Mate Dispatcher tag - apache-flex

I need to pass a variable in dispatcher tag... for instance
var google:EventName = new EventName(EventName.ADD_User,user);
dispatchEvent(google);
Now when i go to Mate dispatcher tag... how can i pass the value user.
<mate:Dispatcher id="myDispatcher" generator="{EventName}"
type="{EventName.ADD_User}">
<mate:eventProperties>
<mate:EventProperties
myProperty="myValue"
myProperty2="100" />
</mate:eventProperties>
</mate:Dispatcher>
Now how can i pass the user in the mate dispatcher tag.

You would have to declare user as a property of your GoogleEvent.as class. For GoogleEvent.as:
package
{
public class GoogleEvent extends Event
{
public static const ADD_User:String = "GoogleEvent_AddUser";
public var user:String;
public function GoogleEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean=true, cancelable:Boolean=false)
{
super(type, bubbles, cancelable);
}
}
}
And in your event declaration:
var google:GoogleEvent= new GoogleEvent(GoogleEvent.ADD_User);
google.user = "My User's Name";
dispatchEvent(google);
Then to get the user value from your event in your Event Map:
<EventHandlers type="{ GoogleEvent.ADD_User }">
<MethodInvoker generator="{ MyTargetPresentaionModel }" method="DoSomething" arguments="{ [event.user] }" />
</EventHandlers>
Let me know if you have any questions. I hope this helps!

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I want to change Property Of Custom Component Popup From Main.mxml (Main Application)
My Custom Component is ->
public class PropertyPanel extends Panel
.....
in it I have
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I am building a AS3 only project and got runtime error that said "Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference."
Here is my code:
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in main.mxml :
public function init():void
{
PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,login,true);
}
<mx:ViewStack id="vs" label="content" >
<local:FrontPanel id="Fpanel" />
<local:SlavePanel id="Spanel" />
<local:AdminPanel id="Mpanel" />
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In Login.mxml :
public function authenticateRH(event:ResultEvent):void
{
var replyMsg:String=event.result as String;
switch(replyMsg)
{
case "Master" :
here i want invoke Mpanel from Main.mxml
break;
case "Slave" :
here i want invoke Spanel from Main.mxml
break;
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}
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I would use events (and interfaces), that way your forms don't need to know as much about one and other. It also gives you more control on what happens after your popup closes (IMHO).
Here is a little example (if I can get the code to paste correctly). This example does not use an interface that would help decouple things. I also use dynamic events that make prototyping faster but you will want to define a formal event.
simulate your main:
import mx.events.DynamicEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
private function btnClick(e:Event):void
{
vs.selectedIndex = 0;
var myLogin:myPopup = new myPopup();
myLogin.addEventListener
(
"WAS_CLOSED",
function(e:DynamicEvent):void { vs.selectedIndex = e.byButton; }
);
PopUpManager.addPopUp(myLogin, this, true);
PopUpManager.centerPopUp(myLogin);
}
simulate your login:
import mx.events.DynamicEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
private var eClose:DynamicEvent = new DynamicEvent("WAS_CLOSED");
private function closeMe(byButton:int):void
{
eClose.byButton = byButton;
dispatchEvent(eClose);
PopUpManager.removePopUp(this);
}
<mx:Button x="122" y="250" label="Thing 1" click="closeMe(1);" />
<mx:Button x="195" y="250" label="Thing 2" click="closeMe(2);" />
public function init():void
{
var popup:IFlexDisplayObject = PopUpManager.createPopUp(this, Login, true);
popup.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onSelect);
}
private function onSelect(e:CustomEvent):void
{
if(e.item == CustomEvent.MASTER)
{
vs.selectedItem = Mpanel;
}
else if(e.item == CustomEvent.SLAVE)
{
vs.selectedItem = Spanel;
}
//remove popup
PopUpManager.removePopUp(IFlexDisplayObject(e.target));
}
//Login.mxml :
public function authenticateRH(event:ResultEvent):void
{
var replyMsg:String=event.result as String;
switch(replyMsg)
{
case "Master" :
dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(CustomEvent.MASTER));
break;
case "Slave" :
dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(CustomEvent.MASTER));
break;
case "fail" :
//remove popup
PopUpManager.removePopUp(this);
Alert.show("Login Incorrect!!");
return;
}
}
//CustomEvent.as
public class CustomEvent extends Event
{
public static const MASTER:String = "master";
public static const SLAVE:String = "slave";
public var item:String;
public function CustomEvent(item:String)
{
super(Event.SELECT);
this.item = item;
}
}
I'm assuming your problem is that you don't have a reference to your ViewStack while in your authenticateRH method. One way you can fix this is to give your login popup some more information after you create it:
public function init():void
{
var loginPopup:login = PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,login,true) as login;
loginPopup.setUsefulInformation(referenceToViewStack);
}
You'd have to add the setUsefulInformation() method to login.mxml. It's up to you what information you want to pass to solve the problem.
first, i believe you're creating your pop-up incorrectly. you seem to have the first two parameters switched. should be:
PopUpManager.createPopUp(login,this,true);
docs: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/managers/PopUpManager.html#addPopUp%28%29
second, you need to either explicitly give your Login class a reference to your Main class or if your Login class is on the same display chain as your Main class you can use a custom event with Bubbles set to true.

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