Flex 4 in Action

Chapter 13. Introduction to pop-ups

This chapter covers

• Creating a pop-up window
• Sizing and positioning pop-ups
• Communicating with a pop-up window
• Closing pop-up windows
• Using alerts

The previous chapter showed you how to wire the navigation for an application and the different approaches you can use. When you construct an application, your design will likely call for a pop-up or editing window. Flex offers a convenient mechanism in the pop-up manager to help you create, delete, position, close, and destroy windows. When you’re choosing the type of pop-up window to add to your application, it’s a good idea to plan ahead and determine what the purpose of the pop-up will be and what you’ll need to do in the pop-up window. In this chapter we cover ...