What type do i get back?
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:52 PM, valdhor <valdhorli...@embarqmail.com>wrote:
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> item.data
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> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "veena_kris2003" <v.kri...@...> wrote:
> >
> > How do I extract the data portion of the item if the item looks like
> > Object in the example below.
> >
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Gordon
> Smith <gosmith@> wrote:
> > >
> > > You add child components which are UIComponents to a container like
> HBox.
> > >
> > > But you add data items to a list-based control like HorizontalList.
> These data items then get displayed by item renderers, which are children
> which get automatically created to display data items. The children are
> managed by the list, not by you... you manage the data, not the renderers.
> > >
> > > By default, data items are expected to have a 'label' property to
> display, unless you set the labelField or labelFunction of the list
> component. They can be plain Objects, or instances of data classes, or
> anything else, but typically they aren't visual components.
> > >
> > > Here's an example of adding two data items to a list using
> ActionScript.
> > >
> > > myList.dataProvider = new ArrayCollection();
> > > var item:Object;
> > > item = { label: "One", data: 1 };
> > > myList.dataProvider.addItem(item);
> > > item = { label: "Two", data: 2 };
> > > myList.dataProvider.addItem(item);
> > >
> > > Gordon Smith
> > > Adobe Flex SDK Team
> > >
> > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>[mailto:
> flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> veena_kris2003
> > > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 3:19 PM
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Please help. The items are being added dynamically to the
> <mx:HorizontalList id="test" bottom="0" width="100%"
> > > backgroundColor="0x000000" horizontalScrollPolicy="on"
> > > verticalScrollPolicy="off"/> I debugged the code and the
> > > items are being added, but I can't see them in the UI.
> > > If I change mx:HorizontalList to mx:HBox I can see the items
> > > in the UI. What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>,
> Gordon Smith <gosmith@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > No, I don't have an example and don't have time to create one for you
> since I'm a development engineer, not a support engineer. But here is what
> you should try, learning as you go:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Create an app with an <mx:HorizontalList>.
> > > > 2. Make it show data items by assigning its dataProvider. Put in more
> data items that will fit.
> > > > 3. Turn off its scrollbar by setting horizontalScrollPolicy="off".
> > > > 4. Create <mx:Button>s for "Previous" and "Next", positioned to the
> left and right of the HorizontalList.
> > > > 5. In their 'click' handlers, put code like
> horizontalList.horizontalScrollPosition += 1. Use -= for the Previous
> button.
> > > >
> > > > Gordon Smith
> > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team
> > > >
> > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>
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> flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>] On Behalf
> Of veena_kris2003
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:42 PM
> > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>
> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do you mind posting an example. It sounds like this is what I was
> looking for. I need a horizontal list component with an icon at the right
> end of the component that I can click and scroll to more items.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Veena
> > > >
> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>
> ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>,
> Gordon Smith <gosmith@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Why not just allow scrolling instead of paging? Scrolling
> components can scroll through thousands of items quickly.
> > > > >
> > > > > Suppose there are 100 items and you can only see 10 at a time. So
> first you see 0-9. When you click the icon you see 10-19. When you click it
> again you'd see 20-29. So you'd need another icon ("previous page" instead
> of "next page") to go back to 10-19 and then 0-9.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gordon Smith
> > > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team
> > > > >
> > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>
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> Of veena pandit
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:22 AM
> > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>
> ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>
> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Question about a flex component
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am new to Flex. I am looking for help on designing a custom
> component that will
> > > > > hold a lot of items. When the items exceed the number that are
> visible in the ui
> > > > > of this horizontal component on the webpage an icon appears, which
> if you click
> > > > > will show a list of the other components you can click again and
> restore the ui with
> > > > > that item. Hope you understand what I am talking about. If not
> please post for clarification.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > >
> > > > > Veena
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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