OK I understand, I am using <my:CustomComponent ..../>, I didnt know that I could then do this myComp.myMember
Thanks for the help, I will try it out. Timgerr --- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm? Lets be clear on our language then. A "Flex Component" has two > states of being, the class, as implemented either in mxml or AS, and the > "instance", which is what you get when you do: > > <my:CustomComponent ..../> > > Or: new CustomComponent(); > > > > It is easy to put an id on a Flex component instantiated in the first > manner: > > <my:CustomComponent id="myComp"..../> > > And you can then access any public member in MyComponent instance like: > > myComp.myMember > > > > It is a bit harder if you ar instanitating the components manually. > > > > > > Or are you using the term, "Flex Component" in a different way? > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of timgerr > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 3:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Access Child Document Flex Components > > > > Tracy I dont think a flex component can have an id, what might I be > ding wrong? > > Thanks, > Timger > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@> wrote: > > > > You can access the public members of a component instantiated with an > > mxml tag by using the "id" property, which the compiler turns into an > > instance variable containing a reference to the component: > > > > > > > > myComponentId.GetUserDataRequest.send(); > > > > > > > > Also you might want to look into using AsyncToken to associate a > result > > with its send() call. > > > > > > > > Tracy > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of timgerr > > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:58 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Access Child Document Flex Components > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > Thanks for all the help That I have recieved, I am learning alot. > > > > Main Application that has many Flex Components. I want to call a > > HTTPService from the main app page, I am not sure how to do this. > > > > I have tried GetUserDataRequest.send() but to no avail. > > <mx:HTTPService id="GetUserDataRequest" > > url="{getURL.PerformaGetUserData()}" /> > > > > I know that there is a way to call parent items parentDocument.xxxx > > but not sure of a way to call childDocuments. > > > > Again Thanks for all the help. > > > > Timgerr > > >
