Event.item in an itemClick is not the MenuBar, so I don't see how it can be a function in the same file.
Even if it is, there is no guarantee that it is the same object, so you still can't call it if it is private. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dominic Pazula Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: referencing a private function I understand the public/private nature of referencing the function from outside the component. However, this is inside the same component. The function resides one line down from the function I posted. --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Dominic Pazula > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:32 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > 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> > <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 >
