Secure editing in a mobile flex project

[ClintonCooper1]

I have been running through the flex in a week tutorial and been playing around with developing a flex mobile app using snippets from flex api samples.  I found the Secure editing sample, and have been trying to run that in a flex mobile project.  However, I am running into an error when I run IdentityManager function in the code:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"   xmlns:esri="http://www.esri.com/2008/ags"   initialize="application1_initializeHandler(event)">    <fx:Script>   <![CDATA[    import com.esri.ags.components.IdentityManager;    import com.esri.ags.events.LayerEvent;    import com.esri.ags.geometry.MapPoint;    import com.esri.ags.layers.TiledMapServiceLayer;        import mx.events.FlexEvent;        protected function application1_initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void    {     IdentityManager.instance.enabled = true;    }        private function layerShowHandler(event:FlexEvent):void    {     // update the LODs/zoomslider to use/show the levels for the selected base map     var tiledLayer:TiledMapServiceLayer = event.target as TiledMapServiceLayer;     myMap.lods = tiledLayer.tileInfo.lods;    }    protected function marine_loadHandler(event:LayerEvent):void    {     myEditor.featureLayers = [ marine ];     myEditor.attributeInspector.fieldInspectors = [ creatorFI, typeFI ];    }   ]]>  </fx:Script> 

I get the runtime error of

 ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.  at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/getChildIndex()  at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::rawChildren_getChildIndex()  at mx.managers::SystemRawChildrenList/getChildIndex()  at spark.components.supportClasses::StyleableStageText/getFormIndex()  at spark.components.supportClasses::StyleableStageText/findTopmostForm()  at spark.components.supportClasses::StyleableStageText/updateProxyImageForTopmostForm()  at spark.components.supportClasses::StyleableStageText/commitProperties()  at mx.core::UIComponent/validateProperties()  at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateClient()  at mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/addPopUp()  at mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/createPopUp()  at mx.managers::PopUpManager$/createPopUp()  at com.esri.ags.components::IdentityManager/popUpSignInWindow()  at com.esri.ags.components::IdentityManager/signIn()  at com.esri.ags.components::IdentityManager/doSignIn()  at com.esri.ags.components::IdentityManager/enqueue()  at Function/com.esri.ags.components:IdentityManager/getCredential/com.esri.ags.components:svcInfoResult2()  at mx.rpc::Responder/result()  at Function/<anonymous>()  at MyURLLoader/completeHandler()  at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()  at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()  at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete() 

Is this an error due to the creation of a popup window on a cell device or is this just an error due to bad code writing?  the code works great in a windowed project, but causes this error on a mobile project.  Thanks in advance for helping me understand what is going on!

Clinton

After doing some more research on IdentityManager, I think the issue has something due to do with configuring PopUpManager.  But I am not yet there technically to understand it.  Thanks!

[DasaPaddock]

What version of AIR are you using and what device are you testing this on?

[DasaPaddock]

Also what version of the Flex SDK are you using?

It looks like the error may be coming from StyleableStageText.

[ClintonCooper1]

Also what version of the Flex SDK are you using?

It looks like the error may be coming from StyleableStageText.

Flash Builder 4.7 with Flex SDK 4.6 through air 3.4.  I am running this code through Flash Builder on an Air simulator android device (incredible 2).  I have not yet tried it on my actual phone as I am just trying some different things. 

I get it to run once...when I first start up flash builder.  However, subsequent runs I get this error.

I also have the mx.swc and sparkskins.swc added to the build path.

[DasaPaddock]

Can you try AIR 3.8?

[ClintonCooper1]

Updated to air 3.8 and still getting the same error.

[ClintonCooper1]

I have attached my full code in hopes of finding the reason for the error.  I do not have any other relevant code in the viewnavigator.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
  xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
  xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
  xmlns:esri="http://www.esri.com/2008/ags"
  initialize="application1_initializeHandler(event)">
 
 <fx:Script>
  <![CDATA[
   import com.esri.ags.components.IdentityManager;
   import com.esri.ags.events.LayerEvent;
   import com.esri.ags.geometry.MapPoint;
   import com.esri.ags.layers.TiledMapServiceLayer;
   
   import mx.events.FlexEvent;
   
   protected function application1_initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
   {
    IdentityManager.instance.enabled = true;
   }
   
   private function layerShowHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
   {
    // update the LODs/zoomslider to use/show the levels for the selected base map
    var tiledLayer:TiledMapServiceLayer = event.target as TiledMapServiceLayer;
    myMap.lods = tiledLayer.tileInfo.lods;
   }
   protected function marine_loadHandler(event:LayerEvent):void
   {
    myEditor.featureLayers = [ marine ];
    myEditor.attributeInspector.fieldInspectors = [ creatorFI, typeFI ];
   }
  ]]>
 </fx:Script>
 
 <fx:Declarations>
  <esri:Extent id="initialExtent"
      xmin="-13449015" ymin="4182302" xmax="-13433803" ymax="4191340">
   <esri:SpatialReference wkid="102100"/>
  </esri:Extent>
  <!-- FieldInspector for the 'creator' field -->
  <esri:FieldInspector id="creatorFI"
        featureLayer="{marine}"
        fieldName="creator"
        label="Biologist"/>
  <esri:FieldInspector id="typeFI"
        featureLayer="{marine}"
        fieldName="type"
        label="Sighting"/> 
 </fx:Declarations>
 
 
 <esri:Map id="myMap"
     level="4"
     load="myMap.centerAt(new MapPoint(-11713000, 4822000))">
  <esri:ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer show="layerShowHandler(event)"
           url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"
           visible="{bb.selectedIndex == 0}"/>
  <esri:ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer show="layerShowHandler(event)"
           url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"
           visible="{bb.selectedIndex == 1}"/>
  <esri:FeatureLayer id="marine" name="SaveTheBay-Marine"
         load="marine_loadHandler(event)"
         mode="snapshot"
         outFields="[type, confirmed, comments, creator]"
         url="http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/SaveTheBay/FeatureServer/0"/>
 </esri:Map>
 <s:ButtonBar id="bb"
     right="0"
     requireSelection="true">
  <s:dataProvider>
   <s:ArrayList>
    <fx:String>Street</fx:String>
    <fx:String>Imagery</fx:String>
   </s:ArrayList>
  </s:dataProvider> 
 </s:ButtonBar>
 
 <esri:Editor id="myEditor"
     width="100%" height="75"
     geometryService="{new GeometryService('http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/Geometry/GeometryServer')}"
     includeInLayout="false"
     map="{myMap}"
     visible="true"/>
 <esri:Geocoder width="200" height="30"
       bottom="5"
       horizontalCenter="0"
       map="{myMap}"/>
</s:View>

[DasaPaddock]

Does it work one time, every time you start Flash Builder? It may be a bug in the simulator. Can you try on a device?

[ClintonCooper1]

Just tried it on my device, and it worked flawlessly the first time.  However after closing the app (stopping the program completely), I reopened it, and could not get anything (just a screen with a few buttons, but no login screen). 

Clinton

[DasaPaddock]

Which device did you test it on?

There is an option to not show the sign in as a pop-up. You can listen for the "showSignInWindow" event and then call event.preventDefault().

See:
https://developers.arcgis.com/en/flex/api-reference/com/esri/ags/components/IdentityManager.html#eve...

You then could show the sign in form in a new View. See the source for the default form in the skins folder at:
com/esri/ags/skins/supportClasses/SignInWindow.mxml