Thats what I needed. Thanks,
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "m40.regs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would suggest using: > event.currentTarget.selectedItem.parent()[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "dffmyco" <dffmyco@> wrote: > > > > I just can not seem to figure out how to get the > > parent of a selected item ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > In this case I need to know the genus name when a species is > > selected. Note that a species name is not unique to a genus name, > > Uromyces ingae and Puccinia ingae > > > > public var nameData:XML = <allData> > > <genus name="Uromyces"> > > <species name="ingae"/> > > <species name="elegans"/> > > <species name="dolicholi"/> > > </genus> > > <genus name="Ravenelia"> > > <species name="irregularis" /> > > </genus> > > <genus name="Puccinia"> > > <species name="ingae"/> > > <species name="manoelae"/> > > <species name="longirostris"/> > > </genus> > > > > </allData> > > > > Thanks, Dave > > >
