Jesus, what on earth. I get an error when using:
myMenuData..menuitem.(attribute("id")=="menuDown")[EMAIL PROTECTED] = false;
Error: A term is undefined and has no properties
Can someone post a complete basic example plz that works with flex3 sdk?
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I just tried this:
>
> myMenuData..menuitem.(attribute("id")=="menuDown")[EMAIL PROTECTED] = false;
>
> and it worked - The sub menu item "Down" was grayed out; So Tracy is
> correct.
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@> wrote:
> >
> > This won't work:
> >
> > myMenuData.menuitem.(@id=="menuDown")[EMAIL PROTECTED] = "false";
> >
> > You need to use the attribute syntax as in my example.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tract
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of bc24fl
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:52 AM
> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Enable / Disable Flex Menu Items
> > Programmatically using AS 3.0
> >
> >
> >
> > Fair enough. Here is the code:
> >
> > The menu is created using:
> > ============
> >
> > public var myMenu:Menu;
> > //myMenu is globally created
> >
> > var pt:Point = new Point(event.localX, event.localY);
> >
> > myMenu = Menu.createMenu(null, myMenuData, false);
> >
> > pt = event.target.localToGlobal(pt);
> >
> > myMenu.labelField="@label";
> >
> > myMenu.show(pt.x, pt.y);
> >
> > =============
> >
> > After this I add a few event handlers specific to the menu
> >
> > Then I add a switch statement to test what item was clicked. When the
> > item "Lock / Unlock" is selected I ouput an Alert to make sure It is
> > working correctly. Directly after the Alert I run the following:
> >
> > ===================
> > myMenuData.menuitem.(@id=="menuDown")[EMAIL PROTECTED] = "false";
> >
> > // I ALSO TRIED
> >
> >
myMenu.dataDescriptor.setEnabled(myMenuData.menuDrill.menuDown[0],false)
> > ;
> >
> > ===================
> >
> > The data is statically defined in mxml like so:
> > =========================
> > <!-- Define the menu data. -->
> > <mx:XML format="e4x" id="myMenuData">
> > <root>
> > <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" >
> > <menuitem id="menuDown" label="Down" toggled="false"
> > enabled="true"/>
> > <menuitem id="menuUp" label="Up" toggled="false"
> > enabled="true"/>
> > </menuitem>
> > <menuitem type="separator"/>
> > <menuitem label="Lock / Unlock" type="check" toggled="false"/>
> > <menuitem type="separator"/>
> > <menuitem label="Reset Graph" toggled="false"/>
> > </root>
> > </mx:XML>
> > =======================
> >
> > I hope this is enough info.
> >
> > If someone has another example using a different data source please
> > post. I don't have to use an XML formatted data.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > , "Michael Schmalle"
> > <teoti.graphix@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Without looking at your exact dataProvider with a simple
Application,
> > I
> > > can't help much.
> > >
> > > I got this to work yesterday using @enabled = false on the node.
> > >
> > > But the ex4 implementation various on 'WHERE' you are trying to set
> > the
> > > enabled of the node.
> > >
> > > Can you post a simple mxml Application?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Price <
> > > andrew.price@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am new to flex myself but is it not just.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > menuDown.enabled="true"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > or
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > menuDown.enabled="fasle"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > ] *On
> > > > Behalf Of *bc24fl
> > > > *Sent:* 03 June 2008 14:56
> > > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Enable / Disable Flex Menu Items
> > > > Programmatically using AS 3.0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm really struggling for help. We have done everything to try and
> > > > get a solution to this problem including:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Posting on public forums / mailing lists
> > > > 2. Purchased books on AS3 and Flex
> > > > 3. Signed up for a year subscription to Lynda.com
> > > > 4. Purchased support from experts-exchange.com
> > > > 5. Purchased support directly from Adobe where supposedly it's
3 day
> > > > response (no resolution) and we have received no response for
a week
> > > > (business days).
> > > >
> > > > What in the world am I doing wrong? This question doesn't
appear to
> > > > be rocket science as I've done this (enable/disable menu items) in
> > > > many other programming languages.
> > > >
> > > > As you can see I have exhausted every (that I know of) resource.
> > What
> > > > else am I to do? My employer is upset and now considering dropping
> > > > the language altogether and I don't want that.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice would BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
> > > >
> > > > End rant.
> > > >
> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "bc24fl"
> > > > <bc24fl@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have the following XML data defined in my app:
> > > > >
> > > > > =========
> > > > > <!-- Define the menu data. -->
> > > > > <mx:XML format="e4x" id="myMenuData">
> > > > > <root>
> > > > > <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" >
> > > > > <menuitem id="menuDown" label="Down" toggled="false"
> > > > > enabled="true"/>
> > > > > <menuitem id="menuUp" label="Up" toggled="false"
> > > > > enabled="true"/>
> > > > > </menuitem>
> > > > > <menuitem type="separator"/>
> > > > > <menuitem label="Lock / Unlock" type="check"
> > > > toggled="false"/>
> > > > > <menuitem type="separator"/>
> > > > > <menuitem label="Reset Graph" toggled="false"/>
> > > > > </root>
> > > > > </mx:XML>
> > > > > ===========
> > > > >
> > > > > I can statically disable one of the items by setting
> > enabled="false",
> > > > > however I need to disable the item by using Action Script 3.0.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've tried using dataDescriptor like so but it does not work:
> > > > >
> > > > > ===========
> > > > >
> > myMenu.dataDescriptor.setEnabled(myMenuData.menuDrill.menuDown,false);
> > > > > ===========
> > > > >
> > > > > I've posted this on a few forums and haven't received a
solution.
> > I
> > > > > hope I can find one here.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be much appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the
> > question'.
> > >
> >
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