capitals[0].Capitals.capital will bring all the descendents(as XMLList) which have name as "capital". This is how the XMLList work. If you want to restrict it to just one node then you can use capitals [0].Capitals[0].capital or capitals[0].Capitals[1].capital.
-Ravi On Feb 25, 3:05 pm, Vivian Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > Great!!!! But I got a question even though this code works > perfect, my understanding > is that since you are putting the dataprovider as > "capitals[0].Capitals.capital" the > datagrid will only show the first element of the XMLList. But how > come it is also > showing the next item and as I added more <Capitals> </Capitals> nodes > they > also do show up!!!!!! So I guess my understanding about how this > XMLList dataprovider > is not correct. Could you please clarify it for me. > > Regards.... > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:47 AM, Vivian Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Ravi!!!!! Let me educate myself from it... > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Ravi <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hi Vivian, > > >> Here is a small code for XMLList as a dataprovider for datagrid. > > >> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> > >> <mx:XMLList id="capitals"> > >> <root> > >> <Capitals label="U.S. State Capitals"> > >> <capital label="AL" value="Montgomery"/> > >> <capital label="AK" value="Juneau"/> > >> <capital label="AR" value="Little Rock"/> > >> <capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix"/> > >> </Capitals> > >> <Capitals label="Canadian Province Capitals"> > >> <capital label="AB" value="Edmonton"/> > >> <capital label="BC" value="Victoria"/> > >> <capital label="MB" value="Winnipeg"/> > >> <capital label="NB" value="Fredericton"/> > >> </Capitals> > >> </root> > >> </mx:XMLList> > >> <mx:DataGrid dataProvider="{capitals[0].Capitals.capital}" > >> bottom="20"/> > >> </mx:Application> > > >> HTH, > > >> -Ravi > > >> On Feb 25, 12:11 pm, Vivian Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Thanks Ravi for the prompt answer. I searched online to find examples > >>> of charts and datagrids with XMLList as dataprovider but could not find > >>> one. Do you know any example online? Or do you have any small snippet > >>> that you can share? > > >>> Regards..... > > >>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Ravi <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > Yes XMLList can be used as a dataprovider for datagrids and charts. I > >>> > think you might be missing to reach the correct node of XMLList. Check > >>> > out in the debug mode. You will have to reach the parent of all the > >>> > XML nodes in the XMLList. > > >>> > HTH, > > >>> > -Ravi > > >>> > On Feb 25, 11:46 am, Vivian Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >> Hello devs, > > >>> >> I was trying to use XMLList as dataprovider for charts and > >>> >> also for datagrid. > >>> >> But for some reason the data is not showing up. Can XMLList be > >>> >> used as > >>> >> dataprovider for charts or datagrid? > > >>> >> Regards.... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Flex India Community" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/flex_india?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
