Well if you guys are using it and it works, I suppose that question is answered :) I've never tried to build a container out of anything but Container (strangely enough), so I wasn't talking from experience.
Now that I put more thought into it, it does make sense really, for when you want to build a component that's comprised of a bunch of other components, without needing to support arbitrary children added by client code at run time. -J On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Michael Labriola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Josh, > > Unfortunately, I also don't agree with the conclusion reached by > that post. Take a look at the code for UIComponent yourself. It > ships with Flex 2 or Flex 3. You can also search for addChild in the > various components that directly inherit from UIComponent in the > framework, you will see it used often. > > Finally, take a look at any of the custom component I, Doug McCune > of Eli Greenfield have published. You will notice that the majority > use UIComponent directly. > > > Labriola > > --- In [email protected] <flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Not according to this post a day or so ago: > > > > http://www.mail- > archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]<archive.com%2Fflexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > /msg93835.html > > > > Can anybody from Adobe clear this up? > > > > -J > > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Michael Labriola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > I see a few problems with the code. UIComponent does not have any > > > default implementations for sizing, display, etc. As Josh > mentions, > > > Container does have these implementations, however, this is > likely > > > overkill for what you need. However, UIComponent.addChild does > add > > > things to the display list just fine.... > > > > > > That said, your ScaleToFitContentHolder class extends > UIComponent. > > > UIComponent does not have an implementation of updateDisplayList. > > > updateDisplayList is where a component sizes it's children. > > > Therefore anything you add to that content holder is not going > to go > > > through the normal flex measurement and sizing process. > > > > > > You also call invalidateSize in your code quite a few times, > which > > > would make sense, but your measure methods just call the super > > > class.... which sets it to 0 width and height unless you set > > > explicit values in the UIComponent default implementation. > > > > > > So, basically, UIComponent is fine, it will work well if you > handle > > > these issues. If you want an implementation that handles these > > > things (and potentially does a lot of other stuff you don't need > or > > > want) you could extend Container or one of its descendants. > > > > > > HTH, > > > Labriola > > > > > > --- In > > > [email protected]<flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com><flexcomponents% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > "Josh McDonald" <dznuts@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > My Bad buddy, sorry! > > > > > > > > UIComponent.addChild is an inherited Flash thing, not part of > > > Flex, and when > > > > you use it if it works at all, things don't go into Flex's > display > > > tree > > > > properly, and all sorts of pain ensues. Try extending Canvas > > > instead of > > > > UIComponent. The magic you need lives in Container. > > > > > > > > -J > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Richard Rodseth <rrodseth@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'd love to wrap up this task. Does anyone have any other > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Richard Rodseth > > > <rrodseth@<rrodseth%40gmail.com>> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I'm afraid I'm still struggling with this. The classes > below > > > work > > > > > > (more or less) if I supply a large button as "content", > but if > > > I try a > > > > > > VBox it appears to shrink to nothing. Any ideas? Hopefully > the > > > > > > formatting survived. > > > > > > > > > > > > <view:ScaleOrCenterView width="100%" height="100%" > > > > > > > <mx:VBox borderStyle="solid" borderColor="red" > > > > > > horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off"> > > > > > > <mx:Button label="Test" width="400" height="400"/> > > > > > > </mx:VBox> > > > > > > </view:ScaleOrCenterView> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [DefaultProperty("content")] > > > > > > public class ScaleOrCenterView extends UIComponent > > > > > > { > > > > > > private var _contentHolder:ScaleToFitContentHolder = new > > > > > > ScaleToFitContentHolder();; > > > > > > private var _content:UIComponent; > > > > > > > > > > > > public function ScaleOrCenterView() > > > > > > { > > > > > > super(); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > override protected function createChildren():void { > > > > > > super.createChildren(); > > > > > > this.addChild(_contentHolder); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > [Inspectable] > > > > > > public function set content(value:UIComponent):void { > > > > > > if (_content != null) { > > > > > > _contentHolder.removeChild(_content); > > > > > > } > > > > > > _content = value; > > > > > > if (_content != null) { > > > > > > _contentHolder.addChild(_content); > > > > > > } > > > > > > this.invalidateSize(); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > override protected function updateDisplayList > > > (unscaledWidth:Number, > > > > > > unscaledHeight:Number):void > > > > > > { > > > > > > super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight); > > > > > > > > > > > > var contentWidth:Number = > _content.getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth > > > (); > > > > > > var contentHeight:Number = > _content.getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight > > > (); > > > > > > > > > > > > var xScale:Number = (unscaledWidth / contentWidth); > > > > > > var yScale:Number = (unscaledHeight / contentHeight); > > > > > > > > > > > > _contentHolder.setActualSize(unscaledWidth, > unscaledHeight); > > > > > > > > > > > > _contentHolder.allowInvalidateSize = false; > > > > > > if (xScale < 1 || yScale < 1) { > > > > > > _contentHolder.scaleX = xScale > > > > > > _contentHolder.scaleY = yScale > > > > > > } else { > > > > > > _contentHolder.scaleX = 1.0; > > > > > > _contentHolder.scaleY = 1.0; > > > > > > } > > > > > > _contentHolder.allowInvalidateSize = true; > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > public class ScaleToFitContentHolder extends UIComponent > > > > > > { > > > > > > public var allowInvalidateSize:Boolean = true; > > > > > > > > > > > > public function ScaleToFitContentHolder() > > > > > > { > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > override protected function measure():void > > > > > > { > > > > > > super.measure(); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > override public function invalidateSize():void > > > > > > { > > > > > > if (allowInvalidateSize) > > > > > > super.invalidateSize(); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Alex Harui > <aharui@<aharui% > > > 40adobe.com>> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> One way is to block invalidateSize when scaling the > child. See > > > > > >> ListBaseContentHolder > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ________________________________ > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls > for > > > thee." > > > > > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: josh@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for > thee." > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
