you can check against the series type with e.element; something like:
if (e.element is ColumnSeries) {
var col:ColumnSeries = ColumnSeries(e.element);
return "<b>"+col.name+":</b><br>"+ e.item[col.yField];
} else if (e.element is LineSeries) {
...
}
hth,
matt horn
flex docs
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Fitzpatrick
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:00 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Datatips on Cartesian chart
>
> I have a Cartesian chart that contains several column series
> and a line series.
>
> I'm customizing the dataTips for the chart with a simple
> dataTipFunction:
>
> private function buildDataTip(e:HitData):String { var
> col:ColumnSeries = ColumnSeries(e.element); return
> "<b>"+col.name+":</b><br>"+ e.item[col.yField]; }
>
> This works fine for the columns - but of course not for the line.
>
> Within that function, how would I define a separate block of
> code to use in creating a custom datatip for the line series?
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
>
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