resetting content and application

[nif]

hi there,

i have a fairly complex application with a multitude of sections and
sub-sections in it. i'd very much like to be able to reset all the forms and
tab selections etc. to their starting states when a user logs out and then logs
back in again. i'd also like to be able to reset sub-sections tab selections
and form input when a user selects a different section and the returns to the
section they were in origionally.

is there an easy way of doing this or am i going to have to setup restting
functions for every element of my app and then call them all when a user logs
in or changes sections?

thanks a mil',
nikki

[JKohn99]

Well easy is a relative term. If you've already built your application it may
be a bit of rework. Look into using states (mx:States).

You can creates multiple states and this just move from state to state by
setting currentState. However as in everything else there is no free lunch
as you must implement what you want the state to be in the mx:States tag.

Below is an example of a simple state that sets a form back to login.

<mx:states>
<mx:State name="login">
<mx:SetProperty target="{loginButton}"
name="label" value="{logonLabel}"/>
<mx:SetProperty target="{userId}"
name="enabled" value="true"/>
<mx:SetProperty target="{password}"
name="enabled" value="true"/>
</mx:State>
</mx:states.

[nif]

hi there,

thanks for the reply. unfortunately i'm quite far into development already and
won't be able to restructure at this point.
i guess that means i'll have to write reset functins for everything... oh boy!

thanks,
nikki

[ntsiii]

The simplest way to do this is to use navigateToUrl() to call the url for the applications wrapper. This will reload the appliction completely. It is wht I do.

Tracy

[Bryan Dresselhaus]

I was messing around with google sites and wrote up this flex tutorial for an
application framework. It might fit what you are needing as long as your
sections are mxml components or actionscript classes.


[url]http://sites.google.com/site/flex-tutorials/tutorials/tutorial-1--building-an-ap[/url]
plication-framework

[nif]

thanks for all the replies. i think i am going to reload... i origionally
wanted to have a nice smooth transition using effects, but the reload option is
quick and easy and that's more important right now.