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Sometimes you need to wrap Flex object with special mx.utils.ObjectProxy wrapper class to listen for property change events. Documentation describes special object_proxy “object” property containing reference to real object. But accessing this property at runtime always returns “null”, althought this property is visible in debuger watch window with “package” icon. Code below [...]

Today my daily maven build was broken with wierd message:
[ERROR] Could not resolve <mx:AdvancedDataGrid> to a component implementation
This happened after adding  <mx:AdvancedDataGrid> component to project mxml file. In Flex Builder all compiled fine, but build with maven failed. After spending some time with google, i’ve found the root of a problem.  The problem is [...]

Today Jeremy Grelle had announced that the first GA release of Spring BlazeDS Integration, the open source solution for building Spring-powered RIAs with Adobe Flex, is now available.
This project’s purpose is to make it easier to build Spring-powered Rich Internet Applications using Adobe Flex as the front-end client. It aims to achieve this purpose by [...]

If you’re using Eclipse and Flash/Flex Builder, you might want to have a look at the Flex Formatter Plug-in. It’s a great add-on that allows you to (auto-)format your ActionScript and MXML files, based on the templates you define.
More info: http://sourceforge.net/projects/flexformatter/