I help understanding singleton instance

I think your class User_vo should have these:


          // The sole instance of this (singleton) class
        private static var _instance : User_vo;      


          // Getter for the singleton instance        
          public static function getInstance():User_vo {
                      return _instance;
          }
         
          public static function set instance(inst:User_vo):void {
                  _instance = inst;
          }

          // Empty constructor
          public function User_vo() {
          }



For filling up the instance:

    var _user_vo : User_vo = new User_vo();
    _user_vo.type = ...;            // assuming you also have the decent setter functions for this
    _user_vo.USER_ID = ...;
    _user_vo.ACCESS_LEVEL = ...;
    _user_vo.SC_ID = ...;
    _user_vo.UNAME = ...;
    User_vo.setInstance(_user_vo);

After this you can use it whereever you want as:

   x = User_vo.getInstance().type;
or
   x = User_vo.getInstance().userId; // assuming you also have the decent getter functions for this

>> I try and create the default constructor but it causes error
It's always handy if you tell us WHAT error ;o)

Sorry about that,
If I uncomment out the code, I get the following WARNING.
     1012: Variables of type User_vo cannot be undefined. The value undefined will be type coerced to User_vo before comparison.

But in Runtime...
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter type must be non-null.
      at flash.events::Event()
      at components.vo::User_vo()[C:\Documents and Settings\JBG\My Documents\FSMO\RMS\src\components\vo\User_vo.as:29]
      at components.vo::User_vo$/getInstance()[C:\Documents and Settings\JBG\My Documents\RMS\src\components\vo\User_vo.as:23]

Using this syntax to call it...
    Alert.show(User_vo.getInstance().getServiceCenter().toString());

My thoughts were when I was calling it I was passing it an undefined value.. So I added the to the commented code the undefined part and added the vars.  If I didn't add the them I would get some error of having 2 functions by the same name.  I don't think flex likes polymorphism. :)

>> If I uncomment out the code, I get the following WARNING.
>>     1012: Variables of type User_vo cannot be undefined. The value undefined will be type coerced to User_vo before comparison.
You solve that by replacing

    if (_instance==null || _instance==undefined)

by just

    if (_instance==null)


>> But in Runtime...
>> TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter type must be non-null.
That's because
                      var CurrentUser:Object;
                      var type:String;
are (still) null when you pass them to the constructor:

                      _instance = new User_vo(type, CurrentUser);

and in the constructor you have:

        super(type)

which is the constructor of Event and that one doesn't accept a null as parameter.
And even if it would the next line in your constructor

        this.USER_ID=CurrentUser.USERID;

would result in a nullpointer since CurrentUser is null.


Did you try what I suggested?

Sorry about the time delay...
 Ok, below is the code modifed. I am still getting the error:
       
      1203: No default constructor found in base class flash.events:Event.

Correct me if my understanding is flawed in the comments of each line.  
 
Now what is missing is passing those values to this user_vo and then assigning the value to the variables:
I dispatch an event that passes the values to the User_vo. via the following code:
     var UserInfo:Object= new Object();
     //populate the User vo for the rest of the application
     UserInfo.USER_ID=CurrentUser[0].USER_ID;
     UserInfo.ACCESS_LEVEL=CurrentUser[0].RMS.toString();
     UserInfo.SC_ID=CurrentUser[0].SC_ID;
     UserInfo.UNAME=CurrentUser[0].FNAME.toString();
                              
    //write values to the user object      
    var SelectedData:User_vo= new User_vo("active_user", UserInfo);
    dispatchEvent(SelectedData);            

You made the suggestion of filling the instance:
    var _user_vo : User_vo = new User_vo();
    _user_vo.type = ...;            // assuming you also have the decent setter functions for this
    _user_vo.USER_ID = ...;
    _user_vo.ACCESS_LEVEL = ...;
    _user_vo.SC_ID = ...;
    _user_vo.UNAME = ...;
    User_vo.setInstance(_user_vo);

Where would this be done?
Thank your for your patience.
I have no quams about breaking this into another question for your time/points. It is worth the insight and critic.

package components.vo
{
     import flash.events.Event; //Importing class Events
		
      public class User_vo extends Event //Extending class so I can inherit/access its methods/properties
	{
	  //I define all of the fields that I will be passing to other objects,etc
 	  public var USER_ID  	:int;
           public var ACCESS_LEVEL 	:String;
           public var SC_ID    	:int;
           public var UNAME    	:String;		
           public var CurrentUser:Object; 
                //Create an object to contain all 
                //the values passed to/from this object
           private static var _instance :User_vo; 
                //Not sure but guessing that this is 
                //creating the instance of the User_vo to 
               // hold until called
        
          public function User_vo() // Create default Empty constructor
            {  }		      
   
	 public static function getInstance():User_vo 
	   {  return _instance;      } 
               //function that returns current instance of User_vo
 
		               
          public static function set instance(inst:User_vo):void 
            {   _instance = inst;    }
          	//function called from outside this class to set the User_vo			 
	public function getServiceCenter():int
	    { return this.SC_ID	;	}
	     //function called to get the SC_ID
         public function getAccessLevel():String
	    { return this.ACCESS_LEVEL	;	}		    //function called to get the ACCESS_LEVEL
	public function getUserName():String
	    { return this.UNAME	;	}
	   //function called to get the UNAME
	public function getUserId():int
	    { return this.USER_ID	;	}
         //function called to get the USER_ID	
	}
}

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You have answered the original question in explaining the why and finding a solution, I will be adding another question for the 'finessing' of the solution. Thanks.... btw...after reviewing the code I couldn't see why I need to pass it as an event either

Thanx 4 axxepting

>> I will be adding another question for the 'finessing' of the solution.
Feel free to draw my attention on it by posting the URL of it in this question.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/index.jsp?qid=24579069