I love you..!!! Thanks for the lead.
well since it was a custom component. I had to use some part of the code from both Tracy and Jim. so it was something like var tempOptions:coptions = hbox.getItemAt(2) as coptions; tempOptions.visState(); // this worked flawlessly after the above line... here this is what I was trying. http://www.paranoidart.com/lab/flex/001/index.html // click on the 'show details' btn.. right click to view the source. I had another question mebbe, i will post it in a different thread.. regards, Varun Shetty On Jan 29, 2008 7:42 PM, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> on behalf > of Varun Shetty > Sent: Tue 29/01/2008 23:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <flex_india%40googlegroups.com>; > [email protected] <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. > __________________________________________________________ > >
