thats the catch! thanks On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 2:25 PM, rueter007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> type property in the metadata should be the name of the event with the > complete package structure. > > <mx:Metadata> > [Event(name="itemRollOver", type="com.myCompany.MessengerEvent")] > </mx:Metadata> > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, learner > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi all , > > > > I am getting this compile time error: > > > > "Event type 'MessengerEvent:ITEM_ROLL_OVER' is unavailable. " > > > > and the code that I have written is: > > > > contentholder.mxml : > > > > > > <mx:Metadata> > > [Event(name="itemRollOver", > type="MessengerEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OVER")] > > </mx:Metadata> > > > > function somef(){ > > dispatchEvent(new MessengerEvent(MessengerEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OVER)); > > } > > > > > > > > > > in main.mxml : > > > > <mycomp:ContentHolder width="100%" id="contentHolder" > > itemRollOver="showFlyOut(event)"/> // this is where i am getting error > > > > > > can any body tell me what is the problem? > > > > >

