Comments on: Make an AS3 Flash Component with Custom UI Controls

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Building an AS3 component with a SWFPanel and a LivePreview | FlashGrind — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:33:27 +0000

[...] non-UIComponent solution from David Barlia’s ‘Studio Barliesque’ [...]

By: Kuptis

Kuptis — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:24:10 +0000

I would like to know if this can be done completely in actionscript without using the Flash or Flex IDEs. I can’t afford Flash and have been learning and coding in an IDE I found on the web plux mxmlc from the Flex SDK.

It might be a pain to code everything by hand but that’s the way I currently have to code in actionscript.

By: barliesque

barliesque — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:10:52 +0000

I have not used the Array type in component definitions, nor the List type. If that’s not working for you, an acceptable alternative might be to simply use the String type and parse the results yourself. So if the value of a parameter called daysOfWeek is “Sunday,Monday,Tuesday” you can use daysOfWeek.split(“,”) to turn it into an Array.

Glad you like the tutorial!

By: claudiul

claudiul — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:52 +0000

have you tried sending an array thru this method?
i’ve tried, and it’s not working. i revieve null. maybe i’m wrong somewhere, that’s why i’m asking.
good tutorial btw

By: just_thanks

just_thanks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:30 +0000

Many thanks for working out this AS3 solution using JSFL for custom UIs! Due to there is really NO comment to be found at adobe.com (nor elsewhere in the web – so far I searched for) about creating custom UIs with AS3 this is a great thing you did! Hopefully adobe will at least ask you if they include your solution into there help files :-).
(ok, I didn’t try your solution by now, but I’m sure that it will work :-))

By: barliesque

barliesque — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:51:18 +0000

@Garyk:
Glad you liked it. I’ve been way too tied up with work over the past few months to write new blog posts. Whenever I have to work really hard to find a solution to an issue, as in this case, I make myself a note for a new post… so I’ve got a few lined up, but sadly they’ll have to wait until I’ve got a bit more free time.

@Jane & Katty:
I’m glad it’s helped.

By: GarykPatton

GarykPatton — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:25:45 +0000

Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?

By: KattyBlackyard

KattyBlackyard — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:57:51 +0000

Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

By: JaneRadriges

JaneRadriges — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:47:36 +0000

Hi, very nice post. I have been wonder’n bout this issue,so thanks for posting

By: barliesque

barliesque — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:59:31 +0000

@Ksenia:
There’s precious little information about that error in Adobe’s documentation, unfortunately. It seems likely that you’ve simply mis-typed something in whatever code is instantiating the component, ie, var c:MyComponent = new MyComponent() If that’s not it, I’ll be happy to take a look at your project files to help you track down the issue.

@Juan Carlos:
Thank you for posting! Of course! (slaps forehead) Why didn’t I think of it?! I haven’t had a chance to test your code, but I’m fairly sure that will solve it. I’ve gone ahead and added a note a the end of the tutorial to direct others to your post. When I have more time, I’ll eventually update the tutorial and incorporate it into the example project.

@Yatin:
Glad the tutorial was helpful!