Got it working, Tracy. Thanks a lot.
On 4/1/08, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In literal xml declarations, the braces do not create a binding. They > simply give access to the members of the parent scope. > > > > To do what you want, use an e4x expression to find the menuitem node you > need, then set the attributes as desired. > > > > Tracy > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *nhid > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Disable/enable menuBar menuItem > > > > Hello, > > > > My menubar is like the following: > > > > ---------------------------- > > In mxml file, *myFile.mxml*, I have: > > <mx:Application > xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxmlcreationComplete="initCollections();" > > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.collections.*; > > [Bindable] public var menuBarCollection:XMLListCollection; > > [Bindable] public var model:MyModelLocator = MyModelLocator.getInstance(); > > private var menubarXML:XMLList = > > <> > > <menuitem label="Menu1"> > > <menuitem label="MenuItem 1-A" data="1A" > enabled={model.menuEnabledFlags[0]}/> > > <menuitem label="MenuItem 1-B" data="1B" > enabled={model.menuEnabledFlags[1]}/> > > </menuitem> > > <menuitem label="Menu2"> > > <menuitem label="MenuItem 2-A" data="2A"/> > > <menuitem type="separator" /> > > <menuitem label="MenuItem 2-B" > > > <menuitem label="SubMenuItem 3-A" data="3A"/> > > <menuitem label="SubMenuItem 3-B" data="3B"/> > > </menuitem> > > </menuitem> > > </>; > > // Event handler for the MenuBar control's itemClick event. > > private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void { > > Alert.show("Label: " + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + "\n" + > > "Data: " + [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Clicked menu item"); > > } > > // Event handler to initialize the MenuBar control. > > private function initCollections():void { > > menuBarCollection = new XMLListCollection(menubarXML); > > } > > private function changeMenu():void { > > menuEnabledFlags[0] = true; > > menuEnabledFlags[1] = false; > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:MenuBar labelField="@label" itemClick="menuHandler(event);" > dataProvider="{menuBarCollection}" /> > > <mx:Button label="Change Enabled/Disabled Menu" click="changeMenu()"/> > </mx:Application> > > --------------- > > In *MyModelLocator.as* file, I have: > > public var menuEnabledFlags:Array = [false, true]; > > -------------------- > > Initially, when the application is loaded, "MenuItem 1-A" is disabled, and > "MenuItem 1-B" is enabled as the flags are defined in MyModelLocator.as > > I want to dynamically change enable/disable flags for the item "MenuItem > 1-A" and "MenuItem 1-B" in .as (Script) file. So I changed the value of > menuEnabledFlags as such menuEnabledFlags[0] = true; menuEnabledFlags[1] = > false; > > I expected "MenuItem 1-A" will be enabled and "MenuItem 1-B" will be > disabled. > > However, the change didn't reflect on the menubar. > > How can I dynamically enable/disable "MenuItem 1-A" and "MenuItem 1-B"? > > Please advise > > Thanks! > > >
