Introduction:

This open source utility allows Adobe Flex developers to debug and alter properties of components while running an application.

How to use:

• Add the ReflexUtil SWC library to your flex project
• Open the Default MXML Application file
• Add the following attribute to the <mx:Application> tag: xmlns:reflexutil="net.kandov.reflexutil.*"
• Add the following child to the <mx:Application> tag: <reflexutil:ReflexUtil/>
• Debug/Run the application. right click on the application when loaded
• Click the component you wish to inspect under the mouse point
• A control window will open, have fun

Inspecting Styles:

Run the application after adding the following argument to the compiler: -keep-as3-metadata+=Style

On Flex 2.0 - Run in Debug mode only.

Using as Module:

To run the latest version directly from the repository, run this command on the preinitialize event of the Application:

Security.loadPolicyFile("http://reflexutil.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/module/crossdomain.xml");

Then use the ModuleLoader to load the component on run-time, usage examples:

Flex2: <mx:ModuleLoader url="http://reflexutil.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/module/ReflexModule2.swf"/>

Flex3: <mx:ModuleLoader url="http://reflexutil.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/module/ReflexModule3.swf"/>

Flex3.2: <mx:ModuleLoader url="http://reflexutil.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/module/ReflexModule32.swf"/>

To load component when running the application from localhost, you have to download the appropriate module file, put it in the bin folder, and change the url:

Flex2: <mx:ModuleLoader url="ReflexModule2.swf"/>

Flex3: <mx:ModuleLoader url="ReflexModule3.swf"/>

Flex3.2: <mx:ModuleLoader url="ReflexModule32.swf"/>