Chapter 5: Working With Components; Chapter 5, "Working With Components; Inserting Controls And Containers In An Mxml File - MACROMEDIA FLEX BUILDER-USING FLEX BUILDER Use Manual

An application typically consists of an MXML application file (a file with an
parent tag) and one or more components defined in separate MXML, ActionScript, or
Macromedia Flash component (SWC) files. You lay out the components in the application file
using Macromedia Flex containers.
You can use Macromedia Flex Builder to build and extend components for your applications.
Using components promotes code reuse, simplifies the process of building a complex application,
and lets other developers contribute to your project.
Flex Builder also lets you work with Flash components and custom Flex components installed on
the Flex server.
This chapter contains the following topics:
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"Inserting controls and containers in an MXML file" on page 117
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"Creating MXML component files" on page 121
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"Synchronizing with custom components on the server" on page 125

Inserting controls and containers in an MXML file

You can visually insert MXML controls and containers in an MXML file. If you prefer to insert
them manually, make sure you specify the component namespace.
This section contains the following topics:
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"Visually inserting components" on page 118
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"Manually inserting components" on page 119
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"Specifying component namespaces in your code" on page 119
Related topics
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"About Flex containers, components, and controls" on page 148
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