[Flashcoders] one class listening for another classes dispatched event

Hi list... I have a singleton (let's say it's class a) which contains instances of two different classes, b and c. Class B and C both extend Event Dispatcher. var b:B = new B(); var c:C = new C(); In c's constructor, a custom event is dispatched. I want b to listen for it, but this

RE: [Flashcoders] one class listening for another classes dispatched event

...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:59 PM To: Flashcoders; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] one class listening for another classes dispatched event Hi list... I have a singleton (let's

RE: [Flashcoders] one class listening for another classes dispatched event

Thanks Jason. I wasn't sure if a listening for c and calling a function in b as a result qualifies as tight coupling also between the three classes. In any case, that was the other plan I had intended on going with. Thanks for the great answer! - MM

Re: [Flashcoders] one class listening for another classes dispatched event

Merrill, Jason wrote: Hi Michael, When you do b.addEventListener - you're listening for events in b, not in c. You should not, architecturally speaking, have b listen to c at all - that's called tight coupling, which is bad. So better to do the loose coupling thing I outlined above. Tight