I have a UIComponent (let's call it Foo) that extends Canvas. I'm trying to track various instances of this in an Object, mapping each instance to some String metadata. However, when I re-parent a Foo instance (by adding it to a new container), or I re-parent that parent container, it seems to be treated as a completely distinct key by the Object. For example
var map:Object = new Object(); var foo:Foo = new Foo(); map[foo] = "foo"; for (var key:* in map) { // Output is something like 'key is Foo455' trace("key is " + key); } var bar:Bar = new Bar(); bar.addChild(foo); map[foo] = "re-parented foo" for (var key:* in map) { // Output is something like 'key is Foo455', 'key is Bar211.Foo455' trace("key is " + key); } Am I missing something? It seems like putting a reference to the object in a map should not changed when that object is re-parented. Is there any way to do what I'm looking for? What's the reasoning behind this behavior. -- Maciek Sakrejda Truviso, Inc. http://www.truviso.com