The BindUtils doesn't work quite like that. Let's take this MXML snippet:
{model.someObject.name}
The equivalent call to bindSetter would be:
var watcher : ChangeWatcher = BindingUtils.bindSetter(setterFunction, this,
["model","someObject","name"]);
-Josh
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:20 PM, john.casey64 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Apparently not.
>
> http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=165084
>
> My remote value object is a [Bindable] ArrayCollection. My tree
> provider object is a [Bindable] xlmlistcollection which I rebuild
> using a function, once the ArrayCollection gets populated.
>
> This does not work.
>
> var watcherSetter:ChangeWatcher = BindingUtils.bindSetter(watchTree,
> __model.managedElements, "collectionChange");
>
> __model.managedElement is my ArrayCollection
> Watchtree() is the routine which will call buildtree().
>
>
> updating the ArrayCollection
> for (var i:int=0; i < event.result.length; i++) {
> var ME:ManagedElementVo = ManagedElementVo(event.result[i]);
> __model.managedElements.addItem(ME);
> }
>
> will not fire WatchTree.
>
> Is this a bug?
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Josh McDonald" <dzn...@...> wrote:
> >
> > Bindings work with any objects, so long as the fields (or the whole
> class)
> > are marked with [Bindable]
> >
> > -Josh
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:44 AM, john.casey64 <john.case...@...>wrote:
> >
> > > I'm working on an application where I build a tree (in actionscript
> > > buildtree()) where I add new leafs from data that is retieve from a
> > > remote call.
> > >
> > > Since the buildtree() function deals with the view - I have this coded
> > > in the view mxml. The tree is bound to a XMLListCollection which is
> > > updated by the buildtree() function after a remote value object is
> updated
> > >
> > > The remote RetrieveDataCommand successfully retrieves the data into a
> > > business value object.
> > >
> > > What is the correct Cairgorm method for triggering the builtree()
> > > function after the RetrieveDataCommand is complete?
> > >
> > > I don't want to pollute my Command logic with any specific calls to
> > > buildtree()
> > >
> > > Should I be adding RemoteCommandComplete events to all of my
> > > RemoteCommands? and then set the view logic to listen for them?
> > >
> > > I tried to set a Collection.COLLECTION_CHANGE listener on the Business
> > > Value object from my View logic. But it seems to fire before the
> > > ArrayCollection is complete.
> > >
> > > I also tried the BindUtils function to bind my buildtree() function to
> > > my value object, but bindutils only seems to work with MX visual
> > > objects, not actionscript value objects.
> > >
> > > Any experts out there? I'm sure there must be a simple solution
> for this.
> > >
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