Hi, I'll simplify and repost, as many are busy. Thanks for illustrating posting etiquette.
Chris On Jan 18, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > > Hi Chris - I see nobody's responded to this yet, I would recommend > you try and simplify your post instead of putting in ALL of the > MXML. Your question is about using XML to populate a datagrid, so > try reposting your question with only the relevant MXML and > Actionscript. I started reading your post and then stopped when I > saw all that code and thought, I don't really have time to dig > through it to assist. Anyway, that may help you. Also, simplify > your code a little and try this without the catch/try routines. > Also, where arey you declaring new XML() ? > > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > GT&O L&LD Solutions Design & Development > eTools & Multimedia > > Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CK > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Fwd: [Flashnewbie] XML Object by Reference to > DataGrid > > Hi All, > > On advice from the talented Jason Merrill, I throw my question to > the think tank. > > CK > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: CK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: January 12, 2008 10:41:45 AM PST > > To: Flashnewbie Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Flashnewbie] XMl Object by Reference to DataGrid > > Reply-To: Flashnewbie Mailing List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > HI, > > > > This is an ambitious newbie FLEX application. The issue is my > > attempt creating an XML object by reference then populating the > > DataGrid has failed. Will someone offer a solution? > > > > CK > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > layout="absolute"> > > <mx:Style> > > Label{fontFamily: Verdana; fontSize: 10pt; fontWeight: bold;} > > </mx:Style> > > <mx:Script> > > > > <![CDATA[ > > import flash.events.Event; > > [Bindable]public var titleOverview:XML > > private function addOverview(e:Event):void > > { > > > > try > > { > > titleOverview= > > //Create the XML object using the values provided > > //by the users for the tag name, and contents. > > <dvd> > > <dvdTitle> > > {dvdTitle.text} > > </dvdTitle> > > </dvd>; > > } > > catch (e:TypeError) > > { > > > > titleOverview = <error>Fill In All Fields of the > > Overview.</error>; > > } > > > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Panel title="DVD Collection: Add Title" height="500" > > width="530" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" > > paddingBottom="5"> > > <mx:Accordion id="dvdAccordion" height="450" width="500" x="10" > > y="31"> > > <mx:Form id="dvdOverview" label="Overview" height="507" width="635"> > > <mx:Label text="Title:" width="48" height="19" /> > > <mx:TextInput id="dvdTitle" width="290" height="25"/> > > <mx:Label text="Genre:" width="49" height="15" /> > > <mx:ComboBox width="290"> > > <mx:ArrayCollection> > > <mx:String>Action</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Sci-Fi</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Drama</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Foreign</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Comedy</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Horror</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Children's</mx:String> > > <mx:String>Romance</mx:String> > > </mx:ArrayCollection> > > </mx:ComboBox> > > <mx:Label text="Actors:" /> > > <mx:TextArea id="dvdActors" width="450" /> > > <mx:Label text="Director:" /> > > <mx:TextInput id="dvdDirector" width="290" height="25"/> > > <mx:Label text="Producer(s):" /> > > <mx:TextInput id="dvdProducers" width="290" height="25"/> > > <mx:Button label="Add DVD Overiew" id="addOverviewBtn" > > click="addOverview(event);"/> > > </mx:Form> > > <mx:Form id="dvdDetails" label="Details" height="508" width="635"> > > <mx:Label text="Plot:" /> > > <mx:TextArea id="dvdPlot" width="450" /> > > <mx:Label text="Review:" /> > > <mx:TextArea id="dvdReview" width="450" /> > > <mx:Label text="Rating:" /> > > <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" > > id="dvdWatachable" > > label="Watachable" > > width="150"/> > > <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" > > id="dvdHorrible" > > label="Horrible" > > width="150"/> > > <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" > > id="dvdAwesome" > > label="Awesome" > > width="150"/> > > <mx:Label text="Date Purchased (MM/DD/YYYY):" /> > > <mx:DateField id="dvdPurchaseDate" width="125" /> > > <mx:Label text="Price (dollars . cents) :" /> > > <mx:HBox width="200"> > > <mx:Text text="$"/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/ > > ><mx:Text text="."/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/> > > </mx:HBox> > > <mx:Label text="Date Released (MM/DD/YYYY):" /> > > <mx:DateField id="dvdReleaseDate" width="125" /> > > <mx:Label text="Length (HH MM SS) :" width="265"/> > > > > <mx:HBox width="200"> > > <mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/><mx:Text text=":"/ > > ><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/><mx:Text text=":"/ > > ><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/> > > </mx:HBox> > > <mx:Button label="Add DVD Details" id="addDetailsBtn" /> > > </mx:Form> > > > > </mx:Accordion> > > </mx:Panel> > > <mx:Panel title="DVD Collection: View Titles" height="300" > > width="59%" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" > > paddingBottom="5" x="0" y="518"> > > <mx:DataGrid width="100%" editable="true" > > variableRowHeight="true" x="538" height="250" > > dataProvider="{titleOverview.dvd}"> > > <mx:columns> > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="title" headerText="Title" > > editable="false" /> > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="genre" headerText="Genre" > > editable="false" /> > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="actors" headerText="Actors" > > editable="true" /> > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="directors" headerText="Director" > > editable="false" /> > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="producers" headerText="Producer" > > editable="true" /> > > </mx:columns> > > > > </mx:DataGrid> > > </mx:Panel> > > <mx:Panel x="538" y="0" width="450" height="500" layout="absolute" > > title="DVD Collection: Detailed View"> > > </mx:Panel> > > </mx:Application> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashnewbie > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > >
