Well, the documentation for the change event of MenuBar says: "- menuItem Selected menu item. Access the menu item properties as: eventobj.menuItem.attributes.attribName"
So I would think that would translate to oEvent.menuItem.attributes.data, but I didn't verify that those docs are still up to date. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jeremy Rottman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ashish Goyal wrote: > > Try this: > > > > currentState = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > > -Ashish > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Jeremy Rottman > > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:12 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Still need some help with my menu bar > > > > after a few hours of playing with the menu bar issue I was having > > yesterday, I am still stuck trying to figure out why my menu handler > > function wont work with my menu bar. > > > > This function is suposed to change teh state when someone changes > > thier selection to one of the child menu items. It appears to change > > the state, but it does not load the state that is called. > > > > function menuHandler( oEvent : * ) : void > > { > > currentState = oEvent.menuItem.getProperty("data"); > > } > > > > Here is my menubar again. > > > > <mx:MenuBar change="menuHandler(event)" labelField="@label" > > showRoot="false" width="100%" height="22" x="1" y="10"> > > <mx:dataProvider> > > <mx:XML xmlns=""> > > <menuitem label="Today" data="today" > > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Contacts" data="home" > > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit Outside Agent" /> > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit Vendor" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Search" data="home" > > > <menuitem label="Listing" data="etls" /> > > <menuitem label="Sales" /> > > <menuitem label="Rentals" /> > > <menuitem label="Referrals" /> > > <menuitem label="Contacts" /> > > <menuitem label="HomeSmart Agents" /> > > > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Transactions" data=""> > > <menuitem label="Add Listing" data="ntcl" /> > > <menuitem label="Add Sale" data="ntcs" /> > > <menuitem label="Add Rental" data="ntcr" /> > > <menuitem label="Add Referral" data="ntcrf" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Marketing" data=""> > > <menuitem label="Lead Manager" /> > > <menuitem label="Recruiting Manager" /> > > <menuitem label="Mass Email" /> > > <menuitem label="Mail Merge" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Education"> > > <menuitem label="Video Modules" /> > > <menuitem label="Schedule" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Content"> > > > > <menuitem label="Downloads"> > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit Download > > Category" /> > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit Downloads" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="CMS"> > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit News Category" > > /> > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit News" /> > > <menuitem label="Smart News" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Links" /> > > > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Reports"> > > <menuitem label="Accounting" /> > > <menuitem label="Marketing" /> > > <menuitem label="Transactions" /> > > <menuitem label="Franchise" /> > > > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Setup"> > > <menuitem label="Company Information" > > data="compInfo" hint="Displays Company Information Screen" /> > > <menuitem label="Activity Plans" /> > > <menuitem label="Commission Plans" /> > > <menuitem label="Preferences" /> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Tools"> > > <menuitem label="Remote Access" /> > > <menuitem label="Cameras" /> > > <menuitem label="Video Conference" /> > > <menuitem label="Video Email" /> > > </menuitem> > > </mx:XML> > > </mx:dataProvider> > > </mx:MenuBar> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "flexcoders > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders>" on the web. > > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe> > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > > believed to be clean. > Nope that isnt working either. I wish adobe/MM would document this > stuff. anyone else have an idea. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/