Use Repeater, and then just sort the dataProvider.
Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of fumeng5 Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Sorting VBox elements based on an XML ID Hi, I've got something that I'm trying to troubleshoot and I can't figure it out. I have an XML file full of elements, i.e. <Class> <Class_ID>1</Class_ID> <Class_Name>First Class</Class_Name> </Class> <Class> <Class_ID>2</Class_ID> <Class_Name>Second Class</Class_Name> </Class> <Class> <Class_ID>11</Class_ID> <Class_Name>Subclass of first class</Class_Name> </Class> <Class> <Class_ID>21</Class_ID> <Class_Name>Subclass of second class</Class_Name> </Class> ... Some classes have subclasses, i.e. Class ID 1 has a subclass of Class ID 11. And Class ID 2 has a subclass of Class ID 21. My XML parsing class creates UI elements based on the XML and adds them to a VBox, i.e. private var classXML:XML; private var classData:XMLList; for (var i:int=0; i<classData.length; i++){ var myButton:Button = new Button(); myButton.label = classData[i].Class_Name; addChild( myButton ); } When the XML first loads, the elements will be added to the VBox in the way they're defined in the XML. However, I have to add the functionality that if a class is clicked it goes to the top of the VBox and all its subclasses are listed right under it i.e. Class ID 1 is clicked, it goes to the top with Class ID 11 right under it. This is what I don't know how to do. What is the best way to resort children in a VBox based on ID? Any tips are very much appreciated. Thank you.
