In the application tag, declare a namespace: <mx:Application ... xmlns:mystuff="myStuff.*" ...>
Then do: <mystuff:CustomGrid/> Tracy ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of whatabrain Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:10 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] How do I instantiate a subclassed flex control in mxml? Let's say I subclass a standard flex control: package myStuff { public class CustomGrid extends DataGrid {} } How do I instantiate it in mxml? I tried the following, but none of them worked: <mx:CustomGrid/> <myStuff:CustomGrid/> <mx:myStuff.CustomGrid/>