i have figured it out and it works now. i would like the community's thoughts on best practices though. below is the full code. thanks
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="vertical" creationComplete="init()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.managers.CursorManager; import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; private function init():void { archiveSvc.getDocs(); } /******************* code to get Archives *****************************/ [Bindable] private var archiveAr:ArrayCollection=new ArrayCollection(); private function archiveResult(event:ResultEvent):void { archiveAr=event.result as ArrayCollection; } /******************* Start Filter Functions ***************************/ private var keywordText:String="keywords"; private var titleText:String="title"; private var subjectText:String="subject"; private function filterGrid():void { archiveAr.filterFunction=myFilterFunction; archiveAr.refresh(); } private function filterReset():void { archiveAr.filterFunction=null; archiveAr.refresh(); } private function myFilterFunction(item:Object):Boolean { //return item[keywordText].match(new RegExp(generalSearch.text, 'i')); return (item[keywordText].match(new RegExp(generalSearch.text, 'i')) && item[titleText].match(new RegExp(titleSearch.text, 'i')) && item[subjectText].match(new RegExp(subjectSearch.text, 'i'))); } private function keywordChangeHandler(event:Event):void { if (generalSearch.text != '') { filterGrid(); } } private function titleChangeHandler(event:Event):void { if (titleSearch.text != '') { filterGrid(); } } private function subjectChangeHandler(event:Event):void { if (subjectSearch.text != '') { filterGrid(); } } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:RemoteObject id="archiveSvc" destination="ColdFusion" source="tilelistFilter.src.cfcs.crud" showBusyCursor="true" fault="CursorManager.removeBusyCursor();Alert.show(event.fault.message)"> <mx:method name="getDocs" result="archiveResult(event)"/> </mx:RemoteObject> <mx:HBox> <mx:VBox horizontalAlign="center"> <mx:Label text="Keyword Search:"/> <mx:TextInput id="generalSearch" change="keywordChangeHandler(event)"/> </mx:VBox> <mx:VBox horizontalAlign="center"> <mx:Label text="Search By Title:"/> <mx:TextInput id="titleSearch" change="titleChangeHandler(event)"/> </mx:VBox> <mx:VBox horizontalAlign="center"> <mx:Label text="Search By Subject:"/> <mx:TextInput id="subjectSearch" change="subjectChangeHandler(event)"/> </mx:VBox> </mx:HBox> <mx:TileList width="800" height="100%" dataProvider="{archiveAr}" itemRenderer="renderers.archiveRenders"/> </mx:Application>
