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Flex: understanding the component instantiation life cycle

Could not agree more. It is tricky and confusing !!!

http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/02/flex-instantiation-life-cycle-and-event.php

http://nwebb.co.uk/blog/?p=169

About the component instantiation life cycle

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00000492.html

more:

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Parts&file=containers_intro_063_12.html

http://www.wietseveenstra.nl/blog/2007/02/understanding-the-flex-application-startup-event-order/

Base on my understanding . Here is the process of adding the<mx:Box label="hi"/> to the parents container.

1) box object is created.

2) box.CONFIGURE process ( label is set)

3)box.PREINITIALIZE ( children of box has not been created )

4) ADD CHILD ( add box to canvas)

5) box. INITIALIZE( children is created but the layout is not sized yet)

6)box.CREATIONCOMPLETE

Things to remember

• configure process ( variable settings) occurs BEFORE preinitialize

• box.initialize occurs AFTER it is added to the parent