ah..ok... got it :) thanks
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not speaking from authority, but I'm 99% sure that Dictionary either
> partly is, or relies on some native code that lives in the flash plug-in
> rather than in the Flex SDK library in order to provide the weakKeys
> functionality, and that's why you can't subclass it.
>
> -J
>
>
> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Mayur Bais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > :) :) sure ...there is nothing that I could not do without extending
> > dictionary...
> > with singleTon , I wanted to have the only once reference across the
> > application ..
> >
> > I tried once extending it..and ran into a problem..and then solved it by
> > not sub classing it (directly returning)..
> > But the curiosity was there in my mind ..hence put up the question
> > here...
> >
> > Here is the class which i had tried extending dictionary: (though it did
> > not worked...)
> >
> > package ms.imfusion.model {
> >
> > import flash.utils.Dictionary;
> > import ms.imfusion.Constants;
> >
> > public class MemberList extend dictionary
> > {
> >
> > private static var instance:MemberList; // instance of self.
> >
> >
> >
> > /**
> > * property memberList of type Dictionary
> > */
> > public var memberList:Dictionary;
> >
> >
> > /**
> > * constructor
> > */
> > public function MemberList(){
> > super();
> > }
> >
> >
> > /**
> > * Returns the reference to self
> > */
> > public static function getInstance():MemberList {
> > if(instance == null){
> > instance = new MemberList();
> > }
> > return instance;
> > }
> >
> >
> > /**
> > * Append to memeberlist
> > * @param tempMember
> > * @returns void
> > */
> > public function appendtomemelist(tempMember:MemberObject):void {
> > var userId:int = tempMember.userId;
> > memberList[userId] = tempMember;
> > }
> >
> >
> > /**
> > * Creating memberlist
> > * @param obj from server
> > * creates MemberObject object and adds to memberlist dictionary
> >
> > * @returns void
> > */
> > public function addToMemberlist(obj:Object):void {
> > for(var i:int=0;i<obj.length;i++) {
> > var tempMember:MemberObject = new MemberObject()
> > tempMember.fill(obj[i]);
> > appendtomemelist(tempMember);
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > /**
> > *Set instance of memberList null on logout
> > */
> > public static function setInstanceNull():void{
> > instance = null; // clear mermber information in the
> > current session
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > If it's not giving away any business secrets, why on earth would you
> > > want to subclass Dictionary? Flex already has some sort of built in
> > > support
> > > for singletons, I believe.
> > >
> > > -J
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Mayur Bais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Any specific reason why we should not extend dictionary..?
> > > > I got it working by writing one getter method in the class which
> > > > returned dictionary...
> > > > just curious........
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Don't extend dictionary, just return a Dictionary.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Mayur Bais
> > > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:11 AM
> > > > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
> > > > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] error while extending dictionary error ..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > I have class extending a dictionary class:
> > > > >
> > > > > public class mydict extends Dictionary
> > > > > {
> > > > > public static instance:mydict // done to maintain
> > > > > singleton class
> > > > > function mydict (){
> > > > > super();
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > public static funtion getInstance():mydict {
> > > > > return instance;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > function addTodict(id:int,val:String):void{
> > > > > mydict [id] = val // its giving me error here...can not
> > > > > create proeprty 26..(if id was 26..) on mydict
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Any work around??
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Mayur
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for
> > > thee."
> > >
> > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
> > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."
>
> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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