RE: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
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Subject: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
I have a menu bar component
mx:MenuBar id=mainMenu labelField=@label
click={MenuEvent(event)}
itemClick={MenuItemEvent(event)}
Everytime I create a handler like this:
private function MenuItemEvent(e:MenuEvent):void
I get a Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
MenuEvent
But, I've explicitly imported this event:
import mx.events.MenuEvent;
Am I going mad? What am I doing wrong? I'm using standalone Flex Builder
3.0.2.214193 on Windows XP- not the Eclipse plug-in.
Please help,
William Chadwick
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Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
I have a menu bar component
mx:MenuBar id=mainMenu labelField=@label
click={MenuEvent(event)}
itemClick={MenuItemEvent(event)}
Everytime I create a handler like this:
private function MenuItemEvent(e:MenuEvent):void
I get a Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: MenuEvent
But, I've explicitly imported this event:
import mx.events.MenuEvent;
Am I going mad? What am I doing wrong? I'm using standalone Flex Builder
3.0.2.214193 on Windows XP- not the Eclipse plug-in.
You appear to also have an event handler called MenuEvent assigned to
the click handler of the MenuBar. Also, you don't need bindings for
event handler values. You only need bindings to use AS expressions in
non-event attributes of MXML elements. Finally, it's arguably bad form
to name things other than classes in title case - the convention is to
use camel case for variables and functions.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/
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Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
Dave,
I'm following the example here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/MenuBar.html
which has almost identical code:
// Event handler for the MenuBar control's itemClick event.
private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void {
mx:MenuBar labelField=@label itemClick=menuHandler(event);
Although I always use just plain e for my parameter variable in event
handlers.
Bindings: yeah, you're right.
About the function name- I am following my company's C# standard which has
uppercase names for functions since my company does not have a Flex/AS3
coding standard. What is the convention you refer to called?
But none of your comments seem to get at my real problem, I want to access
the label the user clicks on when they use the menu bar, but I can't use it
because why? My installation is corrupt? I don't understand...
William Chadwick
On 1/25/10, Dave Watts dwa...@figleaf.com wrote:
I have a menu bar component
mx:MenuBar id=mainMenu labelField=@label
click={MenuEvent(event)}
itemClick={MenuItemEvent(event)}
Everytime I create a handler like this:
private function MenuItemEvent(e:MenuEvent):void
I get a Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
MenuEvent
But, I've explicitly imported this event:
import mx.events.MenuEvent;
Am I going mad? What am I doing wrong? I'm using standalone Flex Builder
3.0.2.214193 on Windows XP- not the Eclipse plug-in.
You appear to also have an event handler called MenuEvent assigned to
the click handler of the MenuBar. Also, you don't need bindings for
event handler values. You only need bindings to use AS expressions in
non-event attributes of MXML elements. Finally, it's arguably bad form
to name things other than classes in title case - the convention is to
use camel case for variables and functions.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/
Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on
GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized
instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite.
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Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
I'm following the example here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/MenuBar.html
which has almost identical code:
// Event handler for the MenuBar control's itemClick event.
private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void {
mx:MenuBar labelField=@label itemClick=menuHandler(event);
Although I always use just plain e for my parameter variable in event
handlers.
In your code, you have a click handler bound to a MenuEvent function.
There is a MenuEvent event object as well. There can be only one.
Remove the click handler if you simply want to respond to the
itemClick event, which has its own handler.
About the function name- I am following my company's C# standard which has
uppercase names for functions since my company does not have a Flex/AS3
coding standard. What is the convention you refer to called?
I don't know if it has a name, other than the convention followed by
most AS3, Java and C# programmers. Since it's a convention, I'm not
going to waste my time telling you it's the right way to do things, or
that you're doing things the wrong way, but in my own opinion it does
make things easier to follow.
But none of your comments seem to get at my real problem, I want to access
the label the user clicks on when they use the menu bar, but I can't use it
because why? My installation is corrupt? I don't understand...
Again, I'm pretty certain that the cause of your problem is the click
handler attached to your MenuBar.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/
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Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
Dave,
Thanks!
Not sure what I was thinkin' when I used the Adobe class name MenuEvent as a
custom method name but that was the problem. An embarrassing problem to have
so publicly. But, hey, it's Monday morning!
About the coding conventions, thanks for your comments. I work for a medium
sized corporation that does software development. We have no official
Flex/ActionScript standards, but I am following my company's published C#
standard. You may have the better standard, but you don't write my paycheck.
My apologies to those of you who didn't want to see MXML in the ActionScript
forum. Technically, my issue was on the AS3 side of things.
Thanks again,
William Chadwick
On 1/25/10, Dave Watts dwa...@figleaf.com wrote:
I'm following the example here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/MenuBar.html
which has almost identical code:
// Event handler for the MenuBar control's itemClick event.
private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void {
mx:MenuBar labelField=@label
itemClick=menuHandler(event);
Although I always use just plain e for my parameter variable in event
handlers.
In your code, you have a click handler bound to a MenuEvent function.
There is a MenuEvent event object as well. There can be only one.
Remove the click handler if you simply want to respond to the
itemClick event, which has its own handler.
About the function name- I am following my company's C# standard which
has
uppercase names for functions since my company does not have a Flex/AS3
coding standard. What is the convention you refer to called?
I don't know if it has a name, other than the convention followed by
most AS3, Java and C# programmers. Since it's a convention, I'm not
going to waste my time telling you it's the right way to do things, or
that you're doing things the wrong way, but in my own opinion it does
make things easier to follow.
But none of your comments seem to get at my real problem, I want to
access
the label the user clicks on when they use the menu bar, but I can't use
it
because why? My installation is corrupt? I don't understand...
Again, I'm pretty certain that the cause of your problem is the click
handler attached to your MenuBar.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/
Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on
GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized
instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite.
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Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
Not sure what I was thinkin' when I used the Adobe class name MenuEvent as a custom method name but that was the problem. An embarrassing problem to have so publicly. But, hey, it's Monday morning! No need to be embarrassed, people make that kind of mistake all the time. About the coding conventions, thanks for your comments. I work for a medium sized corporation that does software development. We have no official Flex/ActionScript standards, but I am following my company's published C# standard. You may have the better standard, but you don't write my paycheck. My comments on conventions are nothing more than that - comments. By all means, follow whatever conventions your company wants you to. Feel free to tell them that some guy on the internet thinks they're dumb, though. My apologies to those of you who didn't want to see MXML in the ActionScript forum. Technically, my issue was on the AS3 side of things. No need to apologize about that, either. However, most of the people here are Flash folks, rather than Flex. So, you might not find this list as helpful overall with Flex-specific questions as you would the Flexcoders list Jason mentioned. Don't let that stop you from posting questions here, though. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MenuEvent causes 1046 error
William Chadwick wrote: My apologies to those of you who didn't want to see MXML in the ActionScript forum. Technically, my issue was on the AS3 side of things. I am more bothered by the fact that you called it a forum instead of a mailinglist. And I am not very bothered by that either. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
