Thanks! Gordon, that worked. Also thanks for giving the two different approaches. I can probably get away with just using the array....but I was obsessing about that naming thing so you're giving me both approaches allowed me to stop obsessing sooner! ;)
brad On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. If accessing the ComboBoxes you'll create by an index number is > sufficient, declare an instance var of type Array: > > > > private var comboBoxes:Array = []; > > > > When you dynamically create a new ComboBox, simply add the reference onto > the end of this Array: > > > > var newComboBox:ComboBox = new ComboBox(); > > … > > comboBoxes.push(newComboBox); > > > > You can then access the i-th ComboBox as comboBoxes[i]. > > > > 2. If you need to access them by some kind of name, declare an Object > > > > private var comboBoxes:Object = {}; > > > > and do something like > > > > var newComboBox:ComboBox = new ComboBox(); > > … > > comboBoxes["state"] = new ComboBox(); > > > > You can then access this ComboBox as comboBoxes["state"]. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Brad Bueche > *Sent:* Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:48 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Dynamically Naming Objects > > > > > > > I have a button that creates new combo boxes with dataproviders. I can > hard code things and create combo-boxes as much as I want but thats a little > silly. I need to dynamically create new combo boxes and then reference them > for hooking up the data providers and getting results etc. > > I have figured out how to create dynamic variable names. For instance: > > this["cbx" + counter].x = xValue; > this["cbx" + > counter].addEventListener(FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE,createRemoteObject); > this["cbx" + counter].labelField = "Label"; > addChild(this["cbx" + counter]); > > The problem is that I cant figure out how to dynamically create a new > ComboBox. This is as far as I can get (and its wrong) > > this["cbx" + counter]:ComboBox = new ComboBox(); > > brad > > >
