nevermind, i discovered the 'prompt' property :)
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Derrick Anderson <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi, i know this is probably a simple question- but what's the best way of
> adding a (none) label to a combobox. i have a setter for the dataprovider
> where I add an option for (None) in the list, but I don't actually want it
> in the dataprovider if that makes sense. Basically, I want (None) to always
> be a selectable item in comboboxes, but I don't actually want to put that
> option in the arraycollection combobox dataprovider. here is the setter for
> the combobox dataprovider
>
> public function set segmentList(list:ArrayCollection):void
> {
> _segmentList = list;
> var item:DataSegmentVO = new DataSegmentVO();
> item.dataSegmentID = 0;
> item.dataSegmentName = '(None)';
>
> if(_segmentList[0].dataSegmentID != 0)
> _segmentList.addItemAt(item,0);
>
>
> dispatchEvent(new Event("segmentsChanged"));
> }
>
> the problem is that same segmentList arraycollection is used in the place I
> manage segments, and it puts a (none) option in there and it doesn't make
> sense there.
>
> thanks,
> derrick anderson
>
