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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600">
<s:layout>
<s:HorizontalLayout />
</s:layout>
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private function cloneButton_clickHandler (event:MouseEvent):void
{
var childDescriptors:Array = original.childDescriptors;
var descriptorsCount:int = childDescriptors.length;
for (var i:int; i < descriptorsCount; i++)
{
cloned.createComponentFromDescriptor(original.childDescriptors[i],
false);
}
cloned.validateNow();
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<mx:Button label="Clone Canvas" click="cloneButton_clickHandler(event);" />
<mx:Canvas id="original" width="100" height="100" borderStyle="solid" >
<mx:Label text="Some Label" />
<mx:ComboBox dataProvider="{['data1', 'data2']}" bottom="0" />
</mx:Canvas>
<mx:Canvas id="cloned" width="100" height="100" borderStyle="solid" >
</mx:Canvas>
</s:Application>