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For more information, see “Component metadata” in Developing Flex Applications Help.
To include the properties of custom components in code hints:
1.
Open the MXML or ActionScript component file in Flex Builder.
2.
Select File > Package Component.
Synchronizing with custom components on the server
The Flex Builder authoring environment has a default set of Flex components. If you install new
or updated custom components on your Flex server, Flex Builder can synchronize its authoring
environment with them so that you can work with them. For example, you can use the Insert bar
to insert a custom component in your page and then use the Tag inspector to edit its properties.
Aside from updating the authoring environment, synchronizing with updated components on the
Flex server is important when developing Flex applications. If the authoring environment
supports a component that’s out of date, you might inadvertently create invalid MXML. For
example, you might insert a component on your page and edit a property that no longer exists.
To synchronize with new or updated components on the server:
1.
Make sure you correctly defined a Flex testing server for your site.
For more information, see
“Starting a new application in Flex Builder” on page 9
.
2.
Make sure the new or updated custom components are installed on the testing server in one of
the following folders in the application’s root folder:
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/WEB-INF/flex/user_classes/
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any folder specified by any lib-path or actionscript-classpath entries in the flex-config.xml
file in the /WEB-INF/flex folder
Note:
You can also install components in your application’s root folder (the folder containing the
MXML file with the <mx:Application> tag). However, Flex Builder does not import these
components like other installed components. Instead, they’re downloaded to Flex Builder as
dependent files when you perform a put or a get operation. Once the dependent file is
downloaded, Flex Builder doesn’t show the components on the Insert bar or in the Insert menu.
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