Unloading a Module via an exit button on Window component
This is a Flex 4 project.
I have a module create with MXML.
The module uses the window component.
How do I use the "x" (exit button) on the window component to unload the module?
This is part of my code on the main application:
private function displayModule( moduleURL:String ):void
if( moduleLoader.url != moduleURL )
moduleLoader.url = moduleURL;
<s:Button x="23.35" y="50.85" label="1a" width="50" height="50" id="A1" click="displayModule('windowA1.swf');"/>
<mx:ModuleLoader id="moduleLoader" width="100%" height="100%" x="150" y="25"/>
Thanks for any help
Grab some event when the X button is clicked and set the moduleLoader.url =
null
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