Re: getting the xml data from a dispatched event

>
> I'd add a trace statement just before it to see what type of object
> event.target is - it could be that the target is the UI component, and
> not the data object.
>
> //throws error on this line
> trace(event.target);
> customMeals.addItem((event.target as mealitem).mealDetails);
>
> 2009/7/2 Jason B <nospam@...>:
> > I've got an problem when the user clicks on button "Add to Meal" it throws an error because it can't seem to reference the data in mealDetails object inside the com/ directory?
> >
> > I'm trying to add the item to the list control.
> >
> > I have the code located here in case you want more details
> > http://files.getdropbox.com/u/228472/mealsflex.zip
> >
> >
> > [Bindable]
> > private var customMeals:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection;
> >
> > //throws error on this line
> > customMeals.addItem((event.target as mealitem).mealDetails);
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <mx:Panel xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" width="310" height="320"
> >         title="{mealDetails.title}" horizontalAlign="center">
> >
> >
> >        <mx:Metadata>
> >                [Event(name="addToMeal")]
> >                [Event(name="learnAboutThis")]
> >        </mx:Metadata>
> >
> >        <mx:Script>
> >                <![CDATA[
> >                        import mx.controls.Alert;
> >
> >                        [Bindable]
> >                        public var mealDetails:Object;
> >
> >
> >                        private function calldispatch():void {
> >                                parentApplication.createmeals_loadswf_var = mealDetails.swf;
> >                                dispatchEvent(new Event('learnAboutThis', true));
> >
> >                        }
> >
> >                ]]>
> >        </mx:Script>
> >
> >        <mx:Image source="{'/uploads/nutrition/' + mealDetails.imgsource }" width="285" height="159"/>
> >
> >        <mx:Label text="{mealDetails.serving}"/>
> >
> >        <mx:Button label="Add to Meal" click="dispatchEvent(new Event('addToMeal', true))"/>
> >
> >        <mx:Button label="Learn About This" click="calldispatch()"/>
> >
> > </mx:Panel>
> >
> >
> >
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