nop that doesn't work, but when i hard-code the image path in the array the images show up but when i use a dynamic path, no image shows up. below is the hard-coded array of images and the same array of images but with a dynamic path.... "imgGallery.mxml"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" width="100%" height="100%"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.collections.*; [Bindable] private var home_img1:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(home_img); ]]> </mx:Script> <!--<mx:Array id="home_img"> <mx:Object label="img1" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img1}" /> <mx:Object label="img2" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img2}" /> <mx:Object label="img3" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img3}" /> <mx:Object label="img4" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img4}" /> </mx:Array> --> <mx:Array id="home_img"> <mx:Object label="img1" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/bedroom-decorations.jpg" /> <mx:Object label="img2" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/Interior_Classical_bedroom_interior_005016_.jpg" /> <mx:Object label="img3" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/clean-livingroom.jpg" /> <mx:Object label="img4" fullImage="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/regreen-interior-design-ideas-remodeling-green-kitchen.jpg" /> </mx:Array> <mx:Label text="Title:" width="100%" textAlign="center" y="88" fontSize="12"/> <mx:Text width="100%" text="Mable tiled walls, spacious kitchen with well furnished furniture" y="115" textAlign="center" fontSize="12"/> <mx:Label x="190" y="143" id="home_id" text="{parentDocument.home_tiles.selectedItem.imgid_home}"/> <mx:VBox width="100%" verticalGap="2" horizontalAlign="center" borderStyle="solid" cornerRadius="10" bottom="0"> <mx:HorizontalList id="photoList" dataProvider="{home_img}" labelField="label" iconField="fullImage" itemRenderer="components.Thumbnail" columnCount="4" width="98%"/> </mx:VBox> <!--image used to test if "parentDocument.homeImages" actually loads an image and the result was a success. it loads an image--> <mx:Image x="348.5" y="169" source="assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img4}"/> </mx:Canvas>

