hi Jeffry I moved my javascript invoking code to the event handler - and voila! That worked like magic. It worked for all the tests I did.
Thanks a million for your idea. I was frustrated with this problem to my wit's end. Hopefully it should keep working forever and not sometimes. Nitin Jeffry Houser wrote: > > > I can't say for certain, but it sounds to me like, sometimes, your > creationComplete handler is firing before the RemoteObject returns data, > thus firing the result handler. Unless you have control over the > Internet, I don't think there is any way to guarantee that your > asynchronous code (AKA The result handler) will be finished before your > synchronous code (creationCompete) is executed. > > You should handle your JavaScript stuff int he result handler of your > RemoteObject, not in creationComplete. > > Nitin Kanaskar wrote: >> hi All >> >> I am working on combo box data provider >> getting updated after call to a remote object which >> returns an array. I am trying to update the data provider >> in a event handler for remote object. The problem is it sometimes gets >> updated and sometimes not - I read that remote object events >> are asynchronously handled. I am not exactly clear how - >> if at all - it affects my scenario. >> >> Here is my application init tag - >> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; >> layout="absolute" preinitialize="getCPData()" height="90%" width="70%" >> backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" creationComplete="initApp();"> >> >> My combo box is defined like - >> >> <mx:ComboBox width="100%" id="cpCombo" dataProvider="{cpCollection}" >> labelField="name" change="onCpChange()" prompt="--Select--"/> >> >> In getCPData() method during app preinitialization, I am creating >> remote object to >> get data from server side java component. For this remote object, >> an event handler - cpEventHandler - is invoked. >> cpEventHandler is updating data provider of the combo box - >> >> cpCollection = event.result as ArrayCollection; >> >> There are 2 scenarios - 1.in one, i dont need >> to select any option in the combo box, so prompt="--Select--" >> gives me 'Select' value default. 2. in 2nd, i need to set combo box >> to some selected index. >> >> In initApp method, which is called on app creationComplete, I am invoking >> a javascript component which passes few parameters back to a flex method, >> which tries to access data provider of the combo box. I suppose the combo >> box data provider should have been set by the time initApp is called as >> it is >> done in getCPData which is called on app preinitialize. But it happens >> sometimes, >> sometimes not which is frustrating. >> >> Can somebody throw light on this. >> >> Regards, >> Nitin >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> Flexcoders Mailing List >> FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt >> Alternative FAQ location: >> https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 >> Search Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups >> Links >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur > Adobe Community Expert: http://tinyurl.com/684b5h > http://www.twitter.com/reboog711 | Phone: 203-379-0773 > -- > Easy to use Interface Components for Flex Developers > http://www.flextras.com?c=104 > -- > http://www.theflexshow.com > http://www.jeffryhouser.com > -- > Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/combobox-data-provider-update-on-remote-object-call-tp23500126p23505709.html Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
