Perfect, that did the trick... thanks -M
--- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, that wording does make a difference. You can look into using a > sortCompare function. Or, you can hack it by adding the item to the > collection, but in addition add an additional property to all of the > items in the collection, like sortIndex; that will be used to sort the > reset item at the top and then the regular items. Assign 0 to "Select > All' and 1 to all of the regular items. Then add another sort field to > the collecton's sort so it sorts the sortIndex first and then the title: > > var sort:Sort = new Sort(); > sort.fields = []; > sort.fields.push(new SortField("sortIndex", true, false, true)); > sort.fields.push(new SortField("title",true)); > nameCollection.sort = sort; > nameCollection.refresh(); > // > // add new item to the top > // > var sItem:Object = new Object; > sItem = {sortIndex:0, title:"Select One"}; > nameCollection.addItemAt(sItem,0); > > // you'll have to change the other objects in the collection to have the > sortIndex property and set them all to 1. > > -TH > > --- In [email protected], "Mark" <markp.shopping_id@> wrote: > > > > Thanks, but as soon as you make a choice from the comboBox you can't > > select it again as a default. And maybe "Select One" is the wrong > > wording for what I'm doing here... "Select All" would be a better > > choice of words. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" TimHoff@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > <mx:ComboBox prompt="Select One"/> > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Mark" <markp.shopping_id@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks for the quick reply Ralf, but I have no idea how to do > > either > > > of what you > > > > suggested. Would you know of any examples you can point me to? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ralf Bokelberg" > > ralf.bokelberg@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > You can provide your own sort function, which sorts your > > special > > > entry > > > > > at the top. > > > > > Alternatively you can use the prompt propertyof the combobox. > > It is > > > > > shown if the selectedIndex is set to -1 > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Ralf. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Mark markp.shopping_id@ wrote: > > > > > > I'm trying to sort an arrayCollection that is the > > dataProvider for > > > a > > > > > > comboBox. But I also need to add an item to the top of the > > > > > > list "Select One". Everything I've tried always sorts that > > object > > > > > > as well. Is there a way to exclude something from a sort or > > am I > > > > > > just doing this completly wrong? Here's what I have? > > > > > > > > > > > > var sort:Sort = new Sort(); > > > > > > sort.fields = []; > > > > > > sort.fields.push(new SortField("title",true)); > > > > > > nameCollection.sort = sort; > > > > > > nameCollection.refresh(); > > > > > > // > > > > > > // add new item to the top > > > > > > // > > > > > > var sItem:Object = new Object; > > > > > > sItem = {title:"Select One"}; > > > > > > nameCollection.addItemAt(sItem,0); > > > > > > //nameCollection.refresh(); > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
