OK, I think I was having trouble understanding the problem. There is an IMenuDataDescriptor interface that allows you to map flat data to hierarchical data.
On 4/2/10 11:04 AM, "md_ars" <mdar...@gmail.com> wrote: I used XMLList as the dataprovide and used following function as label function. private function get_label(item:Object):String { return item..stringValue[2]; } It is creating menu bar and displaying all Labels as the top level and each one displaying 6 child(BLANK only Arrows) and each child displaying 2 child(Blank Arrow). --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "md_ars" <mdar...@...> wrote: > > How do I define labelField for menu bar when using XMLList? Even though I get > the label, it will return all the Menu Labels horizontally whereas I need > Parent-Child format. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , > Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > What happens if you just pass the XMLList to the MenuBar? > > > > If you use an ArrayCollection, each node must contain an ArrayCollection of > > its child nodes. > > > > > > On 4/2/10 9:45 AM, "md_ars" <mdars06@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The XML which I am getting as the Result is given below.The row data is > > defined in <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http: which has colums > > value as stringValue/numberValue etc. > > > > I am creating XMLList as > > var myDBXMLLIST:XMLList = myDBXML.mtResult.tuples.item.tuple; > > > > where as populating ArrayCollection as following > > queryData.addItem ({itemId:myDBXMLLIST[i].item.numberValue[0], > > parentId:myDBXMLLIST[i].item.numberValue[1], > > itemLabel:myDBXMLLIST[i].item.stringValue[2] > > > > myDBXML XML > > <ns1:mtExecuteResponse encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/e > > <mtResult type="ns1:MTResult" xmlns:ns1="http://www.mastertax.n > > <columnDataTypes type="ns2:Array" ns2:arrayType="xsd:in > > <displayableEM type="xsd:string" xmlns:ns1="http://www. > > <hasOuts type="xsd:boolean" xmlns:ns1="http://www.maste > > <hasTuples type="xsd:boolean" xmlns:ns1="http://www.mas > > <loggableEM type="xsd:string" xmlns:ns1="http://www.mas > > <names type="ns3:Array" ns3:arrayType="xsd:string[6]" x > > <outs type="ns4:Array" ns4:arrayType="ns1:MTResultOutIt > > <tuples type="ns5:Array" ns5:arrayType="ns1:MTResultTup > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http: > > <tuple type="ns5:Array" ns5:arrayType=" > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns > > <booleanValue type="xsd > > <dateValue type="xsd:da > > <numberValue type="xsd: > > "0" > > <stringValue type="xsd:string" > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns5="http: > > <booleanValue type="xsd:boolean > > <dateValue type="xsd:dateTime" > > <numberValue type="xsd:decimal" > > <stringValue type="xsd:string" > > "File" > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns5="http:/ > > <booleanValue type="xsd:boolean" > > <dateValue type="xsd:dateTime" nil= > > <numberValue type="xsd:decimal" nil > > <stringValue type="xsd:string" xmln > > "TOP_LEVEL" > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns5="http:// > > <item type="ns1:VType" xmlns:ns5="http:// > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > <item type="ns1:MTResultTuple" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas. > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > What does the XML look like? > > > > > > > > > On 4/1/10 5:02 PM, "md_ars" <mdars06@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The XML too will have the flat data whereas I need nested one. MenuBar > > > should look like this. > > > > > > File List > > > CustFile Transaction > > > Security > > > chngPwd > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > If you have XML to get an XMLList, I think you want to just use the XML > > > > and not convert to an ArrayCollection > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/1/10 3:04 PM, "md_ars" <mdars06@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Alex for the reply. > > > > Before assigning it to menuBar I need to make the menu hierarchy. I am > > > > parsing XMLList to ArrayCollection to get the data in the format given > > > > below. I assigned that ArrayCollection to the MenuBar but it gave me > > > > menu horizontally whereas I need this in hierarchy based on ID and > > > > PARENT_ID values. > > > > > > > > ID LABEL MENU_LABEL STATUS PARENT_ID > > > > > > > > 1 File TOP_LEVEL ENABLED > > > > 2 CustFile ROOT DISABLED 1 > > > > 3 Security SUB_MENU ENABLED 1 > > > > 5 AccessOpt ROOT DISABLED 3 > > > > 6 UserSetup ROOT DISABLED 3 > > > > 7 ChngPwd ROOT ENABLED 3 > > > > 9 List TOP_LEVEL ENABLED > > > > 13 Locations ROOT DISABLED 9 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alex Harui > > > > Flex SDK Team > > > > Adobe System, Inc. > > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alex Harui > > > Flex SDK Team > > > Adobe System, Inc. > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Team > > Adobe System, Inc. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui