Adobe Flex 3 Component Life Cycle

Flex Application Life Cycle was explained very neatly in this article found on slideshare.
Divided the Cycle into 3 general stages:

1 Birth

• 1.1 Construction
• 1.2 Configuration
• 1.3 Attachment
• 1.4 Initilization

2 Life

• 2.1 Invalidation
• 2.2 Validation
• 2.3 Interaction

3 Death

• 3.1 Detachment
• 3.2 Garbage Collection

source: http://www.slideshare.net/rjowen/component-life-cycle