sample application
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="onComplete()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
private function onComplete():void {
text1.addEventListener("MyEvent",handle);
panelId.addEventListener("MyEvent", handle);
Application.application.addEventListener("MyEvent", handle);
Application.application.systemManager.addEventListener("MyEvent", handle);
}
private function handle(event:Event):void {
trace("event "+event.type+" originally from: "+event.target+", currentTarget to: "+event.currentTarget+" has bubble phase?"+event.bubbles+" eventPhase "+event.eventPhase);
if (event.eventPhase==3) {
//event.stopPropagation(); //it can be cancelled
}
}
private function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
text1.text="Change by actionscript"; // no event will be fired
text1.dispatchEvent(new Event("MyEvent", true,true));
}
private function onKeyEnter(event:FlexEvent):void {
var eventName:String=event.type; //mx.events.FlexEvent.ENTER
text1.dispatchEvent(new Event("MyEvent", true,true));
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Button x="178" y="43" label="Change Value" click="onClick(event)" />
<mx:Panel id="panelId" x="42" y="88" width="467" height="201" layout="absolute">
<mx:Label x="10" y="21" text="Enter Something" width="64" height="25"/>
<mx:TextInput id="text1" x="109" y="19" width="264"
enter="onKeyEnter(event)"
height="27"/>
</mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>
trace output after the user click or enter
event MyEvent originally from: CustomEventBubble0.panelId.text1, currentTarget to: CustomEventBubble0.panelId.text1 has bubble phase?true eventPhase 2
event MyEvent originally from: CustomEventBubble0.panelId.text1, currentTarget to: CustomEventBubble0.panelId has bubble phase?true eventPhase 3
event MyEvent originally from: CustomEventBubble0.panelId.text1, currentTarget to: CustomEventBubble0 has bubble phase?true eventPhase 3
event MyEvent originally from: CustomEventBubble0.panelId.text1, currentTarget to: [object _CustomEventBubble_mx_managers_SystemManager] has bubble phase?true eventPhase 3