Something like this:
private function processFilter(item:Object):Boolean {
return (item.Date_Collected) == wholeDate.selectedDate;
}
<mx:DateField id="wholeDate" formatString="YYYY-MM-DD"/>
-TH
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> So, you're converting a String to a Number and comparing that to a
Date?
> Does that work? If not, perhaps using a DateField instead would work
> better; so that you'e comparing apples to apples. If it works though,
> nevermind. :)
>
> -TH
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Blair Cox blair.cox@ wrote:
> >
> > Hmm, okay, now I¹m confused.
> >
> > So this is the working end of my code, totally borrowed from
> > http://blog.flexexamples.com.
> >
> > private function processFilter(item:Object):Boolean { return
> > (item.Date_Collected) == Number(wholeDate.text); }
> >
> > ??
> >
> > --
> > Blair
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Tim Hoff TimHoff@
> > Reply-To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:25:41 -0000
> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Help: filterFunction and Dates
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey Blair,
> >
> > For dates, it's important that you use the Date() data type. Some
use
> > strings instead. Since you're using AMF, using strongly typed date
> > objects for the VO's is the cleanest way. The reason that I say to
use
> > Date(), is because that the Date.time property is stored as the
number
> > of milliseconds since 1970, IIRC. Because it' numeric, you can
easily
> > perform sorts. For formatting, you can use a dateFormatter with
> > "yyyy-mm-dd" as the formatString. This leaves the underlying date
> > alone, but displays it in whatever format that is specified.
> >
> > -TH
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > Blair Cox blair.cox@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Cato,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the hint. I¹m using amfPHP and RemoteObject, I¹ll
> > assume it does
> > > the same thing. I¹ll use this as a starting point, cheers!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Blair
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Cato Paus cato1@
> > > Reply-To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:02:27 -0000
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Help: filterFunction and Dates
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi if you use java as backend do you serilaze the object ?
> > >
> > > if so you can map the date objec to the date object in
actionscript
> > and
> > > back..
> > >
> > > here is a datefilter connetced to a arraycollection.
> > >
> > > public function chkToDay():void
> > > {
> > > //Allways set to null first!!!! else you get filter inside
> > > the filter!
> > > myArrayCollection.filterFunction=null;
> > > myArrayCollection.refresh();
> > > myArrayCollection.filterFunction=toDayDateFilterFunc;
> > > /* Refresh the collection view to apply the filter. */
> > > myArrayCollection.refresh();
> > > }
> > >
> > > and the filter function
> > >
> > > private function toDayDateFilterFunc(item:Object):Boolean
> > > {
> > > var toDay:Date = new Date();
> > > //item.date is if you have a public var named date in your
> > > DTO(Data Transfer Object)
> > > return item.date== toDay;
> > > }
> > >
> > > Cato
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > > "cox.blair" blair.cox@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > With the help of another poster I was pointed in the correct
> > direction
> > > > to solve a problem I have:
> > > >
> > > > The two links were helpful:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=controls_12.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/12/using-a-combobox-to-filter-items\
\
> \
> > \
> >
>
<http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/12/using-a-combobox-to-filter-item\
\
> s>
> > > -in-a-datagrid-in-flex/
> > >
> >
>
<http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/12/using-a-combobox-to-filter-item\
\
> \
> > s-in
> >
>
<http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/12/using-a-combobox-to-filter-item\
\
> s-in
> > >
> > > -a-datagrid-in-flex/>
> > > >
> > > > Based on the above information, I was able to accomplish all my
> > tasks,
> > > > except being able to sort dates.
> > > >
> > > > Problem #1 - How to format the date so that it displays as
> > 2008-10-01.
> > > > I have it all the way up to 2008-10-1. Apparently the 'day' is
> > > > represented as a single digit. That won't work - using a MySQL
db.
> > > >
> > > > Problem #2 - I am apparently lacking in my knowledge of
> ActionScript
> > > > to correctly write the proper script to filter the date. What I
> > can't
> > > > seem to figure out is the correct syntax for working with dates,
> or
> > > > perhaps simply a string or number containing "-" dashes?
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, I'm not providing code you to ponder over, I really only
> need
> > a
> > > > reference to start with so I can learn as I go. I've been
> searching
> > > > but have not been able to locate a reference which deals with
> > sorting
> > > > dates?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
