Jason, In an ideal world, component A would throw events up. Those events would be caught in the application (in this case) and call corresponding methods in component B.
You really, really don't want to start coupling these components together by calling the internals of one from the other in this way. Especially when they really are peers in your application. Just my 2 cents, Mike --- In [email protected], "Merrill, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought this would be simple - having one custom display object modify another through a reference: > > <mx:Application > > <c:MyComponentA /> > <c:MyComponentB /> > </mx:Application> > > I want to have MyComponentA refer to objects/methods inside of MyComponentB. I tried passing a reference in: > > <mx:Application > > <c:MyComponentA id="myComponentA" /> > <c:MyComponentB componentToModify="{myComponentA}"/> > </mx:Application> > > But I get an error saying, "Access of possibly undefined property myComponentA through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject." > > I tried calling "parent.myComponentA" from actionscript inside of MyComponentB.MXML, but it couldn't find the instance of "myComponentA". > > How do you handle this? I know this probably isn't ideal architecture, but would there have to be scripts that listen for events in one component in the main app and then modify the other component? I guess I could do that if it is best practice. I need the two components to be separated because they are two different parts of the UI, but need to interact. One has controls that change the view and data in the other. Does it have to modify the other component from actionscript on the main app or can I just pass a reference into one component like I have tried? > > Thanks. > > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > Global Technology & Operations & Global Risk L&LD > eTools & Multimedia > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community <blocked::http://sharepoint.bankofamerica.com/sites/tlc/flash/default .aspx> > > Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? > Check out our internal GT&O Innovative Learning Blog <blocked::http://sharepoint.bankofamerica.com/sites/ddc/rd/blog/defau lt.aspx> & subscribe <blocked::http://sharepoint.bankofamerica.com/sites/ddc/rd/blog/_layo uts/SubNew.aspx?List=\{41BD3FC9-BB07-4763-B3AB-A6C7C99C5B8D\} &Source=http://sharepoint.bankofamerica.com/sites/ddc/rd/blog/Lists/P osts/Archive.aspx> . >
