Thanks again TH it works great I just adjusted it to an if..else.. conditional statement to avoid it still adding the duplicate to the tiles on the right. Appreciate it!
-Sal --- In [email protected], "turbo_vb" <timh...@...> wrote: > > If you need to check dups for other reasons that would work fine. but, > if you just need it for this particular use-case, this is simpler: > > public function addButton():void > > { > > > if ( dataRight.getItemIndex( rightTiles.selectedItem ) != -1 ) > Alert.show( "Already exists" ); > > > > > > dataRight.addItem( rightTiles.selectedItem ); > > } > > > > > -TH > > > > --- In [email protected], "s_hernandez01" <s_hernandez01@> > wrote: > > > > What about if I wanted to check for duplicates so that it will remind > the user that this button already exists on the right? I came up with > something like this, but doesn't work: > > > > public function addButton():void{ > > dataRight.addItem(rightTiles.selectedItem); > > checkDuplicates(); > > } > > > > public function checkDuplicates():void{ > > for(var i:int=0; i < dataRight.length; i++){ > > if(dataLeft[i].id==dataRight[i].id){ > > Alert.show("Already exists"); > > } > > } > > } > > > > -Sal > > > > --- In [email protected], "s_hernandez01" s_hernandez01@ > wrote: > > > > > > hey thanks TH, i knew it was something with one line of code. You > rock! This was driving me nuts. > > > > > > Sal > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Because guys like Gordon are here, I'll also say that Instantiate > is the correct word; instead of initialize. :) > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Man, I always forget at least one thing. You also need to > initialize > > > > > the second ArrayCollection(). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Bindable] public var dataRight:ArrayCollection= new > ArrayCollection(); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Might want to give the itemRenderer a background, so that the > double > > > > > clicks will be triggered on the entire area. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Sal, > > > > > > minor tweaks: > > > > > > > > > > > > public function addButton():void > > > > > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > > > > > dataRight.addItem( rightTiles.selectedItem ); > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:HTTPService id="btnSrv" > > > > > > > > > > > > url="buttonData.xml" > > > > > > > > > > > > useProxy="false" > > > > > > > > > > > > result="handleQueryResult(event)" > > > > > > > > > > > > showBusyCursor="true" > > > > > > > > > > > > resultFormat="object"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "s_hernandez01" > s_hernandez01@ > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am having trouble understanding the addItem method in AS3 > with > > > > > Flex. > > > > > > I'm trying to simply add the item renderer with all it's data > from > > > > > > tilelist to tilelist. I'm using two arraycollections to do > the > > > > > transfer > > > > > > and the data is being populated through an xml file. I know > it's just > > > > > > maybe 2 or 3 lines of code that I probably need, but can > someone help > > > > > > me, please? Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > // SAMPLE XML FILE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <buttonData> > > > > > > > <product id="1"> > > > > > > > <image>btnSkins/action_btn.png</image> > > > > > > > <price>10</price> > > > > > > > </product> > > > > > > > <product id="2"> > > > > > > > <image>btnSkins/awards_btn.png</image> > > > > > > > <price>15</price> > > > > > > > </product> > > > > > > > <product id="3"> > > > > > > > <image>btnSkins/beer_btn.png</image> > > > > > > > <price>20</price> > > > > > > > </product> > > > > > > > <product id="4"> > > > > > > > <image>btnSkins/blog_btn.png</image> > > > > > > > <price>25</price> > > > > > > > </product> > > > > > > > </buttonData> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > // MAIN FILE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > > > > layout="horizontal" creationComplete="btnSrv.send()"> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > > > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > > > > > > > import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Bindable] public var dataLeft:ArrayCollection; > > > > > > > [Bindable] public var dataRight:ArrayCollection; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > public function > handleQueryResult(event:ResultEvent):void{ > > > > > > > dataLeft = btnSrv.lastResult.buttonData.product; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > public function addButton():void{ > > > > > > > var item:Object = new Object(); > > > > > > > dataRight.addItem(item); > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > ]]> > > > > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:HTTPService id="btnSrv" url="buttonData.xml" > useProxy="false" > > > > > > > result="handleQueryResult(event)" showBusyCursor="true"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:TileList id="rightTiles" width="100%" height="50%" > > > > > > dataProvider="{dataLeft}" itemRenderer="ipodThumb" > columnWidth="94" > > > > > > rowHeight="80" > > > > > > > doubleClickEnabled="true" doubleClick="addButton()"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:TileList id="leftTiles" width="100%" height="50%" > > > > > > dataProvider="{dataRight}" itemRenderer="ipodThumb" > columnWidth="94" > > > > > > rowHeight="80"/> > > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > // ITEM RENDERER > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > > > > <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > width="108" > > > > > > height="83"> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:Image source="{data.image}" verticalAlign="middle" > > > > > > horizontalAlign="center" right="5" bottom="0" left="5" > top="0"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </mx:Canvas> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
