Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-09 Thread Michael Prescott
That's it exactly.  Basically, we have a number of situations where we need
to add pop-up details to elements in our application, so I thought I'm
trying to make reusable non-visual component that orchestrates that, like
this:

mx:Whatever id=summary/

mx:Canvas id=myPopUp
  mx:Label text=All sorts of useful information/
/mx:Canvas

*my:PopUpDetail
target={summary}
popUp={myPopUp}
popUpOnRollover=true
popUpOnFocus=true /*

So I've dug around in PopUpButton to see how it manages its pop-up, and that
looks simple enough.  But PopUpButton uses the existence of popUp.parent to
determine whether it is managing the pop up yet (no parent, and it assumes
that it isn't) - so it seemed that, along with my not knowing about
includeInLayout=false, creating the popup control in some sort of
parentless way was important.

Michael


On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:33 AM, Josh McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   I think he's intending to use PopupManager, but wants to define it in
 the same file as its container?


 On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  Why not use tooltip or popup manager to float that thing?  Then it won't
 be clipped and what not



 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Josh McDonald
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 That's not exactly what you're after, in this case the object will be
 added to the list of children, it's just not positioned on
 parent.updateDisplayList() or counted during parent.measure().

 The only way I can think of off the top of my head to do what you're after
 is wrap it in mx:Array. Here's a quick example:

 http://pastie.textmate.org/private/hjd33kkztkuojpzltd2ylw

 You can use mx:component to do thins kind of like this, but
 mx:component defines classes,  not interfaces, and IIRC, mxmlc is kinda
 picky as to where it'll let you do it.

 -Josh

 On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Michael Prescott 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.



 On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

 includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



 Tracy


  --

 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Michael Prescott
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted
 from the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

 mx:VBox
   mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
   mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some
 way to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
 /mx:VBox

 An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's
 not supposed to be a child?

 I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary)
 piece of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the
 summary.  The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to
 the container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow
 open too big.

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

 *  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box,
 so that it's free to be used as a popup --
   mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/*
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go,
 except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of
 the data grid.

 Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}
 mx:popUp
 *  mx:Component
 mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
   /mx:Component*
 /mx:popUp
   /mx:MySummary
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Any tips would be appreciated!

 Michael






 --
 Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

 Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog!

 :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
 :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 :: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/
 :: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk




 --
 Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

 Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog!

 :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
 :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 :: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/
 :: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk
  



RE: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-09 Thread Alex Harui
If it doesn't need to truly float, consider using states and 
addChild/removeChild

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael 
Prescott
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:59 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML


That's it exactly.  Basically, we have a number of situations where we need to 
add pop-up details to elements in our application, so I thought I'm trying to 
make reusable non-visual component that orchestrates that, like this:

mx:Whatever id=summary/

mx:Canvas id=myPopUp
  mx:Label text=All sorts of useful information/
/mx:Canvas

my:PopUpDetail
target={summary}
popUp={myPopUp}
popUpOnRollover=true
popUpOnFocus=true /

So I've dug around in PopUpButton to see how it manages its pop-up, and that 
looks simple enough.  But PopUpButton uses the existence of popUp.parent to 
determine whether it is managing the pop up yet (no parent, and it assumes that 
it isn't) - so it seemed that, along with my not knowing about 
includeInLayout=false, creating the popup control in some sort of parentless 
way was important.

Michael

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:33 AM, Josh McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] wrote:

I think he's intending to use PopupManager, but wants to define it in the same 
file as its container?

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] wrote:

Why not use tooltip or popup manager to float that thing?  Then it won't be 
clipped and what not



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Josh McDonald
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



That's not exactly what you're after, in this case the object will be added to 
the list of children, it's just not positioned on parent.updateDisplayList() or 
counted during parent.measure().

The only way I can think of off the top of my head to do what you're after is 
wrap it in mx:Array. Here's a quick example:

http://pastie.textmate.org/private/hjd33kkztkuojpzltd2ylw

You can use mx:component to do thins kind of like this, but mx:component 
defines classes,  not interfaces, and IIRC, mxmlc is kinda picky as to where 
it'll let you do it.

-Josh

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Michael Prescott [EMAIL 
PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.



On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] wrote:

includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



Tracy





From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Michael Prescott
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted from 
the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

mx:VBox
  mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
  mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some way to 
not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
/mx:VBox

An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's not 
supposed to be a child?

I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary) piece of 
information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the summary.  The 
problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to the container 
that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow open too big.

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box, so that 
it's free to be used as a popup --
  mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go, 
except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of the 
data grid.

Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}
mx:popUp
  mx:Component
mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
  /mx:Component
/mx:popUp
  /mx:MySummary
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Any tips would be appreciated!

Michael





--
Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog!

:: Josh 'G-Funk' 

[flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Michael Prescott
Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted from
the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

mx:VBox
  mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
  mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some way
to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
/mx:VBox

An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's
not supposed to be a child?

I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary) piece
of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the summary.
The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to the
container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow
open too big.

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

*  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box, so
that it's free to be used as a popup --
  mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/*
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go,
except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of
the data grid.

Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}
mx:popUp
*  mx:Component
mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
  /mx:Component*
/mx:popUp
  /mx:MySummary
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Any tips would be appreciated!

Michael


RE: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Tracy Spratt
includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)

 

Tracy

 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Michael Prescott
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

 

Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted
from the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

mx:VBox
  mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
  mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some
way to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
/mx:VBox

An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if
it's not supposed to be a child?

I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary)
piece of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the
summary.  The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added
to the container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell
to blow open too big.

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box,
so that it's free to be used as a popup --
  mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to
go, except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the
rows of the data grid.

Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}
mx:popUp
  mx:Component
mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
  /mx:Component
/mx:popUp
  /mx:MySummary
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Any tips would be appreciated!

Michael

 



Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Michael Prescott
Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



 Tracy


  --

 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Michael Prescott
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted
 from the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

 mx:VBox
   mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
   mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some way
 to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
 /mx:VBox

 An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's
 not supposed to be a child?

 I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary)
 piece of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the
 summary.  The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to
 the container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow
 open too big.

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

 *  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box, so
 that it's free to be used as a popup --
   mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/*
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go,
 except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of
 the data grid.

 Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}
 mx:popUp
 *  mx:Component
 mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
   /mx:Component*
 /mx:popUp
   /mx:MySummary
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Any tips would be appreciated!

 Michael

  



Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Josh McDonald
That's not exactly what you're after, in this case the object will be added
to the list of children, it's just not positioned on
parent.updateDisplayList() or counted during parent.measure().

The only way I can think of off the top of my head to do what you're after
is wrap it in mx:Array. Here's a quick example:

http://pastie.textmate.org/private/hjd33kkztkuojpzltd2ylw

You can use mx:component to do thins kind of like this, but mx:component
defines classes,  not interfaces, and IIRC, mxmlc is kinda picky as to where
it'll let you do it.

-Josh

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Michael Prescott 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.


 On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



 Tracy


  --

 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Michael Prescott
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted
 from the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

 mx:VBox
   mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
   mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some
 way to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
 /mx:VBox

 An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's
 not supposed to be a child?

 I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary)
 piece of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the
 summary.  The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to
 the container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow
 open too big.

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

 *  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box,
 so that it's free to be used as a popup --
   mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/*
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go,
 except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of
 the data grid.

 Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}
 mx:popUp
 *  mx:Component
 mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
   /mx:Component*
 /mx:popUp
   /mx:MySummary
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Any tips would be appreciated!

 Michael


 




-- 
Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog!

:: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
:: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/
:: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk


RE: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Alex Harui
Why not use tooltip or popup manager to float that thing?  Then it won't be 
clipped and what not

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh 
McDonald
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML


That's not exactly what you're after, in this case the object will be added to 
the list of children, it's just not positioned on parent.updateDisplayList() or 
counted during parent.measure().

The only way I can think of off the top of my head to do what you're after is 
wrap it in mx:Array. Here's a quick example:

http://pastie.textmate.org/private/hjd33kkztkuojpzltd2ylw

You can use mx:component to do thins kind of like this, but mx:component 
defines classes,  not interfaces, and IIRC, mxmlc is kinda picky as to where 
it'll let you do it.

-Josh
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Michael Prescott [EMAIL 
PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] wrote:

includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



Tracy





From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Michael Prescott
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.commailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted from 
the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

mx:VBox
  mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
  mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some way to 
not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
/mx:VBox

An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's not 
supposed to be a child?

I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary) piece of 
information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the summary.  The 
problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to the container 
that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow open too big.

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box, so that 
it's free to be used as a popup --
  mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go, 
except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of the 
data grid.

Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

mx:itemRenderer
  mx:Component
mx:Box
  !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
  mx:MySummary data={data}
mx:popUp
  mx:Component
mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
  /mx:Component
/mx:popUp
  /mx:MySummary
/mx:Box
  /mx:Component
/mx:itemRenderer

Any tips would be appreciated!

Michael





--
Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog!

:: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
:: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
:: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/
:: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk



Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML

2008-12-08 Thread Josh McDonald
I think he's intending to use PopupManager, but wants to define it in the
same file as its container?

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  Why not use tooltip or popup manager to float that thing?  Then it won't
 be clipped and what not



 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Josh McDonald
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 That's not exactly what you're after, in this case the object will be added
 to the list of children, it's just not positioned on
 parent.updateDisplayList() or counted during parent.measure().

 The only way I can think of off the top of my head to do what you're after
 is wrap it in mx:Array. Here's a quick example:

 http://pastie.textmate.org/private/hjd33kkztkuojpzltd2ylw

 You can use mx:component to do thins kind of like this, but
 mx:component defines classes,  not interfaces, and IIRC, mxmlc is kinda
 picky as to where it'll let you do it.

 -Josh

 On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Michael Prescott 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Sweet!  Nice that there's an easy answer.



 On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

 includeInLayout=false (also visible=false, of course)



 Tracy


  --

 *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
 Behalf Of *Michael Prescott
 *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2008 4:28 PM
 *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 *Subject:* [flexcoders] Defining, but not adding to parent in MXML



 Is it possible to define a component but somehow cause it to be omitted
 from the enclosing component's list of children?  Essentially:

 mx:VBox
   mx:Label text=This is added as a child of the vbox, as normal./
   mx:Label visible=false text=This is invisible.. but is there some way
 to not have it be a child of the vbox at all?/
 /mx:VBox

 An obvious question is, Why are you defining the component there if it's
 not supposed to be a child?

 I've got a datagrid inline item renderer that always shows a (summary)
 piece of information, but I want a pop-up to appear on rollover of the
 summary.  The problem I'm having is that the detail is (of course) added to
 the container that holds the summary, which causes the datagrid cell to blow
 open too big.

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}  popUp={detail} /

 *  !-- It would be nice if this was never added to the parent box, so
 that it's free to be used as a popup --
   mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/*
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Defining the detail outside the itemrenderer entirely seems one way to go,
 except that this would mean there's only one pop up for all of the rows of
 the data grid.

 Can you do this sort of thing with a nested component?

 mx:itemRenderer
   mx:Component
 mx:Box
   !-- This always shows up, which is fine and dandy --
   mx:MySummary data={data}
 mx:popUp
 *  mx:Component
 mx:MyDetail id=detail data={data}/
   /mx:Component*
 /mx:popUp
   /mx:MySummary
 /mx:Box
   /mx:Component
 /mx:itemRenderer

 Any tips would be appreciated!

 Michael






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