I am trying to create a button with a png file and here is my code

<mx:Button width="175" label="{myRepeater.currentItem.CATEGORYDESC}"
data="{myRepeater.currentItem}" mouseOver="changeStyle(event)"
upSkin="@Embed(source='{myRepeater.currentItem.ICO N}')"
click="displayId(event.target.getRepeaterItem())"
mouseUp="categorySummarySelected(event.target.repe aterIndices[0])"/>
[h]upSkin="@Embed(source='{myRepeater.currentItem.ICO N}')" [/h]

but I am getting the following error: Implicit coercion of a value of type
string to a type class.

Thanks!

What does your PNG look like? If it is rectangular try this...
<mx:Button id="mybttn"
label="Click Me"
overSkin="@Embed(source='PathToPNG/filename1.png') "
upSkin="@Embed(source='PathToPNG/filename2.png')"
downSkin="@Embed(source='PathToPNG/filename3.png') "/>

If the PNG is a strange shape...like the shape of Texas...
There is a little more to it. Let me know and I can walk you through the other
way.

If I give the file name it works but thats not what I am looking for. The file
name is provided by the data provider and the button is inside a repeater. Each
button has a different image file which is provided by
myRepeater.currentItem.ICON


<mx:Repeater id="myRepeater" dataProvider="{catInfo}">
<mx:HBox id="bigbox">
<mx:Image id="img" source="{myRepeater.currentItem.ICON}"/>
<mx:Button width="175" label="{myRepeater.currentItem.CATEGORYDESC}"
data="{myRepeater.currentItem}" mouseOver="changeStyle(event)"
upSkin="@Embed(source='{myRepeater.currentItem.ICO N}')"
click="displayId(event.target.getRepeaterItem())"
mouseUp="categorySummarySelected(event.target.repe aterIndices[0])"/>
</mx:HBox>
</mx:Repeater>


Thanks!

"Merlyn MM" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> If I give the file name it works but thats not what I am looking for. The
> file
> name is provided by the data provider and the button is inside a repeater.
> Each
> button has a different image file which is provided by
> myRepeater.currentItem.ICON
>
>
> <mx:Repeater id="myRepeater" dataProvider="{catInfo}">
> <mx:HBox id="bigbox">
> <mx:Image id="img" source="{myRepeater.currentItem.ICON}"/>
> <mx:Button width="175" label="{myRepeater.currentItem.CATEGORYDESC}"
> data="{myRepeater.currentItem}" mouseOver="changeStyle(event)"
> upSkin="@Embed(source='{myRepeater.currentItem.ICO N}')"
> click="displayId(event.target.getRepeaterItem())"
> mouseUp="categorySummarySelected(event.target.repe aterIndices[0])"/>
> </mx:HBox>
> </mx:Repeater>

An embed is just that. it _embeds_ the file. At compile time. I.e. the
compiler has no idea what the value will be in your running file. You might
want to look at my TileList_withStyleFunction to get some inspiration on how
to handle this situation:
http://flexdiary.blogspot.com/2008/0...efunction.html

Amy

Thanks for your help. Since I do not know the image files upfront to embed
them like in your example. This is what i did and its not correct. Can you
please guide me further?

private function styleFunction(repeaterItem:Object):Class{
var btnIcon:Class = repeaterItem.ICON;
return btnIcon;
}

<mx:Button width="175" label="{myRepeater.currentItem.CATEGORYDESC}"
data="{myRepeater.currentItem}" mouseOver="changeStyle(event)"
upSkin="@Embed(source=styleFunction(event.target.g etRepeaterItem()))"
click="displayId(event.target.getRepeaterItem())"
mouseUp="categorySummarySelected(event.target.repe aterIndices[0])"/>
[h] upSkin="@Embed(source=styleFunction(event.target.g etRepeaterItem()))"[/h]

"Merlyn MM" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Amy
>
> Thanks for your help. Since I do not know the image files upfront to embed
> them like in your example. This is what i did and its not correct. Can you
> please guide me further?
>
> private function styleFunction(repeaterItem:Object):Class{
> var btnIcon:Class = repeaterItem.ICON;
> return btnIcon;
> }
>
> <mx:Button width="175" label="{myRepeater.currentItem.CATEGORYDESC}"
> data="{myRepeater.currentItem}" mouseOver="changeStyle(event)"
> upSkin="@Embed(source=styleFunction(event.target.g etRepeaterItem()))"
> click="displayId(event.target.getRepeaterItem())"
> mouseUp="categorySummarySelected(event.target.repe aterIndices[0])"/>
> [h]
> upSkin="@Embed(source=styleFunction(event.target.g etRepeaterItem()))"[/h]
>

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