> The Combobox by itself does not really support what
> you're trying to do.
Are you telling me that there is no simply way to have a user pick a value from
a popup then redisplay that value in the popup if he goes back to the record
again later?
Is this a joke or a programing language?
Somebody forgot to include an event that says if this record has a value show
it in the popup?
No you got to be pulling my chain. If you are not then this is a useless joke.
Its an everyday need.
Dan Pride
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, Battershall, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Battershall, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component won't open to Saved Value
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:38 PM
> The Combobox by itself does not really support what
> you're trying to do.
> As Tracy said there is sample code you can draw on to
> extend the
> ComboBox to accept a 'selectedValue' parameter or
> something of the sort,
> which in turn will fire internal logic to determine which
> item in the
> dataProvider matches and to set the selectedIndex
> accordingly.
>
> The other part of this is using binding. To have your
> instantiated
> combobox to update its selectedIndex when a value changes
> you need to
> reference a bindable value. If another code alters that
> value, it will
> then re-fire the internal logic in your custom ComboBox.
>
> {Bindable]
> private var dp:Array =
> [{data:'foo',label:'foo'},{data:'foo1',label:'foo1'},{data:'foo2',label:
> 'foo2'}];
>
> [Bindable]
> private var myVal:String = "foo";
>
> <local:CustomComboBox dataProvider="{dp}"
> selectedValue="{myVal}"/>
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Dan Pride
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1:23 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component won't
> open to Saved
> Value
>
>
> This seems absurdly difficult for so simple a function.
>
> I am trying to save a value from a popup and get it back
> when the list
> is double clicked and the form is represented with a
> different record
> selected. Not exactly rocket science.
>
> I have tried every single event and nada.
> Is there an "on Load" ???? Why not? It seems so
> obvious. Creation
> complete only works the first time the form component is
> presented.
>
> The functions are
>
> private function closeRolePop(event:Event):void {
> ComboBox(event.target).selectedItem.label};
>
> private function openRolePop(event:Event):void {
> var i:uint;
> for(i=0; i < arrRoles.length; i++){
> if(arrRoles.getItemAt(i).label ==
> currentPerson.Role){
> rolePop.selectedIndex = i;
> }}}
>
> Help Please this is really getting to me cause it should be
> so simple
>
>
> --- On Wed, 10/8/08, Dan Pride
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > From: Dan Pride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component
> won't open to Saved
> > Value
> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 12:38 PM
> > Creation complete works the first time but the
> component is
> > displayed when you click on a list, and subsequent
> > selections are not displayed. I am having trouble
> figuring
> > out which on is the correct event.?
> > Sorry but I am relatively new at this kind of
> programming.
> > Thanks
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 10/8/08, Tracy Spratt
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component
> > won't open to Saved Value
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 11:34 AM
> > > Why are you doing that in the "open"
> event?
> > Try
> > > "creationComplete"
> > > instead. Or set it directly without the
> function. Or
> > bind
> > > selectedIndex to a bindable variable.
> > >
> > > Tracy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > > On Behalf Of Dan Pride
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:57 AM
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component
> > won't
> > > open to Saved
> > > Value
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the response. I understand what needs
> to be
> > done
> > > as you
> > > described but I still have one problem.
> > > I tried this before.
> > >
> > > private function openGenderPop(event:Event):void
> {
> > > genderPop.selectedIndex = 1; }
> > >
> > > The ComboBox opened to the zero value not the 1.
> > > When I clicked on the box it opened to have the 1
> > value
> > > preselectect but
> > > did not present upon opening.
> > >
> > > I am referencing it like this and must be missing
> some
> > kind
> > > of kick
> > > event?
> > >
> > > <mx:ComboBox id="genderPop"
> > > close="closeGenderPop(event)"
> > > open="openGenderPop(event)"
> > > dataProvider="{arrGender}"
> > x="583.5"
> > > y="89"
> > > width="116" />
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > > This board is GREAT !
> > > Dan Pride
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 10/8/08, Tracy Spratt
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > <mailto:tspratt%40lariatinc.com> >
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > <mailto:tspratt%40lariatinc.com> >
> > > > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] ComboBox in
> Component
> > > won't open to Saved
> > > Value
> > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 11:05 AM
> ComboBox.selectedItem
> > > > will only work if you
> > assign a
> > > > *reference to an
> > > > item in the ComboBox dataProvider*. This is
> > rarely
> > > > possible and is not
> > > > in your case.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What you must do is loop over the items in
> the
> > > > CobmoBox.dataProvider and compare the
> appropriate property's value
>
> > > > to
> > the
> > > value
> > > > you want to match.
> > > > When a match is found, use the loop indes to
> set
> > the
> > > > ComboBox's
> > > > selectedIndex. This is simple enough to do
> in a
> > > one-off
> > > > situation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you need this often, then you might want
> to
> > use an
> > > > extended ComboBox.
> > > > Making a generic one is a bit tricky,
> because the
> > > Combo Box
> > > > dataProvider
> > > > items can have any properties at all. I have
> an
> > > example on
> > > > www.cflex.net <http://www.cflex.net/
> > > <http://www.cflex.net/> > (it
> > > allows you
> > > > to set the data
> > > > field you want to match) and Ben forta has
> done
> > one
> > > and
> > > > there are
> > > > others.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tracy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > >
> > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >
> > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> > > > Behalf Of Dan Pride
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:01 AM
> > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] ComboBox in Component
> > won't
> > > open
> > > > to Saved Value
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > > I have a ComboBox used as a Popup on a form
> > component.
> > > > It saves fine using the following function
> > > >
> > > > private function
> closeGenderPop(event:Event):void
> > {
> > > > ComboBox(event.target).selectedItem.label};
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I want to have it display the stored value
> the
> > next
> > > time it
> > > > is opened.
> > > > I tried this but no luck.
> > > >
> > > > private function
> openGenderPop(event:Event):void
> > {
> > > > genderPop.selectedIndex = 1;
> > > > ComboBox(event.target).selectedItem.label; }
> > > >
> > > > Really appreciate the help
> > > >
> > > > Dan Pride
>
>
>
>
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