Events default to not bubbling.
-Josh
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:41 AM, justSteve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Got it...thx Mike. Forgive the subject-line creep but now I need to
> add a listener in a parent of the class dispatching the event. The
> subcomponent is derieved from UIComponent...shouldn't it's events
> bubble by default? Or perhaps my listener syntax is off:
>
> addEventListener("isGreaterChanged", isGreaterChangedHandler)
>
> Am getting no errors just no hits at the parent's event handler method.
>
> thx again
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Michael Schmalle
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <teoti.graphix%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > package my.event.package
> > {
> >
> > public class MyEvent extends Event
> > {
> > public static const IS_GREATER_CHANGED:String = "isGreaterChanged";
> >
> > public var isGreater:Boolean;
> >
> > public function MyEvent(type:String, isGreater:Boolean)
> > {
> > super(type);
> > this.isGreater = isGreater;
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > // app as file
> >
> > [Event(type="isGreaterChanged", type="my.event.package.MyEvent")]
> >
> > ...
> >
> > var e:MyEvent = new MyEvent(MyEvent.IS_GREATER_CHANGED, true);
> > dispatchEvent(e);
> >
> > ... event handler
> >
> > private function isGreaterHandler(event:MyEvent):void
> > {
> > trace(event.isGreater);
> > }
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: justSteve <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <steve%40stevelearnsflex.com>
> >
> > Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:51 AM
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Understanding Custom Event Creation
> > To: flexcoders <[email protected]<flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> >
> >
> > The LiveDocs page that is supposed to explain how to create a custom
> event
> > is:
> >
> > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/ascomponents_7.html#170959
> >
> > I get it that what I choose for the name parameter is what listeners
> > will have to register against. I don't get the 'type' param. Am I
> > needing to make that package of the current class?
> > [Event(name="itsGreaterThanZero", type="com.foo.bar.whatHere")]
> >
> > Also, the sample doesn't make clear how to pass custom (runtime) data.
> > I'm working with code that needs to dispatch a custom event when a
> > given value is found to be > 0. The method in question is in a class
> > that extends UIComponent.
> >
> > Any help much appreciated.
> > --steve...
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the question'.
> >
>
>
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