Thank you very much for this suggestion. I can see it is a much better
approach than all
the others I have tried and failed with. Exactly the kind of answer I hoped to
elicit by
phrasing the question in this way. I will study this technique for my homework
:)
Thanks Amy, I truly appreciate your help.
Andy
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "ucabb4u" <arc@> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone help me with the code required to do the action
> described in the comment
> > block please?
> >
> > <Script>
> > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
> >
> >
> > [Bindable]
> > public var tempArray:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
> >
> > private function showSelection(event:Event):void{
>
> > trace(slct.selectedIndex);
> >
> > /* Use the selectedIndex create an array name
> e.g. "data1", "data2", "data3", etc.
> > Replace the contents of the tempArray collection with
> the contents of the array
> > collection selected - "data1", "data2", "data3", etc.
> >
> > */
> > }
> > </Script>
> >
>
> It seems to be that you'd be better off with an array containing your
> ArrayCollections and then just pull out the one by index. However,
> this['myVarName'] will allow you to dynamically reference the
> variable. Good luck with your homework :-)
>
