Understandable, but I'm adding multiple VBoxes, so I'm giving them different IDs --- is it even possible to access it by the ID?
I want to create it, if it doesn't exists, and then write to it (the new one or the existing one). On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:59 AM, caffeinewabbit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It sounds like you're approaching the problem from a JavaScript style > mindset, which isn't really the best way to go when dealing with AS3. > > Without knowing more about your project or surrounding code, I'd > suggest something along these lines: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application > xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > > protected var vBox:VBox = null; > > protected function addVBox():void > { > if(!vBox) > { > vBox = new VBox(); > vBox.styleName = "theBoxStyle"; > this.addChild(vBox); > } > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > ... MXML code - possibly containing a component that calls addVBox()... > > </mx:Application> > > In Flex, the id parameter really only needs to be set explicitly when > a component is created in MXML. In AS3, the explicit variable name is > used. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anthony Ettinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I want to dynamically create a VBox container for messaging from > > ActionScript, however it's unclear to me how to check if one already > > exists given its ID. > > > > var vBox:VBox = new VBox(); > > > > vBox.id = 'theBox"; > > vBox.styleName = "theBoxStyle"; > > > > addChild(vBox); // here is where I want to check for getById('theBox') > > in the DOM before adding a new one. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Anthony Ettinger > > 408-656-2473 > > http://anthony.ettinger.name > > > > -- Anthony Ettinger 408-656-2473 http://anthony.ettinger.name
