How to change/prioritize function execution in flex? - apache-flex

Question

So basically I have a component with my event dispatched:
<components:MyComp id="Id" myDispatchedEvent(event)/>
In script tags I have that function:
private function myDispatchedEvent(event:Event):void
{
//Here I have my static function with title and handler function showConfirmation
Calculate.showConfirmation("String Title", function(event:Close):void
{
if(bla bla bla)
//lots of code etc. ...
});
//myDispatchEvent function continues here..
}
So problem is with my static function's showConfirmation handler, if I go through debug, it just skips that function and continues doing myDispatchedEvent. Why doesn't anonymous function inside showConfirmation function execute?
Thanks

Answer 1

Functions are executing upon call. In your case you have just declaration of it. Call this function somewhere inside Calculate.showConfirmation and it will be executed.
Something like the following:
public class Calculate
{
public static function showConfirmation(title:String, func:Function):void
{
// The call I'm talking about is here
func(new Close());
}
}

Answer 2

Let me say first that what you're trying to do is quite strange. I'd try to code a different solution, but this depends on what you're trying to do. It you tell us a more about it we could find a better way to reach your goal. BTW, you can do something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
minHeight="600" minWidth="955">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.CloseEvent;
public static function myFunction(param:String, func:Function):void {
trace("executing");
func.apply();
}
protected function labelx_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
trace("click");
Tests.myFunction("Test", function():void {
if (event.localX > 0) {
trace("Test");
}
else {
trace("No");
}
});
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:Button id="labelx"
label="Click me"
click="labelx_clickHandler(event)"/>
</s:Application>
Something similar what Constantiner has already told you. If you don't execute the function that you're passing to your static function as a parameter inside this static function, it won't be executed.