Thanks Scott. I look it over some...very nice. But, I don't readily see an option to programmatically close a specific tab.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Scott Melby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You may be better off using the SuperTabBar > <http://flexlib.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/flexlib/controls/SuperTabBar.html> > component from flexlib. > > hth > Scott > > Scott Melby > Founder, Fast Lane Software LLC > http://www.fastlanesw.com > > > > nasawebguy wrote: > > > > I want to show/hide tabs based on user permissions. Permissions work > > fine on combo boxes, etc. But not tabs. What I do on the combos is > > simply set myCB.visible = true, if they have permissions to see it. > > > > I tried things like setting the tab canvas to true/false. Didn't do > > anything. > > I tried myTabCanvas.visible = false/true. Didn't do anything. > > I tried myTabNav.getChildAt(1).visible=false/true. Didn't do anything. > > I tried myTabNav.removeChildAt(2), etc. Didn't do anything. > > > > I know the permissions-side works because I use it with other > > component. I simple use an if/else to set visible= true/false. > > > > I have four tabs. MyTab, MyTeamTab,MySubRegionTab, MyRegionTab. If the > > user is team admin, he sees the team tab, etc. If the user is not an > > admin at all, they just see one MyTab. > > > > In general, I'm looking for what to fill in something like this.. > > if (adminTeam == true) { > > show teamTab > > } > > else { > > don't show teamTab > > } > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Also, does creationPolicy on the TabNavigator impact how this would > > work? If it does, what should it be set to? creationPolicy has bitten > > me before.:) > > > > Thanks, > > Don > > > > >