Thanks. I tried that way. Maybe I'm just being thickheaded but how do I leap from an arraycollection to the PagableArrayCollection required in the code? It's probably very specific to the code, which I've posted here: http://24.215.177.223/PagableArrayCollection.txt
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "oneworld95" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You need to convert your XML to an array collection. One example of > how to do this is here: > http://codejockeyscorner.blogspot.com/2007/12/flex-xml-object-to- arraycollection.html > > Then you can manipulate the ArrayCollection. > > - Alex > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "iloveyouwisconsin" <stpra123@> > wrote: > > > > As you can surmise I am new to the flex world so this is probably a > > stupid easy question that I've been struggling with for the past > > couple of hours. > > > > Using an example from > http://www.boyzoid.com/flexdemos/pagableAC/main.html I was able to > > generate pagination in a datagrid. My problem now is I don't have a > > clue how to change the dataprovider to my httpService, which is xml. > > > > The code from boyzoid is below. My xml is in the format: > > > > <container> > > <entry> > > <black>black<\black> > > <white>white<\white> > > <\entry> > > <\container> > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > layout="vertical" xmlns:bz="com.boyzoid.*" > > creationComplete="initApp()" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> > > <mx:HTTPService id="blackwhite" url="http://localhost/index.php"; > > fault="httpFaultHandler(event)" result="httpResultHandler(event)"/> > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent; > > import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; > > > > import com.boyzoid.PagableArrayCollection.PagableArrayCollection > > import mx.controls.Alert; > > [Bindable] > > public var myTest:PagableArrayCollection = new PagableArrayCollection( > > [{label:"AK", data:"Alaska"}, > > {label:"AL", data:"Alabama"}, > > {label:"AR", data:"Arkansas"}, > > {label:"AZ", data:"Arizona"}, > > {label:"CA", data:"California"}, > > {label:"CO", data:"Colorado"}, > > {label:"CT", data:"Connecticut"}, > > {label:"DC", data:"District of Columbia"}, > > {label:"DE", data:"Delaware"}, > > {label:"FL", data:"Florida"}, > > {label:"GA", data:"Georgia"}, > > {label:"HI", data:"Hawaii"}, > > ]); > > > > public function initApp():void{ > > myTest.filterFunction = filterStates; > > } > > > > public function ItemsPerPage(value:Number):void{ > > myTest.itemsPerPage = value as Number; > > > > } > > > > private function filterStates(item:Object):Boolean{ > > > > > > if(item.data.toLowerCase().search(search.text.toLowerCase()) == - 1){ > > return false > > } > > return true > > } > > > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > > > <mx:VBox y="10" width="50%" horizontalCenter="0" > > horizontalAlign="center"> > > <mx:HBox width="100%" horizontalAlign="center"> > > <mx:Button label="<<" click="myTest.pageDown()"/> > > <mx:Button label=">>" click="myTest.pageUp()"/> > > </mx:HBox> > > <mx:Text x="532" y="28" text="Page {myTest.currentPage} of > > {myTest.pages}"/> > > <mx:HBox width="100%" horizontalAlign="center"> > > <mx:TextInput text="20" id="items" textAlign="center" > > change="ItemsPerPage(int(items.text))" restrict="0-9" width="40" /> > > <mx:Text text="items per page"/> > > </mx:HBox> > > <mx:HBox> > > <mx:FormItem label="Search State Name"> > > <mx:TextInput id="search" change="{myTest.refresh()}" /> > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > </mx:HBox> > > </mx:VBox> > > <mx:DataGrid dataProvider="{myTest}" width="200" > > horizontalCenter="0" bottom="15" top="100"/> > > </mx:Application> > > >
