I am looking for a typeahead component where the data in the dataProvider is returned from a database query after each keystroke. The examples i have used so far work fro an existing set of data but I need to dynamically define that data given the text that has been typed. I am sure many of you may have a similar requirement.
Having looked at Adobe's typeahead component and playing with that for some time I realised that it works only with fixed pre-bound dataProvider. It became apparent that only a synchronous process of capturing the keystroke, querying the database, binding the data to the typeahead object and then the component looking up the complete typed string within that data would work. As it is of course, it is an asynchronous process as the component attempts to look up the typed text in the current dataprovider before the new dataset is returned and rebound from the database. So I guess I have a few questions: 1) is there some way to customise the typeahead component in order for it to call and handle my database query in a synchronous fashion? (i.e. can a URLrequest and reponse handler be made synchronous and then patched into the adobe component?) 2) if the Adobe typeahead component cannot do this does anyone ese have a component that can? 3) if not does anyone know how I might go about using existing flex components to cobble together my own solution? (In this case I have managed to get the key stroke capture handled etc but have failed to get sufficient control over a combobox to make it pop open with the relevant item hi-lited etc). Many Thanks for your help in advance, Brian
