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Using Timer to fire data binding event

            
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" creationComplete="initHandler();">
    <mx:Script>
        
            private var _timer:Timer;
            private var _firstName:String;
            public static const FIRST_NAME_CHANGED:String = "firstNameChanged";

            private function initHandler():void
            {
                _timer = new Timer( 2000, 1 );
                _timer.addEventListener( TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, timerHandler );
            }

            private function clickHandler():void
            {

                firstName = fnInput.text;
            }
            private function timerHandler( evt:TimerEvent ):void
            {
                dispatchEvent( new Event( FIRST_NAME_CHANGED ) );
            }
    
            [Bindable(event="firstNameChanged")]
            public function get firstName():String
            {
                return _firstName;
            }
            public function set firstName( str:String ):void
            {
                 _firstName = str;
                 _timer.reset();
                 _timer.start();
            }

      
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:Panel title="User Entry.">
        <mx:HBox>
           <mx:Label text="First Name:" />
           <mx:TextInput id="fnInput" />
        </mx:HBox>
        <mx:Button label="submit" click="clickHandler();" />

        <mx:Label text="You Entered:" fontWeight="bold" />
        <mx:HBox>
            <mx:Label text="First Name:" />
            <mx:Text text="{firstName}" />
        </mx:HBox>
    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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