To add to what Alex has said... In AS3, access specifiers such as 'protected' and 'private' aren't just compile-time concepts, they're also runtime concepts that are rigorously enforced by the ActionScript Virtual Machine. If your class makes something private, it is really inaccessible except by your class. AS3 takes this kind of security issue as seriously as Java does. Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Harui Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [flexcoders] referencing a private function You have to make a reference to the function public. Private means just that: can't be called from the outside. I would recommend having the renderers attach listeners to the MenuBar instead. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dominic Pazula Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] referencing a private function I have a component extending MenuBar whose data provider provides the internal handler for the itemClick. I have a generic function that checks the MenuEvent for the needed property and then trys to call the function it specifies. Specifically <mx:MenuBar xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " itemClick="internalClick(event)"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function internalClick(event:MenuEvent):void{ if (event.item.hasOwnProperty("internalEvt")){ try{ this[event.item.internalEvt]() } catch(e:Error){ } } } ... Now this works well as long as the specified function is public. However, I don't want all of these functions to be public. How can I reference and call a private function dynamically? Thanks Dominic
