Well, I tried this approach and while I didn't work, at least I finally got an
error from flash instead of the whole program just hanging:
TypeError: Error #1006: value is not a function.
at
mx.charts::DateTimeAxis/mapCache()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\DateTimeAxis.as:1403]
at
mx.charts.series::LineSeries/updateMapping()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\series\LineSeries.as:1054]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::Series/validateData()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\Series.as:1600]
at
mx.charts.series::LineSeries/describeData()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\series\LineSeries.as:1174]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::DataTransform/describeData()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\DataTransform.as:234]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::AxisBase/describeData()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\AxisBase.as:177]
at mx.charts.chartClasses::NumericAxis/get
dataDescriptions()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\NumericAxis.as:1033]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::NumericAxis/autoGenerate()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\NumericAxis.as:1050]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::NumericAxis/updateCache()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\NumericAxis.as:761]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::NumericAxis/update()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\NumericAxis.as:884]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::NumericAxis/getLabelEstimate()[C:\work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\NumericAxis.as:645]
at
mx.charts::AxisRenderer/measureLabels()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\AxisRenderer.as:1740]
at
mx.charts::AxisRenderer/calcRotationAndSpacing()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\AxisRenderer.as:1459]
at
mx.charts::AxisRenderer/adjustGutters()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\AxisRenderer.as:1326]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::CartesianChart/updateAxisLayout()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\CartesianChart.as:19
37]
at
mx.charts.chartClasses::CartesianChart/updateDisplayList()[C:\Work\flex\dmv_automation\projects\datavisualisation\src\mx\charts\chartClasses\CartesianChart.as:13
55]
at
mx.core::UIComponent/validateDisplayList()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:6293]
at
mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateDisplayList()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:605]
at
mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:678]
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at
mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8565]
at
mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8508]
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Fu Di <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> if u want to listen a ArrayCollection when some of its elements are
> changed. u could write like this:
>
> dataProvider.addEventListener(CollectionEvent.COLLECTION_CHANGE,updateHandler);
> private function updateHandler(event:CollectionEvent):void
> {
>
> }
> look up CollectionEvent api , u can find out how to do next step.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: netdeep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:41:48 AM
> Subject: [flexcoders] appending to a dataprovider in actionscript
>
>
> I am still trying to iron out the problems with data binding in actionscript
> an server push. If I just replace the old
> array with a new one, it updates ok, but when I append to an array, it
> doesn't seem to work.
>
> I have to do everything in actionscript. I set up the data binding like this.
>
> BindingUtils. bindProperty( lineSeries, "dataProvider" , ser, "pointList") ;
>
> Here is the way I'm currently trying to append the new data and catch the
> error, but this does not work.
>
> // oldArray is the same as pointlist from the data binding line of code above
> for (var i:int = 0; i<newArray.length; i++) {
> oldArray.addItem( newArray. getItemAt( i));
> }
>
> What's more, because the app is fired remotedly from a server process, I
> can't trace or run it in debug mode to find
> out why it's failing. Usually, I'll throw in an Alert.show to find out if
> the data is messed up or a variable is null, but
> when I do it after running this loop, the Alert just hangs the whole
> application. Is there anyway to throw an error to
> a popup box (flash seems to do this from time to time on its own)
>
> And one final related question. If I do get the new arrays to work, will the
> charts labels and range adjust
> accordingly. In other words, if the original array was from Mon-Wed, if the
> new data is on Thurs, will the chart auto
> adjust properly to show the new data?
>
