CRITICAL
Rule Definition
You should not dispatch a plain string. If you rename this string, you need to replace the string listener as well. Use constants instead
Remediation
Use constant strings to dispatch events.
Violation Code Sample
public class Foo
{
public function bar() : void
{
dispatch( new Event( "myHardCodedEvent" ) ); // VIOLATION
}
}
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Unexpected Behavior
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