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Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Feb 12, 2010

How to change the default Flex busy/loading cursor with CSS or code

Flex provides a default busy cursor style which looks like a small clock. It can be shown easily, by calling CursorManager.setBusyCursor() and removed just as easily by calling CursorManager.removeBusyCursor()…

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Aug 13, 2009

Typed arrays in Flash, Actionscript and Flex 3

Arrays are a fundamental part of any programming language, and can have any type of object stored in them, accessed by index. However, generally speaking, objects of different types are not mixed within the same array. This means you can be sure of…

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Jul 1, 2009

Unable to resolve resource bundle “datamanagement” in Flex Builder 3

If you get this error in Flex Builder 3 when using the AdvancedDataGrid, then you’ll be pleased to know there is an easy fix, caused by a missing file called datamanagement.properties

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Jun 24, 2009

Left hand scroll bar in Flex

Scroll bars appear on the right in Flex (as with everything else) but it can sometimes be useful to move it across to the left. This simple technique of overwriting the updateDisplayList method puts it on the left:

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Jun 9, 2009

Flex Builder 3: Vector type not found

If you get the following compilation error in Flex Builder 3, ‘1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Vector.’, then it’s probably a lie!

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

May 19, 2009

Multi line strings in Actionscript 3

A useful feature of C# is to be able to precede a string with the @ character so that it can span multiple lines. Here’s an example of the equivalent in actionscript 3.

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

May 4, 2009

Apply an image filter on rollover in Flex 3

I needed a simple rollover affect for an image icon. I didn’t want to create a separate image for the rollover state so decided to use a simple filter instead. This is achieved really easily withe the ColorMatrixFilter.

Ian Routledge in ediblecode

Apr 25, 2009

Internal build error in Adobe Flex builder 3 with AIR

You get an error of ‘An internal build error has occurred. Right-click for more information.’ when debugging AIR with Flex Builder 3. It’s an error that occurs fairly frequently and is really quite frustrating, but easy to fix.