Are you looking for something like: var elementName:String = hitData.element.toString(); var c:int = elementName.lastIndexOf("."); var lineSeriesName:String = elementName.substring(c + 1);
Of course, I could be wrong... HTH, -Alex On 7/12/18, 4:33 AM, "npem" <philip.med...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I have a LineChart: *<mx:LineChart id="myChartLive" dataTipFunction="LineChartDataTips">* with several LineSeries: * <mx:LineSeries id="LineSeries1" xField="x" yField="yTOP" form="curve" displayName="CF1" lineStroke="{s1}"/> <mx:LineSeries id="LineSeries2" xField="x" yField="yBOT" form="curve" displayName="CF2" lineStroke="{s1}"/> ... ... ... ... * Anyone any idea how I can tell (within the LineChartDataTips function, which LineSeries I have Hit on the chart? One example from tracing: *hitData.element * Is: *Algebra_GCSE2.ViewNavigatorApplicationSkin4.navigator.ViewNavigatorSkin6.contentGroup.principalStresses17.SkinnableContainerSkin18.contentGroup.myScroller1.ScrollerSkin73.myVgroup1.myPanel1.PanelSkin119._PanelSkin_Group1.contents.contentGroup.myChartLive.UIComponent129.UIComponent130.LineSeries5* But I do not know how to convert this to a string, to search for LineSeries5 (In this case) Help would be greatly appreciated, Phil. -- Sent from: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40adobe.com%7C6e9b85b34fe04d01e42808d5e7eb5394%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C1%7C636669920256572384&sdata=220doB5901qMOFaASTBPYrSkYMvxcYC8Jdz5vnKKyLs%3D&reserved=0