OK, here it is:
FlexJSTest.as:
package
{
import controllers.MyController;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.text.TextField;
import models.MyModel;
import org.apache.flex.core.Application;
public class FlexJSTest extends Application
{
public function FlexJSTest()
{
valuesImpl = new MySimpleValuesImpl();
model = new MyModel();
model.labelText = "Hello World!";
initialView = new MyInitialView();
controller = new MyController(this);
}
private var controller:MyController;
}
}
MyInitialView.as:
package
{
import flash.events.Event;
import org.apache.flex.binding.SimpleBinding;
import org.apache.flex.core.ViewBase;
import org.apache.flex.html.staticControls.Button;
import org.apache.flex.html.staticControls.Label;
import org.apache.flex.html.staticControls.TextButton;
public class MyInitialView extends ViewBase
{
public function MyInitialView()
{
super();
}
override public function initUI(model:Object):void
{
super.initUI(model);
lbl = new Label();
lbl.addToParent(this);
lbl.initModel();
lbl.x = 100;
lbl.y = 25;
var sb:SimpleBinding = new SimpleBinding();
sb.setDocument(this);
sb.destinationPropertyName = "text";
sb.sourceID = "applicationModel";
sb.eventName = "labelTextChanged";
sb.sourcePropertyName = "labelText";
lbl.addBead(sb);
lbl.initSkin();
var btn:TextButton = new TextButton();
addChild(btn);
btn.initModel();
btn.text = "OK";
btn.x = 100;
btn.y = 75;
btn.addEventListener("click", clickHandler);
btn.initSkin();
}
public var lbl:Label;
private function clickHandler(event:Event):void
{
dispatchEvent(new Event("buttonClicked"));
}
}
}
On 1/28/13 3:41 PM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com> wrote:
> OK, I'll put together the AS version of the app.
>
>
> On 1/28/13 3:35 PM, "Om" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/27/13 10:50 PM, "Om" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> But they dont seem to match up. Can you please respond with how the
>>> mxml
>>>>>> would look when redone as a pure actionscript file?
>>>>>>
>>>>> There are two possible answers to this question. One is for the
>>> question:
>>>>> what would the generated AS for the MXML file look like? It would look
>>>>> somewhat like the FlexJSTest.as that you found, but it is a bit
>>> different
>>>>> because when I finally got the compiler working it was easier to change
>>>>> some
>>>>> of the 'generated' code a bit. If you are really interested, I will
>>> try to
>>>>> hand-code it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> This would be good. I played my hand around hand-coding based on this
>>> wiki
>>>> note [1]
>>>> But I would rather see your version.
>>> I'm not sure why you want to be hand-coding AS versions of MXML files.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The other answer is for the question: How would you write this app in
>>>>> ActionScript? If I were to do it, it would not use the data array at
>>> all,
>>>>> it would call new Button and new Label and set properties and add event
>>>>> handlers.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am curious how this would work behind the scenes. But I am not in a
>>>> hurry to look at the implementation details.
>>>>
>>>> A couple other questions while I have your attention:
>>>>
>>>> Will the FlexJSTest_again app compile with the current mxmlc? I saw your
>>>> note in the wiki that says that it wont. Is there any way to make it
>>> work?
>>> The status page supercedes the original wiki page.
>>> FalconJS converts FlexJSTest.mxml to FlexJSTest.js. Falcon (assuming you
>>> set the mxml.children-as-data flag) will convert FlexJSTest.mxml to a
>>> running SWF.
>>>>
>>>> I have hooked up the falcon compiler to my flash builder (4.6) as an
>>>> external run tool. The app compiles fine, but the IDE keeps showing
>>>> errors. Any way I can jerry rig Flash Builder to use the Falcon mxmlc?
>>> I haven't tried. I assume you can swap out the original MXMLC compiler for
>>> the Falcon JARs.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I do have Flash Builder 4.7 installed. I am willing to switch if that
>>>> would make this process any simpler.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for so many questions. I am trying to wrap my head around all
>>> this.
>>>> My end goal here is to churn out Stage3D based Button and Label classes.
>>>> I need to first set up everything so that I can work without having to
>>>> jump through hoops to compile every code change I make.
>>> If that's your goal, I would skip the MXML part for now and build out a
>>> simple test app in ActionScript. Then you can do it all in either version
>>> of FlashBuilder with the Apache Flex SDK and its MXMLC.
>>>
>>> I think FlexJSTest.as would look something like this:
>>>
>>> public class FlexJSTest extends Application
>>> {
>>> public function FlexJSTest()
>>> {
>>> model = new MyModel();
>>> model.labelText = "Hello World!";
>>> valuesImpl = new MySimpleValuesImpl();
>>> initialView = new MyInitialView();
>>> controller = new MyController();
>>> }
>>>
>>> private var controller:MyController;
>>> public var model:MyModel;
>>> }
>>>
>>> And MyInitialView.as would look something like this:
>>>
>>> public class MyInitialView extends ViewBase
>>> {
>>> public function MyInitialView()
>>> {
>>> super();
>>> }
>>>
>>> override public function initUI(model:Object):void
>>> {
>>> super.initUI(model);
>>> lbl = new Label();
>>> lbl.addToParent(this);
>>> ...
>>> }
>>>
>>> public var lbl:Label;
>>>
>>> private function clickHandler(event:Event):void
>>> {
>>> dispatchEvent(new Event("buttonClicked"));
>>> }
>>>
>>> But I haven't tried it. If you get stuck trying to figure it out, I will
>>> take a look on Monday. You might need to wait for the initialize event
>>> before setting up the four instances in the Application's constructor.
>>>
>>>
>> Tried it. After fixing a few errors (ex. namespace mismatch because
>> controller, model etc. are already defined in Application.as, etc.) Am
>> stuck pretty bad. I see some inconsistencies in how the type of model
>> (Object vs. IBeadModel) The app compiles fine but I dont see a label on
>> the screen.
>>
>> I see a comment in Label.as that the view needs to be swapped out, not sure
>> what to make of it.
>>
>> It would be nice to have your original AS version so that I have a good
>> starting point in understanding this framework.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Om
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
