Yeah you need;
super(type, true);
Mike
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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