Matt, I took the liberty of updating the code, and I've put it below. Still no dice...not sure why the demo tree online lets you click on nodes and see the mx:Label's outside the tree change, and our code wont'.
If you or anyone else has any thoughts, we'd sure appreciate it; we're stymied. Thanks! Brian ******* tree_new.mxml ********* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml";> <mx:Script> var selectedNode:Object; </mx:Script> <mx:Model id="myDebate" source="debate.xml"/> <mx:HBox horizontalGap="30"> <mx:Tree height="200" change="selectedNode=event.target.selectedItem"> <mx:dataProvider> {myDebate} </mx:dataProvider> </mx:Tree> <mx:Panel id="displayPanel" title="I'm a Panel" width="200"> <mx:Label text="{selectedNode.label}" id="myLabel"/> </mx:Panel> </mx:HBox> </mx:Application> ******************************* ******** debate.xml ******* <node label="Root Node"> <node label="Level 1 Node 1"> <node label="Level 2 Node 1" data="blah1"/> <node label="Level 2 Node 2" data="blah2"/> </node> <node label="Level 1 Node 2" data="blah3"/> </node> ***************************************** --- In [email protected], Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > > > You're using a Model which doesn't distinguish between attributes and child > properties. So I think you can do this: > > > > <mx:Tree height="200" > change="selectedNode=event.target.selectedItem "> > > > > Then hopefully the rest will work. > > > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: joshbronson630 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] populating tree with external xml > > > > I'm trying to populate an mx:Tree with an external XML document > consisting only of nested <node> tags with label and data > attributes. I'm using the Flex Samples Tree example > (http://www.macromedia.com/flex/samples/explorer/complib/TreeDemo.mxm > <http://www.macromedia.com/flex/samples/explorer/complib/TreeDemo.mxm > > l) as a guide. The Tree displays the XML document contents > correctly, but when I click on a node, the mx:Label I have to > display the node's data isn't working. Here's the code: > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml > <http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml> "> > <mx:Script> > var selectedNode:Object; > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Model id="myTree" source="tree.xml"/> > > <mx:HBox horizontalGap="30"> > > <mx:Tree height="200" > change="selectedNode=event.target.selectedItem.attributes"> > <mx:dataProvider> > {myTree} > </mx:dataProvider> > </mx:Tree> > > <mx:Panel id="displayPanel" title="I'm a Panel" width="200"> > <mx:Label text="{selectedNode.label}" id="myLabel"/> > </mx:Panel> > </mx:HBox> > </mx:Application> > > > Here is what the XML file looks like: > > <node label="Root Node"> > <node label="Level 1 Node 1"> > <node label="Level 2 Node 1" data="blah1"/> > <node label="Level 2 Node 2" data="blah2"/> > </node> > <node label="Level 1 Node 2" data="blah3"/> > </node> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=129beum1v/M=295196.4901138.6050264.3001176/D =groups > /S=1705007207:HM/EXP=1083690238/A=1874382/R=2/id=noscript/SIG=118tu uldn/*htt > p:/companion.yahoo.com/?.cpdl=srch> > > > <http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ya/yahoo_companion/302_v1_nws_lr ec_01.g > if> > > > > <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l? M=295196.4901138.6050264.3001176/D=groups/S= > :HM/A=1874382/rand=692265631> > > > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/> > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service.
