString"] Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Hayes Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Accessing Methods of a Custom Components did you try container.getChildAt(index) e.g. hbox.getChildAt(2) to use your example ? It may of course have other children, and you don't test type in your post, so maybe something like : for (var i=0; i<hbox.numChildren;i++) { if (hbox.getChildAt(i) is coptions) { hbox.getChildAt(i).visState(); } } would prevent any errors you might be seeing. but I think adding an event listener to each coptions instance would be a nicer, cleaner way to call that method... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Varun Shetty Sent: Tue 29/01/2008 23:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flex_india%40googlegroups.com> ; [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [flexcoders] Accessing Methods of a Custom Components Hi, I made a custom component and I am populating an hbox with custom component using actionscript. so if 'coptions' is the custom component.. i am doing this for (var i:int=0;i<10;i++){ var temp:coptions = new coptions(); hbox.addChild(temp); } now i can view the custom components within the hbox. but i have a public function named 'visState' within the custom component "coption". i want to call them through a button. How do i call them? i tried calling like this ... hbox.getItemAt(2).visState(); but it didnt work.. i tried many other options... but none worked.. any clue what should i be doing.. ? also any insights on how to make global eventdispatchers..? regards, Varun __________________________________________________________ This communication is from Primal Pictures Ltd., a company registered in England and Wales with registration No. 02622298 and registered office: 4th Floor, Tennyson House, 159-165 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PA, UK. VAT registration No. 648874577. This e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. It may be read, copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately by return e-mail or by telephoning +44(0)20 7637 1010. Please then delete the e-mail and do not disclose its contents to any person. This email has been scanned for Primal Pictures by the MessageLabs Email Security System. __________________________________________________________
