OK, I tried this but I get a compiler error - owner (which is a DisplayObjectContainer) doesn't have a property owner.
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of reflexactions Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:17 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: ComboBox ItemRenderer Custom Events only go to SystemManager - WHY????? Try owner.owner Inside itemRenderer owner would be the List, the Lists' owner would be the CB I think --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Battershall, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex, > > I thought that might be the case, but when I use > owner.dispatchEvent(myCustomEventInstance,true) from within my > itemRenderer, and I have previously added an event listener to my > ComboBox, no event is broadcast from my ComboBox. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Alex Harui > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:47 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox ItemRenderer Custom Events only go > to SystemManager - WHY????? > > > > Popups have to float over "everything" so they are parented by > SM and not the CB or the app. If you dispatch the event off the > "owner" it will go to the CB and bubble up from there > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Battershall, Jeff > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:23 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] ComboBox ItemRenderer Custom Events only go to > SystemManager - WHY????? > > > > I've been remiss in addressing my less-than-perfect understanding of > Events and event bubbling. > > My custom itemRenderer needs to fire a custom event. I've spent > the last > day trying to get it to bubble up from my custom itemRenderer to > the > ComboBox, but no dice. If I add an eventListener in my ComboBox, > it does > not receive the event. However when I use > systemManager.addEventListener("myCustomEvent",myHandler), > suddenly I > can receive the event. > > Is this the expected behavior? Why? > > Jeff Battershall > Application Architect > Dow Jones Indexes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jeff.battershall%40dowjones.com> > (609) 520-5637 (p) > (484) 477-9900 (c) > ------------------------------------ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links
