Binding variable to custom object.

Question

Is there something different about doing this in the main,
base
application then in a custom control files?
This code works just fine in my custom logDetails.mxml file.
import Model.troubleLog;
[Bindable]
public var troubleEntry:troubleLog = new troubleLog();
But using the exact same code in my base index.mxml file
throws the
following errors.
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
troubleLog.
1180: Call to a possible undefined method troubleLog.
import Model.troubleLog;
[Bindable]
public var troubleEntry:troubleLog = new troubleLog();
Can anybody provide any insight on this situation?
TIA
Ian Skinner

Answer 1

If I understand what you are suggesting correctly, I would
just define
the variable, and then in an init() function somewhere set it
to the
desired value.
What does that look like? I tried simplifying my variable
definition
and I still get the same error? Do I not type the variable
here?
[Bindable]
public var troubleEntry:troubleLog;
ntsiii wrote:
> In general, you should not do any complex assignments
outside of a function,
> due to the way the compiler generates and compiles the
mxml. Instead, have the
> initialize or creationCOmplete events call an init()
function, and do the work
> in there. You still declare the variable in the instance
scope, just don't
> assign anything to it.
>
> I don't know why the behavior is different, perhaps a
timing issue.
>
> Tracy
>