It's probably null because the stage isn't available yet. Try doing
it in your "application complete" handler.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Wesley Acheson"
<wesley.ache...@...> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Wally Kolcz <wko...@...> wrote:
>
> > This is probably a dumb question but...
> >
> > I am trying to do a Flex app primarily in AS. In the constuctor I
am trying
> > to create an ApplicationControlBar that is the same as this:
> > <mx:ApplicationControlBar right="5" left="5" top="55" id="mainACB" />
> >
> > I am having a problem with trying to create the same effect as
right="5"
> > and left="5". I assume that I need to put the x="5" (hence the
left="5") and
> > then do the math to find out the 'stage' size and subtract the
other side
> > (5) for the width. However what do I use to do the math?
> >
> > I tried Application.application.stage.width, but I keeping getting
a null
> > value error. How can I detect the size of the swf at 100%x100% and
do the
> > math or is there an easier way to do this. Didn't see a mainACB.right.
> >
> > Here is what I do have:
> >
> > var mainACB:ApplicationControlBar = new ApplicationControlBar();
> > mainACB.x = 5;
> > mainACB.y = 65;
> > mainACB.height = 30;
> > mainACB.width = Application.application.stage.width - 5;
> > Application.application.addChild(mainACB);
> >
> >
>
> Em can you not just add mainABC.setStyle("right","5") or am I missing
> something? I think that this is what you want?
>
> Regards,
> Wesley
>
