I coded the following in Flex 4/AS3 and it doesn't worked as expected.
So, I would like to know if there is something wrong with my code... I'll explain it:
TileTest.mxml
<s:Application minWidth="955" minHeight="600" creationComplete="createButtons()"
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import Object.TestButton;
import mx.collections.ArrayList;
private var _names:Array = ["one", "two", "three"];
public function createButtons():void
{
var buttons:ArrayList = new ArrayList();
for(var a:int = 0; a < _names.length; a++)
{
var testButton:TestButton = new TestButton();
testButton.customName = _names[a];
buttons.addItem(testButton);
}
myList.dataProvider = buttons;
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:VGroup gap="12" width="100%">
<s:Label text="Options" fontSize="18" fontWeight="bold" color="#333333" />
<s:List width="100%" height="100%" id="myList" itemRenderer="Object.TestButton" borderVisible="false">
<s:layout>
<s:TileLayout orientation="rows" columnWidth="290" rowHeight="90" columnAlign="left" horizontalGap="0" verticalGap="0" />
</s:layout>
</s:List>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Application>
This is my Application. Here, I have a List called myList, where I load some TestButtons. I set a name for each button inside the loop.
TestButton
<s:Group width="300" height="90" click="{ Alert.show(_name); }"
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
private var _name:String = "just a test...";
public function set customName(newName:String):void
{
_name = newName;
Alert.show(_name);
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, function():void{ Alert.show(_name); });
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:BorderContainer accentColor="#000000" width="100%" height="100%" />
</s:Group>
As you can see, I have three Alerts in this component... I did so we can understand the problem.
The first Alert occurs when I set the customName, which occurs in the Application, as already shown.
The second one should occur on Mouse_Over, as the event listener been added to the Group element.
And the third Alert should occur on Click in the Group element.
Now, if I run the resulting swf, I see all the three buttons in the screen and three Alerts, one for each set customName by the Application and it alerts the right name.
If I put the mouse over any button, it doesn't alert any message.
If I click any button, it alerts the default message set to the _name property, which is "just a test..."
I can't understand what is the problem, as I was expecting it to always alert the name set by the Application to each button. Also, I don't want to change the components... what I'm saying is that I would like to have a List and TestButtons with a private String inside.
If the problem is in these specific implementation, so I'll have no other way than change it...
Thank you all!