I went back to the script and changed the if statement to create a RadioButton directly to the app and not grab a component. This fixed the group problem but is not the fix that I wanted. Components is much nicer for what I want as the other way has generated a few problems with my design.
Does anyone have any input about why the groupName attribute doesn't seem to work between components? --- In [email protected], Matthew Shirey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am working with Jack and I am familiar with his problem. There's a few > reasons why we're using a component with a radio control inside it. Our > problem is that it seems to be ignoring the groupName property. Do radio > controls have to all exist inside the same parent container to work as a > group? I have looked in the documentation and didn't see any such > limitation. Maybe I missed it. Shouldn't you be able to put radio buttons > anywhere in the application and as long as they all have the same groupName > they all behave as a group? > > -- Matthew > > On 4/13/05, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Why not just use straight mxml. The following works for me. > > > > <mx:VBox id="vboxRG" x="3" y="3" > > > <mx:Repeater id="repeaterRB" dataProvider="{leParameter.valuesarray}" > > > > > <mx:RadioButton id="RBParameter" groupName="RGBParameter" > > data="{repeaterRB.currentItem[0]}" > > label="{repeaterRB.currentItem[labelColumn]}" > > click="setParameterValue(event)" > > width="{this.width-6}"/> > > </mx:Repeater> > > </mx:VBox> > > > > Tracy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jwaknitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 1:16 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Radio Button Custom Component > > > > I'm using a repeater to grab a component that makes a radiobutton > > each time. > > When the app is displayed, there are 7 radiobuttons. The problem > > is, they are not in the same group. They are all individually > > checkable. I went into the component and gave the radiobutton a > > groupName="group1". All of the radiobuttons then had the same > > groupName. The problem was still there. > > > > I also tried putting the component call within a RadioButtonGroup > > component and had no luck. > > > > Anyone have any solutions to this? > > > > *----------------------------------------* App: > > > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > > > var compData3:Object; > > var compData4:Object; > > > > function repeaterfunc(){ > > if(repradio.currentItem.nodeName == "response_lid"){ > > compData3 = cont.createChild > > (Components.RadioButtons.labelbuttoncomp); > > compData3.compData4 = repradio.currentItem; > > } > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > > > <mx:Repeater id="repradio" dataProvider="{compData2.childNodes > > [1].firstChild.childNodes}" repeat="repeaterfunc()"/> > > > > <mx:VBox id="cont"></mx:VBox> > > > > *----------------------------------------* Component: > > > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > > > var compData4; > > > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > > > <mx:RadioButton > > label="{compData4.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstCh > > ild.firstChild}" groupName="group1" labelPlacement="right"/> > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
