Set a dirty flag in your setter (like childrenDirty = true) and call invalidateProperties(), then override commitProperties() and check if your dirty flag is set, if so then add the children in there.
Doug On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Sean Clark Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > I know how to add children to a component doing something like the > following, but I can't help but think there ought to be a better way to do > it. Perhaps I should be overriding one of UIComponent's methods? Anyway, > the issue (see link) is that container isn't defined when the setter is > called. Where is the proper place to actually add the children? > > http://pastie.textmate.org/234853 > > You would use it like this -- > > <me:myComp> > > <me:newChildren> > > <mx:Button label='new button'/> > > </me:newChildren> > > </me:myComp> > > Thanks! > >

