Thanks all - since the whole app is pretty much built at runtime from an xml template, and each gui component knows its identity from its encapsulated xml node, I wanted to pick up some efficiency by not having to parse the data providers continually ... but you made me think :-) and I am going to save the tab bar and viewstack indexes within the xml nodes, so e.g. drilling on a chart axis can change a tab by index rather than by trying to translate the tab label from the xml node.
--- In [email protected], "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Use this: > > http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/2008/10/selecting-right-value-from-combobo\ x-or.html > > -Josh > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:45 AM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > That seems like a complicated and difficult way to do it. > > > > > > > > Why not just loop over tabArray, comparing your value to tabLabel, and when > > you match, use that loop index to set the selected index. > > > > > > > > Tracy > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > > Behalf Of *Mic > > *Sent:* Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:54 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: change selected tab using variable containing > > tab label string? > > > > > > > > Tried that - I think :-) > > > > public function createTabList():void { > > for each (var node:XML in _paraSightDataset.tab) { > > var newItem:Object = new Object(); > > newItem.tabLabel = [EMAIL PROTECTED] <node.%40label.toString>(); > > newItem.name = newItem.tabLabel; > > tabArray.addItem(newItem); > > } > > > > myTabBar.dataProvider = tabArray; > > > > } > > > > private function > > traceDisplayList(container:DisplayObjectContainer,indentString:String = > > ""):void > > { > > var child:DisplayObject; > > for (var i:uint=0; i < container.numChildren; i++) > > { > > child = container.getChildAt(i); > > trace(indentString, child, child.name); > > if (container.getChildAt(i) is DisplayObjectContainer) > > { > > traceDisplayList(DisplayObjectContainer(child), > > indentString + " ") > > } > > } > > } > > > > traceDisplayList(myTabBar); > > > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab84 Tab84 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab84.upSkin upSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab84.selectedUpSkin > > selectedUpSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab84.UITextField85 > > UITextField85 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab86 Tab86 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab86.upSkin upSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab86.UITextField87 > > UITextField87 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab88 Tab88 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab88.upSkin upSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab88.overSkin overSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab88.UITextField89 > > UITextField89 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab90 Tab90 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab90.upSkin upSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab90.UITextField91 > > UITextField91 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab92 Tab92 > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab92.upSkin upSkin > > parasight0.appPanel.appBox.HBox29.myTabBar.Tab92.UITextField93 > > UITextField93 > > > > So childName is set internally? Wonder how one would even use > > myTabBar.getChildByName()? Maybe I am missing something? TIA, > > > > Mic > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Ralf > > Bokelberg" ralf.bokelberg@ > > wrote: > > > > > > Maybe you can add name="{label}" to the children? > > > > > > Ralf. > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Mic chigwell23@ wrote: > > > > myTabBar.selectedIndex = > > > > myTabBar.getChildIndex(myTabBar.getChildByName(e.label)); does not > > > > work because the child name is not the tab label text. How would I > > do > > > > this? TIA, > > > > > > > > Mic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog! > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > :: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > :: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk >
