How to dispatch events from custom AS3 classes to MXML

Question

Hello,
I introduce some custom classes inside my SCRIPT tag in MXML.
These classes should dispatch custom Events (or any events for that
matter) and the listeners should be defined inside the SCRIPT tag.
In the custom class I have:
quote:
dispatchEvent(new Event("customEvent"));
And inside the script tag:
quote:
addEventListener("customEvent", testListener);
quote:
public function testListener(evt:Event):void{
Alert("Event fired successfully.");
However, this event is not handled in the listener (the alert
is not shown). What could be wrong?

Answer 1

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute" creationComplete="init();">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
private function init():void
addEventListener("customEvent", testListener);
dispatchEvent(new Event("customEvent"));
private function testListener(evt:Event):void{
Alert.show("Event fired successfully.");
Do like this
Alert is the Class Object. This is not the Function.