Oops that code should be:
htmlText="Posted in <a
href='event:{some_variable}'>{some_variable}</a>"
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown <
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good idea. I was creating a tutorial so I was trying to put it all in one
> mxml file. I'll make a note of it. If someone is reading this and has to do
> it like the code above you would just need to convert the less than
> character like so:
>
> htmlText="Posted in <a
> href='event:{postsrepeater.currentitem.categories.catego...@name}'</a>"
>
> Thanks Tracy
>
>
> n Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Tracy Spratt <tr...@nts3rd.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Ugh, instead of that horrid, unreadable, un-debuggable code, create a
>> custom component, pass in currentItem, and code that component normally. To
>> use htmltext in mxml, you will have to use CData or use entity references
>> for the special chars. Instead, build the html string in an AS function.
>> You will actually be able to debug it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tracy Spratt,
>>
>> Lariat Services, development services available
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>>
>> *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *dorkie dork from dorktown
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:25 PM
>> *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> *Subject:* [flexcoders]Databinding in htmlText in repeater puzzle
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> If I have this code inside a htmlText field inside a Repeater:
>>
>> <mx:Text id="postFooter1" width="100%" y="0"
>> htmlText="Posted in {postsrepeater.currentitem.categories.catego...@name}
>> | {postsrepeater.currentit...@commentcount} Comments " />
>>
>> How can I wrap it in anchor tags?
>>
>> <mx:Text id="postFooter1" width="100%" y="0"
>> htmlText="Posted in <a
>> href='event:{postsrepeater.currentitem.categories.catego...@name
>> }'>{postsrepeater.currentitem.categories.catego...@name}</a> | <a
>> href='event:{postsrepeater.currentit...@commentcount
>> }'>{postsrepeater.currentit...@commentcount} Comments</a> " />
>>
>> If I use the above code the compiler says:
>>
>> The value of attribute "htmlText" must not contain the '<' character.
>>
>>
>
>
