Easy enough, create a dictionary (id or name) when the series's are created; with the index. And/Or you can get the count from myChart.series.length.
-TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" <monett...@...> wrote: > > This will work. However, the series count is not limited to just "3" series, > it's count is dynamic depending on the amount of data collected. So the code > needs to check how many series exists and then generate the datatip for the > different series data points. It is easy for me to accomplish this in VB.NET > or vbscript but I am just having problems accomplishing what I need in AS. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > Ok, good. Not sure exactly what you're trying to do, but it's basically > > the same type of thing as the data function. It's all about getting to > > right data for the series. Here's some code for getting individual values > > and for calculating totals for the week > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String > > { > > var seriesId:String = LineSeries( o.element ).id; > > var seriesIndex:int; > > > > switch ( seriesId ) > > { > > case "s0": > > seriesIndex = 0; > > break; > > case "s1": > > seriesIndex = 1; > > break; > > case "s2": > > seriesIndex = 2; > > break; > > default: > > break; > > } > > > > var totalBooksForWeek:int = 0; > > > > for ( var a:int = 0; a < 3; a++ ) > > { > > var sessionBooks:int = o.item.session[ a ].books; > > totalBooksForWeek += sessionBooks; > > } > > > > var s:String = "<b>" + LineSeries( o.element ).displayName + "</b>\n"; > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + LineSeriesItem( o.chartItem ).yValue + "\n"; > > s += "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].bookrate + > > "\n"; > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].status + "\n"; > > s += "<b>Total Books for All Sessions:</b> " + totalBooksForWeek + "\n"; > > > > return s; > > } > > > > -TH > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" <monettemm@> wrote: > > > > > > Almost there! I assigned an id to each series - s1, s2, s3 etc. Below I > > > am trying to loop for the total amount of series. The values show up > > > for bookrate and status but they are the incorrect values for some of > > > the datapoints. If I define a as 0, 1 or 3 without the loop the values > > > are correct for just that particular series. Why isn't the for loop or > > > while loop working? > > > > > > Thanks so much for your help Tim! > > > Monette > > > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String > > > var s:String; > > > for (var a:int=0; a < 3; a++) > > > { > > > var index:int = (LineSeries(o.element).id == "s" + a)? 0 > > > : 1; > > > s = "<b>" + LineSeries(o.element).displayName + "</b> > > > \n"; > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + > > > LineSeriesItem(o.chartItem).yValue + "\n" + "<b>Book rate:</b> " + > > > o.item.session[index].bookrate + "\n" ; > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + o.item.session[index].status + > > > "\n" ; > > > } > > > return s; > > > } > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Assuming that you have assigned an id to each series > > > > ("baseline","2009-8"), you could use something like this: > > > > > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > var index:int = ( LineSeries( o.element ).id == "baseline" ) ? 0 > > > : > > > > 1; > > > > > > > > var s:String = "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[ index > > > > ].bookrate; > > > > > > > > return s; > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" monettemm@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Tim, > > > > > Your recommendation sounds so simple and logical but I am not > > > getting > > > > it > > > > > to work. My problem is parsing the XML and returning the correct > > > info > > > > > for the datapoints. Following, is a sample of my XML file: > > > > > > > > > > <items> > > > > > <week name="1"> > > > > > <session> > > > > > <sessionname>Baseline</sessionname> > > > > > <books>0</books> > > > > > <bookrate>2</bookrate> > > > > > <status>red</status> > > > > > </session> > > > > > <session> > > > > > <sessionname>2009-8</sessionname> > > > > > <books>0</books> > > > > > <bookrate>6</bookrate> > > > > > <status>red</status> > > > > > </session> > > > > > </week> > > > > > <week name="2"> > > > > > <session> > > > > > <sessionname>Baseline</sessionname> > > > > > <books>0</books> > > > > > <bookrate>3</bookrate> > > > > > <status>red</status> > > > > > </session> > > > > > <session> > > > > > <sessionname>2009-8</sessionname> > > > > > <books>0</books> > > > > > <bookrate>1</bookrate> > > > > > <status>red</status> > > > > > </session> > > > > > </week> > > > > > </items> > > > > > > > > > > What are your thoughts? > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Monette > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" TimHoff@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, you're very close. Now it's just a matter of xml. I'd > > > start > > > > by > > > > > tracing o. If the children are still in o, then drill down. > > > > Otherwise, > > > > > you'll have to go and find the nodes; like you're trying below. > > > Some > > > > > things that you can start with: > > > > > > > > > > > > trace( o.toXMLString() ); > > > > > > > > > > > > var myXMLChildren:XMLList = o.children(); > > > > > > > > > > > > o.child("myProperty")[0].valueOf(); > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" monettemm@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Below is my DataTipFunction. The commented part on top works > > > > fine. > > > > > > > However, there is additional information that I need to include > > > > from > > > > > the > > > > > > > XML file into the data tip. > > > > > > > When I mouse over the datapoint I would like to retrieve from > > > the > > > > > XML > > > > > > > file the additional child nodes that correspond with that > > > > datapoint. > > > > > I > > > > > > > feel that I am very close and missing one piece. How can I > > > > > accomplish > > > > > > > this dynamically by displaying the correct data for the series? > > > > > Note, I > > > > > > > can have more than 1 series in the XML data file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > private function DTPFunction(o:HitData):String > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > //WORKS for data that is used on the chart x > > > and > > > > y > > > > > > > values > > > > > > > //var s:String; > > > > > > > //s = "<b>" + > > > LineSeries(o.element).displayName > > > > + > > > > > "</b> > > > > > > > \n"; > > > > > > > //s += "<b>Books:</b> " + > > > > > > > LineSeriesItem(o.chartItem).yValue + "\n" + "<b>Book rate:</b> " > > > + > > > > > > > series. o.item.session.bookrate + "\n" ; > > > > > > > //s += "<b>Status:</b> " + > > > o.item.session.status > > > > + > > > > > "\n" > > > > > > > ; > > > > > > > //END WORKS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > var s:String; > > > > > > > var a:int=0; > > > > > > > var fNode:XML = chart.dataProvider[0]; > > > > > > > if ((LineSeries(o.element).displayName) == > > > > > > > fNode.child('sessionname')) > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > s = "<b>" + o.item.session.sessionname[a] + > > > > "</b> > > > > > \n"; > > > > > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + o.item.session.books[a] > > > + > > > > > "\n" + > > > > > > > "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session.bookrate[a] + "\n" ; > > > > > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + > > > o.item.session.status[a] > > > > + > > > > > > > "</size>\n" ; > > > > > > > a++ > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > return s; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > Monette > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the dataTipFunction doesn't give you enough flexibility, > > > you > > > > > could > > > > > > > try a dataTipRenderer. In either case, you can drill down to > > > the > > > > > child > > > > > > > nodes there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" monettemm@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The line chart displays multiple series created with the > > > > > > > seriesDataFunction (assigning the x and y points). The XML file > > > > > > > includes additional child nodes per item that I would like to > > > > > include in > > > > > > > the datatip. How do I include those items? When I use > > > > o.item.rate, > > > > > it > > > > > > > lists all the rates for each series in the datatip. > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > Monette > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >