Cast owner to something like ListBase to get round the compiler error.
--- In [email protected], "Battershall, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of reflexactions > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:17 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 [email protected], "Battershall, Jeff" > <jeff.battershall@> 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: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Alex Harui > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:47 PM > > To: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Battershall, Jeff > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:23 AM > > To: [email protected] > > 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 > > jeff.battershall@ <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 >
