Still having trouble passing variables

Question

So, I read some on the MVC as my problem in my previous post
was trying to pass variables between classes in the same package.
I've got three classes, ListLoader, SectionPanel and TagWidget...
MVC respectively. Or at least I think I've set them up that way.
ListLoader is responsible for querying the db via PHP when
TagWidget asks it to and then supplies a string variable. I'm
trying to get TagWidget to pass that variable to the
viewer/SectionPanel to display in a textfield but can't seem to get
ListLoader to reflect that. Now, the problem is in how I've
formatted ListLoader, I believe so I'll only show that class and
just know that TagWidget is calling the variable using
"trace(loadFTPList.fulllist);" where loadFTPList is the instance
name of ListLoader. What am I doing wrong?
Here is my class in question:

Answer 1

You want to dispatch the event after fulllist is ready.
If you do this:
this.dispatchEvent(event.clone());
fulllist = record;
the event is dispatch before fulllist can be properly read,
so your listener
(whatever that may be) will find and empty/null/undefined
list.
but if you do this:
fulllist = record;
this.dispatchEvent(event.clone());
then in your listener
myListLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, myListHandler);
function myListHandler(evt:Event){
if(evt.type == Event.COMPLETE)
// the list is ready
trace(ListLoader(event.target).fulllist);