Are you using a Repeater now? Can you post the whole code snippet?
Regards,
Stefan
On 16 Jun 2008, at 21:07, Andy Matthews wrote:
> Okay...
>
> I see how you did it. You gave the repeater an ID, then used that
> to get at
> the data. However, when I try to do this:
>
> <mx:TextInput width="98" x="0" id="sName{serverList.currentItem}" />
>
> I get the following error:
> 'sName{serverList.currentItem}' is not a valid identifier
>
> When I try to output that variable into a text area, I simply get
> [object
> Object].
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 2:58 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: Referencing textInput fields from within a TileList
>
> Stefan...
>
> I'm going to give that a try as that might get me where I want to
> go. But I
> guess my primary question is "is that the best way"? Given my
> explanation of
> what I'm trying to, is there a better/easier way to get at the data?
>
>
> andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Richter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 2:40 AM
> To: Flex
> Subject: Re: Referencing textInput fields from within a TileList
>
> Hi Andy,
> you can use the currentItem property to set dymanic values within the
> repeater:
>
>
> <mx:Script>
> <![CDATA[
> [Bindable]
> public var myArray:Array=[1,2,3,4];
> ]]>
> </mx:Script>
>
> <mx:ArrayCollection id="myAC" source="{myArray}"/>
> <mx:Repeater id="myrep" dataProvider="{myAC}">
> <mx:Label id="Label1" text="This is loop #{myrep.currentItem}"/>
> </mx:Repeater>
>
>
> Like this you could also assign values out of your array to the
> component
> that's being repeated.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Stefan
>
>
>
>
> On 16 Jun 2008, at 02:35, Andy Matthews wrote:
>
>> I thought about using a repeater but I'm stuck on this idea of
>> "naming" each of the textinput fields like I would in ColdFusion:
>>
>> loop
>> <textinput name="sName+i">
>> /loop
>>
>> But I'm guessing that Repeater doesn't work quite like that. The
>> hardest part is knowing how to get at the values from the input
>> fields, regardless of how I'm creating them.
>>
>>> Its kind of odd to use a Tile List for this honestly. For one,
>>> doesn't appear TileLists support the idea of itemrenderer as editor.
>>> Not saying it can't be used, but IMHO, I'd probably just use a
>>> Repeater over a custom window shade type of component. See Flex lib
>>> for what I'm speaking of. Each of these could have a instance of
>>> your data objetc, you are using a typed object, right? Then it
>>> would
>>> be cake to gatehr the data and send it away. You could use the
>>> datagrid for this too, but I'm not a huge fan of editable datagrids,
>>> rarely touch them over the past year, for one thing they do not
>>> support the UI validation paradigm other input controls do. Read up
>>> on the datagrid, once you understand how item editors work you will
>>> realize the easy in gathering your edited data and sending on the
>>> way.
>>>
>>> DK
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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