Creating events in mx:component

Question

Hi there,
I am wondering what the dela is with <mx:component>.... Can it see outside the scope of itself? I am trying to access a method in the main file <mx:Script> block, and am getting a "can't find that function..." error.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

You need to use "outerDocument", and ensure the function is public:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
  <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
      import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
      import mx.controls.Alert;
      [Bindable] private var ac:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([1,2,3,4,5]);
        public function clickHandler():void{
        Alert.show("here");
    ]]>
  </mx:Script>
    <mx:List dataProvider="{ac}">
      <mx:itemRenderer>
        <mx:Component>
          <mx:Button click="outerDocument.clickHandler()"/>
        </mx:Component>
      </mx:itemRenderer>
    </mx:List>
</mx:Application>
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