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 child to the <mx:Application> tag: <reflexutil:ReflexUtil/>
- Add the following attribute to the <mx:Application> tag: xmlns:reflexutil="net.kandov.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"/>
